The European Union (EU) has pledged to provide 250 million euro ( 332.5 million U.S. dollars) to Myanmar annually under a three-year strategic cooperation program (2014-16), official sources said Tuesday quoting EU Ambassador to Myanmar Roland Kobia.
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi is likely to seek the cooperation of India's neighbors to adopt a tough stand against terrorism at the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) summit this week in Kathmandu, said official sources here Monday.
Australia's national public broadcaster, the Australian Broadcast Corporation (ABC), will cut more than 400 jobs as it attempts to cope with the federal government's 220 million U.S. dollar budget cuts.
China, South Korea and Japan will hold the sixth round of talks for a trilateral free trade agreement (FTA) next week, after Beijing and Seoul concluded the substantive negotiations for a bilateral FTA, the trade ministry said on Sunday.
The Japanese cabinet on Friday approved a resolution to dissolve the parliament's lower house later in the day and Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is expected to call a snap general election slated for Dec. 14.
Kenya will channel resources towards behavior change campaigns in order to improve sanitation at household and community level, officials said on Wednesday during the World Toilet Day.
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The U.S. Senate on Tuesday failed to pass legislation approving construction of the controversial Keystone XL pipeline after the Republican-controlled House approved the same bill last week.
Visiting Chinese President Xi Jinping here on Monday likened his country to a "big guy in the crowd" that draws attention and concern, but stressed that the world's most populous nation will continue to pursue a peaceful development path.
Vietnam is ready for the 2014 Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Football Federation (AFF) Championship final round which will be held in Vietnam and Singapore late November.
Ethnic artists from the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) will join together to perform at the Chaktomuk Theater here on Friday evening, a Cambodian official said Monday.
China and Australia on Monday signed a declaration of intent on practically concluding bilateral negotiations on a free trade agreement (FTA).
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The U.S. government announced Sunday it will add Mali to the list of Ebola-affected countries for which enhanced screening and monitoring measures will be taken.
A record 19,762 candidates have signed up to run in Taiwan's 2014 local elections, with 11,130 local government positions expected to be filled on Nov. 29, according to the island' s electoral authorities.
Leaders from the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) countries concluded a summit here on Thursday after reaffirming their commitment to building an ASEAN Community by the end of 2015.
United States and coalition forces have made good progress in recent months against the Islamic State (IS), but the campaign will be "a long and difficult struggle," U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel said Thursday.
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