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SINGAPORE, Dec 22, 2014 (AFP) - Oil prices rose in Asia on Monday, extending a sharp rebound at the end of last week, with analysts predicting the sector has bottomed out after plunging almost 50 percent since June.

Tehran, YJC. The President is going to attend the Conference on Interaction and Confidence Building Measures in Asia in a few weeks.

Key ministers from Japan and Australia will meet Wednesday to beef up their defence relations, including a possible future submarine deal, as a rising China stirs tension in the Asia-Pacific region.

Tehran, YJC. Iran's defense minister met Turkmenistan's president in his second day in the Central Asian country.

Chinese President Xi Jinping issued a veiled warning to the United States on Wednesday, saying countries should not build up military alliances in Asia, even as Beijing feuds with neighbours in territorial disputes.

Oil prices edged higher in Asia Monday on escalating violence in crude producer Libya following a coup attempt by a rogue general that has raised concerns about potential supply disruptions, analysts said.

international conference on Asia security from May 30, a Defense Department spokesman said Friday.

SINGAPORE, Jan 7, 2015 (AFP) - Oil prices fell in Asia Wednesday to their lowest levels in five-and-a-half years on fears about fresh global turmoil over a political crisis in Greece, analysts said.

Agreement will bolster US air and naval presence in northern Australia to project more power into the Asia Pacific.

Myanmar is the largest country in mainland South-east Asia, sharing borders with around 40% of the world's population. The country is connected to the world through at least three international airports, border roads and waterways, and efforts are on to improve the infrastructure further as more and more tourists are visiting this fascinating country with every passing year.

Australian Defence Minister David Johnston has backed comments by his United States counterpart Chuck Hagel accusing China of "destabilising" actions in the South China Sea.

Tehran, YJC. AEOI director says there is evidence that Eastern Asians have also engaged in acts of sabotage against Iran's nuclear facilities.