March 31, 2017 Thailand's Thaksin not interested in reconciliation process Former Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra, ousted by a military coup in 2006 and still the object of political passions, has declared he doesn't want to be included in a reconciliation process being promoted by the country's ruling junta.
March 31, 2017 Mongolians protest over alleged theft of government funds Hundreds of Mongolians have protested in the capital Ulaanbaatar over the alleged theft of government funds deposited in offshore accounts.
March 31, 2017 Turkmenistan, Belarus launch major potash fertilizer plant Leaders of ex-Soviet nations of Turkmenistan and Belarus have attended the launch of a huge potash fertilizer plant worth more than $1 billion.
March 31, 2017 2 North Korean suspects in Kim Jong Nam killing head home Two North Korean suspects in the killing of Kim Jong Nam are apparently on their way back to their home country.
March 31, 2017 Park arrest, Malaysia deal: Let the corks pop in Pyongyang There might well have been some corks popping in Pyongyang on Friday.
March 31, 2017 Norwegian PM goes to China as ties normalize Norway's prime minister says she will travel to China next week to meet Chinese President Xi Jinping, as part of fixing ties more than six years after Beijing froze Oslo out over the awarding of the Nobel Peace Prize to an imprisoned Chinese dissident.
March 31, 2017 Police arrest leader of Muslim group behind Jakarta protests Indonesian police said they arrested the leader of a hardline Muslim group and several other activists for suspected treason ahead of a blasphemy protest in the capital Jakarta.
March 31, 2017 China convicts 2 activists who supported Hong Kong protests A lawyer says a Chinese court has convicted two rights activists detained since they supported pro-democracy protests in Hong Kong in 2014 on charges of inciting subversion of state power.
March 31, 2017 China plans panda preserve 3 times size of Yellowstone park China is planning to create a preserve for the giant panda that will be three times the size of Yellowstone National Park in the western U.S.
March 31, 2017 Raised South Korean ferry Sewol arrives at port for search The corroding South Korean ferry raised from the sea last week has arrived at the port where it will be searched for the remains of the last nine victims of the 2014 sinking.
