The United States is committed to defending Japan and opposed to any Chinese action to seize territory controlled by Japan in the East China Sea, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said April 14, AP reported.
The United States and Japan are committed to new talks with North Korea if Pyongyang will begin to adhere to its previous agreements on its nuclear and missile programs, U.S. and Japanese officials said, AP reported April 14.
Two people in China's Henan province have been infected by H7N9, the new strain of avian influenza, and another four have been infected in Zhejiang province, Reuters reported April 14, citing Xinhua.
Russia would welcome a new round of talks in Switzerland over North Korea's nuclear program, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said April 12, AP reported.