MOSCOW, Nov. 21 (UPI) -- Russian President Dmitry Medvedev urged the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum Friday to play a bigger role against acute financial and security problems.
TOKYO, Nov. 21 (UPI) -- Major Asia-Pacific markets pared off opening losses Friday and closed in positive territory, giving a hopeful sign for next week's sessions.
TOKYO, Nov. 20 (UPI) -- Major Asia-Pacific stock markets closed with big losses Thursday after a steady sell-off in step with a similar disastrous closing overnight on Wall Street.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 16 (UPI) -- The United States is the security partner of choice in East Asia, a study by the RAND Corp. found.
TOKYO, Nov. 14 (UPI) -- Major Asia-Pacific stock markets managed to hold on to some of their early gains and close up Friday, encouraged by a strong performance on Wall Street.
TOKYO, Nov. 13 (UPI) -- Major Asia-Pacific stock exchanges closed sharply lower Thursday as investors took to the sidelines on rising concerns of a prolonged global slowdown.
TOKYO, Nov. 6 (UPI) -- Asia-Pacific stock exchanges fell sharply after opening Friday in step with Wall Street the previous day.
KABUL, Afghanistan, Oct. 5 (UPI) -- Two earthquakes struck Asia and a third temblor shook a region of the Pacific Rim early Monday, geological experts said.
KATHMANDU, Nepal, Aug. 18 (UPI) -- The United Nations opened an operational facility in Nepal Monday dedicated to preventing nuclear proliferation and arms trafficking in the Asia-Pacific region.
SINGAPORE, June 2 (UPI) -- Singapore Defense Minister Teo Chee Hean said during the Shangri-La Dialogue that the Asia-Pacific region faces security challenges from all directions.
SINGAPORE, May 29 (UPI) -- U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates began a six-day tour of Pacific countries Thursday, focusing on regional security and U.S. commitments to the area.
UNITED NATIONS, May 8 (UPI) -- The U.N. Office for Disarmament Affairs says it has been pledged more than $150,000 for a project to halt the trafficking of arms in the Asia-Pacific region.
BANGKOK, April 30 (UPI) -- The Asia-Pacific area must promote sustainable, efficient energy use, U.N. official Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said.
NEW YORK, March 20 (UPI) -- Rapid urbanization in the Asia-Pacific region has caused a sharp rise in urban poverty, a United Nations report reveals.
CHICAGO, Feb. 18 (UPI) -- Boeing will showcase its F-15E fighter and combat helicopters at the Singapore Airshow this week.
