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.

The United States and China agreed April 13 to work together to push North Korea toward denuclearization, Reuters reported.

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.

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry traveled to South Korea on April 12, AP reported.

A magnitude-5.5 earthquake hit Myanmar on April 11, Xinhua reported, citing the Naypyidaw Hydrology and Meteorology Department.