British economy is projected to grow at 1.4 percent this year and 2.4 percent next year, after a poor 0.1 percent growth in 2012, said Ernst & Young ITEM club in its latest economy forecasts report on Monday.
The Japanese cabinet on Tuesday approved a welfare-related public assistance law with a focus on tougher punishment on illegal receiving welfare money, according to local media.
Alibaba's latest takeover of Chinese fund management firm Tianhong will inject new vitality into China's online finance market, analysts believe.
Egypt lashed out Thursday at the U.S. decision to suspend military aid to the Arab country amid concerns of mounting violence after the ouster of former president Mohamed Morsi.
The European Parliament on Thursday approved the operating rules of a new border surveillance system to help control illegal migration and prevent tragedies like the sinking of a migrant ship off Italy's Lampedusa island last week.
However, the apparent flip-flop has opened up the LDP for attack from a number of fronts. Firstly, Japan's Central Union of Agricultural Co-operatives, which has significant political clout here, will be up in arms about the turnaround.
Investors finally showed some nervousness Tuesday towards the ongoing fiscal wrangling in Washington, as the partial government shutdown drags on into a second week and the debt ceiling deadline is looming large, eroding market confidence.
The chemical weapon experts visited a storage containing chemical substances in Syria, pro- government Sham FM radio said Tuesday.
A multi-national joint venture involving those from Myanmar, India and Singapore will build a 500-megawatt coal-fired power plant in Kyauktan, Myanmar's Yangon region, official media reported Wednesday.
A United States debt default will shake the fundamental element of the global financial system and cause it to enter uncharted waters, Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong has warned.
The 23rd Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Summit kicked off here Wednesday morning, bringing together leaders from 10 ASEAN member states.
Chinese Premier Li Keqiang gave a joint written interview to media from countries of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) ahead of his official visit to Brunei, Thailand and Vietnam as well as his attendance to the East Asia leaders' meetings.
Australia's leading racing club Victoria Racing Club announced Wednesday that it has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Greenland Holding Group Overseas Investment Company Limited, a division of China's leading property developer, to prepare a Development Concept for two parcels of land adjoining Flemington racecourse in Melbourne.
An official with the joint mission of the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) and the United Nations said Monday that their first day of destroying Syria's chemical weapons was "excellent."
China is ready to promote mutually beneficial cooperation with ASEAN during the upcoming East Asia leaders meetings, Vice Foreign Minister Liu Zhenmin said Monday.
Chinese Premier Li Keqiang's upcoming Southeast Asia trip due on Wednesday, aims to build a mutually-beneficial and win-win relationship with its neighbors.
Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif will raise the issue of drone attacks with U.S. President Barrack Obama in Washington later this month, the country's top diplomat said Saturday.
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