Philippine President Benigno Aquino named a veteran diplomat as ambassador to China amid a tense standoff over disputed territory in the South China Sea, according to a presidential spokeswoman.
Pakistan Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani will not appeal his conviction for contempt because the speaker of the national assembly has not disqualified him, his lawyer said on Saturday.
The brother of blind Chinese activist Chen Guangcheng has been missing for the past two days, a lawyer said Saturday, expressing concern that he might have been detained by the authorities.
