Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi said Tuesday he found a combination of spending cuts and other offsets to allow for a 7-billion-euro (9.7-billion -U.S. dollar) tax cut this year, though reactions to the plan are giving signs that the new leader's honeymoon period may be starting to end.
Hong Kong Chief Executive CY Leung on Tuesday urged lawmakers to cherish the opportunities to meet with Central Government officials during this week's Shanghai visit.
Two events featuring Hong Kong will be held on this year's Boao Forum Annual Conference, Hong Kong government said here on Monday.
India's general elections began Monday, with voting starting in two northeastern states of Assam and Tripura in the first of the nine-phase polling over six weeks.
Emerging economies are being challenged by an external environment that is less supportive compared with pre-crisis period and internal factors are also making growth slower in many countries, said the IMF in a new research on Thursday.
The Democratic Party of Struggle ( PDI-P), Indonesia's largest opposition party led by former president Megawati, will dominate the national and regional parliamentary elections on April 9, analysts said.
The Australian government will develop a Defence White Paper to be published next year which will underpin a costed, affordable plan to achieve Australia's defence and national security objectives, Prime Minister Tony Abbott announced on Friday.
Tax breaks for the small and micro firms will be extended till the end of 2016, China's cabinet, the State Council, announced on Wednesday
The U.S. House of Representatives passed legislation on Tuesday to provide economic assistance to Ukraine, sending the bill to President Barack Obama for final signature.
About 10 planes and nine ships will search a swathe of the southern Indian Ocean west of Perth on Wednesday in a consistent effort to find the trace of the vanished Malaysian flight MH370.
Britain has decided to relax alcohol licensing hours nationally to mark England's participation in the FIFA World Cup in June and July 2014, British Secretary of State for the Home Department Theresa May announced Monday.
Chinese vice Foreign Minister Liu Zhenmin on Monday lodged solemn representations to Philippine Ambassador to China Erlinda Basilio over the formal plea the Philippines filed to an international tribunal on South China Sea dispute on Sunday.
Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba Group announced on Monday that it will pay 5.3 billion Hong Kong dollars (692 million U.S. dollars) to acquire shares of Hong Kong-listed department store operator Intime Retail Group Co.
South Korea warned Sunday that if the Democratic People's Republic of Korea would conduct another nuclear test, Pyongyang will have to pay the price for it.
The Chinese government on Monday unveiled a revised regulation on the supervision of medical equipment in a bid to enhance its safety and effectiveness and safeguard public health.
Egypt has set May 26 and 27 for the first round of presidential polls following the ouster of former Islamist President Mohamed Morsi, the Supreme Presidential Election Commission (SPEC) said in a press conference on Sunday.
U.S. President Barack Obama said during his two-day visit to Italy on Thursday that he had "confidence" in the promised reforms of Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi and praised improving economic situation in the European Union (EU).
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