The State Council, China's cabinet, on Tuesday issued a regulation on assessing local governments' performance in implementing a government action plan on air pollution control.
Russia said Monday it would respect the will of Ukrainians in their presidential election, but warned Kiev against resuming a military operation in the country's southeastern regions.
Thai army chief Gen Prayuth Chan- ocha has been approved by the Thai monarch as head of the National Council for Peace and Order which has staged a military coup to oust an elected caretaker government last week.
China will harshly crack down on terrorist attacks and maintain lasting stability in Xinjiang, the central leadership of the ruling Communist Party of China (CPC) said on Monday.
In an effort to boost overseas student enrolment in Australian higher education system, the Australian government has decided to extend streamlined visa processing (SVP) arrangements to students enrolled in advanced diploma level courses at low immigration risk providers.
Pakistan says Thursday that a decision on Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif's visit to India to attend the swearing in ceremony of the Indian Prime Minister-elect Narendra Modi will be taken later on Thursday.
Natural History Museum will open an exhibition of mammoths, the largest creature on the earth on Friday.
China's top economic planner has invited social capital to invest in a list of 80 projects, the latest step in bringing private funds to infrastructure investment.
China and Russia on Wednesday signed a long-awaited gas deal in Shanghai, ending a decade of natural gas supply talks between the two neighbors.
South Korean President Park Geun-hye on Thursday nominated former Supreme Court justice Ahn Dai-hee for the post of prime minister as the incumbent offered to resign to take responsibility for last month's ferry sinking disaster, the presidential office Cheong Wa Dae said.
The British Museum will unveil eight mummies from ancient Egypt and Sudan through high technology to visitors in London from Thursday on.
China's top economic planner on Tuesday released economic priorities for 2014 in a plan that has been approved by the State Council, the country's cabinet.
Coast Guard in South Korea said Tuesday that it will make all-out efforts to the last minute to search the missing in the sunken ferry, even after President Park Geun-hye vowed to disband the maritime police over its failure to save passengers.
U.S. troops will take part in a multinational military exercise in Jordan next week in a bid to demonstrate the U.S. commitment to security and stability in the region, the Pentagon said Monday.
Shanghai has tightened security as it prepares for the upcoming 4th Summit of the Conference on Interaction and Confidence Building Measures in Asia (CICA) to be attended by several heads of state and leaders of international organizations.
China will continue striving for capital market reform to preserve the rights of medium and small investors and pursue sound development, a senior securities official said Monday.
At least six cities in China have loosened controls over the property market and more are expected to do the same as local governments are worried that sluggish home sales may drag on the economy.
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