The Japanese and Indian coast guards held a joint drill in the Indian Ocean on Thursday amid an increasing need to secure safety in the key sea lane for Japan.
China's birth rate dropped last year to its lowest level since the Communist country was founded in 1949, adding to concerns that an ageing society and shrinking workforce will pile pressure on a slowing economy.
It was a record-baking effort. Hundreds of bakers and chefs in southern India came together Wednesday to create what they said is the world's longest cake -- about 6.5 kilometres (four miles).
