The swearing-in ceremony of President Bashar al-Assad was held Wednesday and followed by an inauguration speech, in which Assad outlined the features of his third seven-year-term in office, basically continuing to fight terrorism, support national reconciliation and embark on reconstruction process.
China's southern Guangdong Province has drafted a regulation to give street vendors the legal right to sell snacks in public places.
As expected former Luxembourg Prime Minister Jean-Claude Juncker has been voted President of the European Commission (EC).
Myanmar-assigned Singapore-based consortium, led by CPG Consultants, is inviting interested firms to submit expression of interest this month for first-phase development of Kyaukpyu Special Economic Zone in western Rakhine state, state media reported Monday.
South Korea's top nuclear envoy will make a three-day visit to Japan this week for talks about issues on the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), Seoul's foreign ministry said on Monday.
The Afghan presidential election standoff was ended after two days of intense talks between two rival candidates and visiting U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry.
China's financial hub of Shanghai on Sunday initiated a judicial reform pilot to make judges more accountable and curb government interventions in courts.
A free trade agreement (FTA) between China and South Korea will be positive for both countries as the deal will strengthen the already-strong economic ties between the two countries, a global credit rating company Moody's said Thursday. "Last Thursday, the leaders of China and Korea pledged to conclude the FTA by the end of this year.A deal would be credit positive for both countries because it would deepen investment flows and provide a boost to GDP,"Tom Byrne, senior vice president at Moody's, said in a report.
South Korea's financial regulator said Thursday that it will overhaul the country's old-fashioned financial regulations as part of the efforts to foster the financial industry as a new growth engine and help strengthen the role of the industry as a supporter for real economy.
South Korea and China planned to hold the 12th round of negotiations for a bilateral free trade agreement (FTA) next week after leaders of the two countries agreed last week to wrap up the talks by the end of this year, Seoul's Trade Ministry said Thursday.
China's top court on Wednesday published a guideline for reforms in the country's court system over the next five years, underlining efforts to ensure independent trial.
The film Mandela: Long Walk To Freedom, will be released in China on July 18 to celebrate the International Nelson Mandela Day of 2014, said the film producer Anant Singh here on Wednesday.
China on Wednesday vowed to improve insurance services to stimulate innovation and entrepreneurship.
World Bank President Jim Yong Kim said on Tuesday that the proposed Asian Infrastructure Development Bank (AIIB) and the BRICS Development Bank are new forces for battling poverty and bringing shared prosperity globally.
China has set a clear timetable to build a modern fiscal system that will help optimize resource allocation, unify market standards, and boost social justice, the country's finance minister has said.
Iran will never allow any plan aimed at disintegrating Iraq and separating parts of the country to take place, Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister for Arab and African Affairs Hossein Amir-Abdollahian said on Sunday.
German parliament on Thursday passed a law that will allow children born to immigrants in Germany to hold dual citizenship.
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