The European Union (EU) announced on Tuesday it will strengthen cooperation with the Pacific island countries in supporting renewable energy and fighting climate change in the area.
From the literary giant William Shakespeare's plays to the apple tree in front of the farmhouse of the great scientist Isaac Newton, Liverpool band the Beatles to the popular TV series of Downtown Abbey, nearly 20 most iconic images of England will be exhibited from Wednesday on the Southbank in London.
China is placing its faith in venture capital (VC) and private equity (PE) funds to boost financial support for rural areas, according to a government document published on Tuesday.
The Australian government will launch a new 13 million AU dollars (12.2 million U.S. dollars) instrument which help astronomers to explore the origins of the Milky Way at the Australian Astronomical Observatory (AAO) at Coonabarabran, New South Wales, Industry Minister Ian Macfarlane announced Wednesday.
Britain's leading museums, galleries and cultural charities have sparked a nationwide craze to mark the centenary of the First World War (WWI), seeking to help communities and travelers in the country recapture wartime memories through state-of-the-art technologies.
Thailand is likely to have a new election in July, said Election Commissioner Somchai Srisuthiyakorn on Wednesday.
The base camp of Mount Qomolangma, or Mount Everest, at an altitude of 5,200 meters, now has access to reliable electricity, the Tibet Branch of the State Grid Corporation of China said on Wednesday.
China on Wednesday announced a string of financial and tax moves including cutting the reserve requirement ratio (RRR) for some rural financial institutions to provide more support for the rural economy and bolster job creation.
Chinese manufacturers attending the ongoing Canton Fair in south China's Guangzhou City are expecting steady trade growth this year despite poor economic data in the first quarter.
A team of 77 artisans from Zigong, southwest China's Sichuan Province have created the world's largest indoor attraction, due to open this week in the British seaside resort of Blackpool.
Australian end-to-end payments leader Cuscal has announced on Monday that an ATM access partnership has been established with UnionPay.
The Philippine National Police ( PNP) has organized a task force and will implement stringent security measures when the country hosts two international events next month and in 2015, its official said Monday.
Trade between the Shanghai and Hong Kong bourses will be settled in the yuan, said the Chinese mainland security regulator on Friday.
South Korean Foreign Minister Yun Byung-se on Thursday warned the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) that if it conducts another nuclear test, it will pay an "unimaginable price."
Greece took a symbolic first step in its return to international capital markets on Wednesday formally announcing its intention to issue a five-year bond "shortly" for first time since the start of the debt crisis which led the country at the brink of default four years ago and into the EU/International Monetary Fund mechanism.
China will actively create conditions to establish a Shanghai-Hong Kong stock exchanges connectivity mechanism, Premier Li Keqiang said on Thursday.
When Zhang Yue decided to ground his two private jets for good to reduce carbon emission a couple of years ago, his family and friends thought he must be out of his mind.
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