South Korea and the United States re- confirmed on Tuesday that top priority of their policy toward the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) was placed at dismantling Pyongyang's nuclear program.
U.S. President Barack Obama said Saturday that he doesn't want to harm the friendly relationship with German Chancellor Angela Merkel, but made clear the U.S. intelligence agencies will not stop collecting data on government intentions of other countries.
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said on Sunday that he had invited Iran to attend this week's Syria peace conference in Switzerland, also known as Geneva II.
China is expected to exceed Europe to become the largest energy importer in the world by 2035, said a report issued by British oil giant BP.
China will set up standardized training in 2015 for medical graduates before they become resident doctors, according to the National Health and Family Planning Commission on Friday.
Italy's Gioia Tauro port will be available for trans-loading chemicals brought from Syria by cargo vessels onto a U.S. ship, the Italian government confirmed on Thursday.
The Hong Kong government will spend about 3 billion HKD in the coming financial year to tackle poverty, according to the city's Chief Executive Leung Chun-ying, including launching the long overdue low income family allowance and increasing the amount of old age allowance.
Ireland on Tuesday published a new public service reform plan, setting out an ambitious new phase of reform measures in this sector in three years.
China's transport system will be put to the test during "Chunyun", the 40-day travel period around the Chinese New Year, or Spring Festival, which falls on Jan. 31.
Thai Deputy Prime Minister Surapong Tovichakchaikul on Tuesday morning said the government is able to control the current situation, and a string of measures will be rolled out to ensure tourist safety and normal operation of flights.
Chinese automakers will account for one-third of new auto sales worldwide by 2020 with continuing investment in the sector, according to a report released Monday by KPMG, one of the "Big Four" international accounting networks.
Entrepreneurs and experts have high hopes for the Chinese government's pledge to give market participants a greater say through cutting intervention, believing this will boost innovative growth.
Iran and the P5+1 group agreed to take actual measures from Jan. 20 to start the implementation of interim Geneva deal, local media reported on Monday.
Syria's Deputy Foreign Minister Faisal Mekdad said Sunday that the Syrian government will participate in the upcoming Geneva II peace conference and will convey the "directives" of President Bashar al-Assad, the state- run SANA news agency reported.
The China Securities Regulatory Commission (CSRC) on Sunday announced new measures to tighten the supervision of the Initial Public Offering (IPO) process.
The U.S. will be " extraordinarily vigilant" in verifying and monitoring Iran's actions after the agreement on an interim nuclear deal takes effect, Secretary of State John Kerry said on Sunday.
Experts predict the Chinese central bank's monetary policy to be variable this year as both global and domestic markets face uncertainties.