The President of the ruling Cambodian People's Party (CPP), Chea Sim, was re-elected as President of the Senate in the third tenure on March 24.

Former government adviser and property consultant Leung Chun-ying won Hong Kong's leadership election on Sunday, according to official results.

President of the Republic of Korea (RoK) Lee Myung-bak President of the Republic of Korea (RoK) Lee Myung-bak on March 23 made an inspection tour to selected areas in Seoul which will be venues for the March 26-27 Nuclear Security Summit.  

The second International Defence Dialogue Jakarta 2012 (IDD 2012) opened in Jakarta , Indonesia on March 21.

The crisis in the euro zone has sent shocks to the United States through trade and financial channels, given the important cross-Atlantic economic linkage, U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke said Wednesday.

Members of The UN Security Council on Wednesday unanimously endorsed proposals presented to Syria by Kofi Annan, the international envoy attempting to end a year of violence in the country.  In a separate statement, they also condemned recent terror attacks in the Syrian capital of Damascus, reminding all such responses must comply with international law and safeguard human rights.

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov says that Russia is keen to forge closer ties with ASEAN during his talks with his Filipino counterpart Albert del Rozario, in Moscow on Mar. 13.

Researchers from the Marine Science Institute (MSI), University of Philippines have isolated microorganisms associated with sponges and are currently confirming their anti-infective properties or ability to combat infections. The team was led by Gisela Concepcion, UP's Vice President for Academic Affairs.

There are still major economic and financial vulnerabilities even though financial market conditions are more comfortable and recent economic indicators begin to look more upbeat, including in the United States, she said at the China Development Forum held Sunday in Beijing.

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The U.S stocks ended higher on Thursday after economic data continued to prove that the recovery was picking up strength in the world's largest economy.

The IMF executive board approved a four-year loan arrangement under the Extended Fund Facility (EFF) for Greece in the amount of special drawing right (SDR) 23.8 billion, or 28 billion euros, in support of Greek authorities' economic adjustment program, the IMF said in a statement.

According to the company, the new iPad will hit the store on Friday at 8:00 a.m. local time in the U.S., Australia, Canada, France, Germany, China's Hong Kong, Japan, Singapore, Switzerland, Britain, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands.