Japan does not legally recognize same-sex marriage, but couples who obtain a certificate under the so-called Tokyo Partnership Oath System will be able to, for instance, apply for municipal housing and include their children's names on their partnership certificates.

While the people of ASEAN clearly acknowledge the economic benefits of ASEAN-China cooperation, they are less trustworthy of Beijing when it comes to security matters, a recent survey has found.

Dedicated facilities for the bombers will be set up at the Royal Australian Air Force's remote Tindal base, about 300 km (190 miles) south of Darwin, the capital of Australia's Northern Territory, said the source, who declined to be identified because they are not authorised to speak publicly on the issue. 

Wang also said in a Monday phone call with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken that export controls that Washington imposed on China severely damaged its legitimate rights and must be rectified, according to a statement from the Chinese foreign ministry. 

The module named Mengtian, or "dreaming of heavens," was "launched on a Long March 5B rocket from the Wenchang launch centre" on China's tropical island Hainan, state broadcaster CCTV reported.

Footage from just before the collapse showed a group of young men taking photos while others tried to sway the bridge before they tumbled into the river below as the cables holding it together gave way.

The resort said at 11:39 a.m. local time (03:39 GMT) it would immediately shut the main theme park and surrounding areas including its shopping street until further notice to comply with virus curbs.

The approval rating was up from 35.0 percent in the previous poll conducted earlier this month, while the disapproval rating edged down 3.5 percentage points to 44.8 percent, according to the two-day nationwide telephone survey conducted from Saturday.

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo has joined the list of world leaders to offer his condolences to South Korea over the death of more than 150 people killed during a stampede at a Halloween event in Seoul’s Itaewon district on Saturday.

"On behalf of the Chinese government and the people of China, I express our deep condolences for the victims," Xi said in a message to South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol, according to state broadcaster CCTV.

Attention is growing on whether Biden will meet with Chinese President Xi Jinping on the fringes of the G-20 summit in Bali, to be held for two days from Nov. 15. The talks, if realized, will be their first in-person meeting since Biden took office in January last year.

Yoon expressed condolences to the victims, mostly teenagers and people in their 20s, and his wishes for a speedy recovery to the many injured.

Australia earlier this year stepped up protection against foot and mouth disease at its international airports following an outbreak in Indonesia.

Biden will then travel to Cambodia from Nov. 12-13 to participate in the annual US-ASEAN summit and the East Asia Summit, the White House said in a statement. After that, Biden will visit Indonesia Nov. 13-16 to participate in a summit of leaders from the Group of 20 major economies, it added.

The crowd surge and crush hit in the capital's popular Itaewon district, where police estimate as many as 100,000 people -- mostly in their teens and 20s -- went to celebrate Halloween Saturday night, clogging the area's narrow alleyways and winding streets.

The Nuclear Posture Review, released for the first time since 2018, underscored the difficulty the Biden administration faces in pursuing a more restrictive nuclear declaratory policy amid China's military buildup, Russia's war on Ukraine and North Korea's ongoing weapons development.

The ruling junta, which seized power from an elected government last year, was reacting to a meeting earlier on Thursday of foreign ministers from the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) member countries in Jakarta to discuss easing the intensifying crisis.

"He has no intention to sit down with Vladimir Putin and that's where we are today," National Security Council spokesman John Kirby said.

Saying that “sweeping problems under the carpet is not an option for ASEAN”, Foreign Minister Retno LP Marsudi insisted that the bloc would continue working to facilitate peace in Myanmar.

The deepening "no limits" partnership between the rising superpower of China and the natural resources titan of Russia is one of the most intriguing geopolitical developments of recent years - and one the West is watching with anxiety.

A special meeting of the group's foreign ministers was held in Jakarta to discuss the stalled peace plan, though there were no representatives from Myanmar present.

"We appreciate what Indonesia has done in holding the G20 presidency especially in the midst of the current global crisis," Tai said during a meeting with Coordinating Minister for Economic Affairs Airlangga Hartarto, based on a read-out provided by the minister's office.

China and the United States have butted heads in recent years on issues ranging from Beijing's aggression towards self-governing Taiwan to its crackdown in Hong Kong and alleged rights abuses in Xinjiang.

"With rising levels of violence and instability, and the collapse of the Myanmar economy and social protection systems, this is simply not the time to be returning anyone to Myanmar," UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Turk said in a statement, quoted by Kyodo News.

Participants at the special meeting, proposed by Indonesia during the foreign ministers' informal talks in New York last month, are expected to decide on how the 10-nation bloc will respond to the junta's noncompliance to a so-called five-point consensus.

Foreign ministers of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) are holding emergency talks Thursday in Jakarta on Myanmar in advance of the November 10-13 ASEAN and East Asia summits in Cambodia.

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo expressed hope for the future of Indonesia-China ties as analysts envision continuity in the two countries’ economic partnership following Xi Jinping’s reelection as the political and military leader of China.

ASEAN chair Cambodia deeply criticized the Myanmar junta on Tuesday for a glaring attack on civilians in the country's north on Sunday, just days ahead of regional crunch talks on the coup crisis in Jakarta.

The Myanmar coup and prolonged crisis will be the main topic of discussion at the ASEAN foreign ministers' meeting that opens on Oct. 27 in Jakarta, as the region's leaders look ahead to next month's summits and possible next steps.

All 173 passengers and crew of Korean Air flight KE631 from Incheon were evacuated safely after the Airbus A330 aircraft overshot the runway on Sunday, the Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines (CAAP) said in a report.