South Korea planned to slash non- core regulations on business activities to boost corporate investment and subsequently help create more jobs.
Widely expected trilateral summit among South Korea, Japan and the United States will be held next week in The Hague, the Netherlands, the South Korean presidential office said Friday.
The newly-proclaimed Republic of Crimea is scheduled to start using Russian rouble as its official currency from March 24, according to the republic's parliament speaker.
French Prime Minister Jean-Marc Ayrault on Thursday called on the right-wing parties to "do everything" to avoid the election of candidates from the far-right Front National party (FN) which targets large win in local runoff.
Construction of the "DreamCenter" project, a media and entertainment destination, officially kicked off on Thursday in Shanghai.
Chinese President Xi Jinping has called for "adding chili pepper" to the country's anti-decadence campaign, while an intensified hunt for corrupt officials certainly shows the heat being turned up.
China's food and drug watchdog Monday promised increased safety checks of cod-liver oil products following media exposure of the hazards of overconsumption.
More countries would join the hunt for a missing Malaysian jetliner as the search area was expanded across a vast arc of land and ocean, officials said Sunday.
Iran does not expect a comprehensive accord with the world powers in the upcoming nuclear talks, Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad-Javad Zarif said on Sunday.
Indian airlines will need 1,290 new passenger aircraft in next 20 years to satisfy booming travel demand, Europe's biggest airchaft maker Airbus said Thursday.
The Australian government has committed to the acquisition of the highly-capable Triton Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) and its deployment in Adelaide, capital city of South Australia, Prime Minister Tony Abbott said on Thursday.
South Korea planned to build large- sized oil storage facilities to become an oil hub in the Northeast Asian region amid growing demand for such facilities, the commerce ministry said Wednesday.
China's latest batch of disappointing statistics have done little to ease worries over a slowing economy.
Users of China's most popular online payment service, Alipay, will have the chance to apply for credit cards for online use, starting next week.
China will approve five private banks on a trial basis, the latest move in opening the previously-closed sector to private capital, according to the country's banking regulator.
China's plan to develop a Yangtze River economic belt is set to usher in balanced regional growth along the country's largest river.
Chinese Internet firm Tencent announced on Monday that it is to buy a big stake in JD.com in an attempt to break the e-commerce market domination of Alibaba.
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