Every year at the National People’s Congress, China’s top brass insists that Taiwan belongs to China. But this year there was also great praise for the way cross-strait relations were developing, especially economically.

Dulmatin – one of Asia’s most-wanted terrorists – was proclaimed dead on Wednesday. The alleged member of Jemaah Islamiyah is thought to have played an instrumental role in the 2002 Bali bombings.

UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon and US Vice President Joe Biden condemned Israeli plans for new settlements as a hurdle for the peace process. It comes as Israel and the Palestinians had just agreed to proximity talks.

The military junta in Myanmar, also known as Burma, has unveiled a new election law which bars detained opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi from standing in this year’s elections.

In a speech in Dharamsala, India on Wednesday, the Dalai Lama declared his solidarity with China’s Uighur minority and accused Beijing of wanting to «annihilate» Tibetan Buddhism.

Authorities in Ireland arrested seven Muslims who they say planned to kill a Swedish cartoonist after he drew a caricature of the Prophet Muhammad with a dog’s body.

Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin visits New Delhi this week hoping to seal military cooperation deals worth around $4 billion (2.9bn euros). But experts says there will be more than just contracts up for grabs.

The military junta of Myanmar, which is also known as Burma, unveiled the first details of new election laws on Tuesday.

Amidst uproar on Tuesday, India’s upper house in parliament, or Rajya Sabha, passed a bill that is to reserve a third of all seats in parliament for women.

Bangkok said on Monday it would jail migrant workers caught at mass anti-government protests planned for this weekend. There are over a million migrant workers in Thailand, many from Myanmar, also known as Burma.