Four employees of Chonghaejin Marine who handled cargo on the Sewol were arrested earlier this week.
Chinese Vice Foreign Minister Cheng Guoping said no "clash" had taken place since the dispute erupted at the weekend.
Singapore aims to limit tax evasion by U.S. citizens, just when the country is becoming a major wealth-management hub.
A general cites a "drastic" rise in military flights near U.S. territories, Korea and Japan.
The confirmed death toll in Sewol sinking has reached 260.
U.S. steelmakers say the government should impose punitive tariffs against South Korea.
Two trains collided at a station in what is the second serious transport accident in South Korea in just over two weeks.
The FOMC announcement scheduled for Wednesday afternoon, GDP data and employment numbers should influence markets.
Earnings from major corporations across various sectors, and their bellwether stocks, should influence the trading session.
North Korea conducted similar drills in March when it fired over 500 rounds near the Northern Limit Line, a disputed maritime border.
North Korean rhetoric stooped to new lows this weekend.
Officials raided Coast Guard offices on Monday as they investigate the ferry sinking on April 16 and the country's emergency response to it.
While Asian markets fretted about Ukraine and rising oil prices, markets in US and Europe are buoyed by M&A buzz.
South Korean Prime Minister Chung Hong-won resigned Sunday over the controversy surrounding the sinking of the Sewol ferry.
"Special hiring consideration" spurs inquiry of China banks' practices.
President Obama and Japan Prime Minister Abe had been seeking to show that the alliance was strong in the face of a rising China.
Earnings and external factors such as developments in Ukraine should influence markets Friday.
"This time we can't say there's a basic agreement," Economy Minister Akira Amari said, as differences over cars and farm products remain.
Samsung is reportedly building a new factory for Galaxy S6 and Galaxy Note 6 components.
Markets should be influenced by more big-ticket earnings announcements scheduled for the day.
Behind the scenes, negotiators were working around the clock on a two-way trade pact crucial to a broader trans-Pacific agreement.
Authorities searched the ferry owner's offices, expanding an investigation that has already led to the arrest of 11 crew members.