New Delhi, May 31 (PTI) India's per capita income grew
by 10.5 per cent to Rs 44,345 in 2009-10 against Rs 40,141 in
the year-ago period, according to the government data.

TOKYO, May 31 Kyodo -
Japan and China agreed Monday to aim for the launch of a hot line between their

BRUSSELS, May 31 Kyodo -
The Australian government on Monday filed a lawsuit with the International
Court of Justice to halt Japanese whaling for ''scientific research'' in

TOKYO, May 31 Kyodo -
Embattled Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama reiterated Monday his resolve to remain
in power, while calls for his resignation mounted even within his ruling

JEJU, South Korea, May 30 Kyodo -
The leaders of China, Japan and South Korea agreed Sunday that they will work

TOKYO, May 30 Kyodo -
Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao arrived in Tokyo on Sunday evening on a three-day
official trip.

TOKYO, May 30 Kyodo -
Public support for Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama's Cabinet dropped to 19.1
percent, down 1.6 percentage points from a month earlier, a Kyodo News poll

TOKYO, May 30 Kyodo -
The Social Democratic Party decided Sunday to leave Prime Minister Yukio
Hatoyama's tripartite ruling coalition, opposing an agreement between Japan and

TOKYO, May 29 Kyodo -
People in Hiroshima and Nagasaki, the two Japanese cities attacked with atomic
bombs by the United States during World War II, expressed disappointment

JEJU, South Korea, May 29 Kyodo -
The leaders of China, Japan and South Korea met Saturday on South Korea's Jeju