The Indian capital Wednesday witnessed a record voter turnout - 66 percent - in the assembly polls in which more than 10 million residents were eligible to exercise their franchise to choose a new government for the state.
Venezuela is "perfectly ready" to carry out the municipal elections on Sunday, the country's National Electoral Council (NEC) President Tibisay Lucena said Wednesday.
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said Wednesday he planned to set up two separate bodies within the government to ensure a clearer understanding of the designation of state secrets, amid increasing public and political resistance to a secrecy bill the ruling Liberal Democratic Party-led bloc wants enacted Friday.
More court cases, especially corruption trials, will make increased use of social media, a spokesman for the Supreme People's Court (SPC) said on Wednesday.
Australia's largest airline Qantas on Thursday announced it will cut at least 1,000 jobs in the coming 12 months to achieve total coast savings of 2 billion AU dollars (1.81 billion U.S. dollars) over the next three years.
INTROChina's judicial authority has detailed plans to reform the country's petition system and abolish its controversial "reeducation through labor" program.
The Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) is a crucial foundation, especially for Vietnam and the United States to promote their cooperation, said Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung on Monday.
Down a record 8.26 percent -- the worst daily loss since trading started in 2009 -- 325 of 328 shares listed on the board fell, with 225 collapsing by the daily limit of 10 percent. Profit taking was triggered by suggested reform to the initial public offering (IPO) system.
The moon will soon welcomes in a "rabbit"...China will launch its Chang'e-3 lunar probe early Monday, which carriesthe country's first lunar rover "Yutu", or "Jade Rabbit" in English.The probe will make a soft landing on the moon surface.
In space, the Chang'e will face some major challenges.The probe is expected to descend slowly to about 100 m above the moon's surface, and move horizontally on its own, avoiding obstacles before landing. During this phase, it will scan and analyze the surface automatically without human control from the Earth.
Sri Lanka is keen to get oil from Iran once again and is studying a recent deal signed between six world powers with the Iranian government, a senior government official told the local media on Monday.
China is expanding a pilot program that provides "safe havens" for abandoned children.The move is in response to media reports of several cases in which infants died after being abandoned in unsafe public places.
When South Korea was picked last October to host the UN Green Climate Fund (GCF), its Finance Ministry was full of excitement as it was the first secretariat office of a major international body stationed in the country.
New Zealand Trade Minister Tim Groser will depart Monday for Bali, Indonesia to attend the 9th World Trade Organization Ministerial Conference running from Dec. 3-6.
An official with China's authority on handling the public's complaints has pledged reforms in the country's petition system to better redress public grievances.
Most striking workers have returned to work at the Nokia factory in the southern Chinese city of Dongguan after their recent industrial action, but experts have warned that the strike should serve as a lesson for transnational mergers and acquisitions. Up to 1,000 employees went on strike since November 19, out of concern that their wages will be cut as Nokia sells its mobile business to U.S. software giant Microsoft.
In a coup for Australia's leading securities exchange, the Chinese oil and gas recovery specialist, Sino Australia Oil & Gas Ltd announced Friday its intention to list on the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) in December following the successful completion of its initial public offering (IPO).
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