South Korea and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) agreed to fully reopen the Kaesong industrial complex next Monday after agreeing on several institutional tools to help prevent future shutdowns and develop the factory park in a progressive manner, Seoul's Unification Ministry said Wednesday.
Japan and the United States on Monday reiterated that the two counties will cooperate to enhance their bilateral alliance and to tackle current Trans-Pacific Partnership free trade talks.
U.S. special representative for policy on the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) Glyn Davies will arrive in South Korea later Monday to discuss about policy toward Pyongyang, the Yonhap news agency reported Monday.
Pakistan's outgoing president, Asif Ali Zardari, vowed Sunday that his opposition Pakistan Peoples Party will continue to support the governmet of Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif to fight terrorism.
Oscar-winning U.S. actress Angelina Jolie will receive a special Academy Award in honor of her humanitarian work, while three others in Hollywood will earn honorary Oscars for lifetime achievement, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences said Thursday.
South Korea on Friday banned imports of all marine products from Japan's Fukushima region, which has been suspected of leaking hundreds of tons of radioactive water every day.
Then Davies will visit Japan on Sept. 12 -13 for meetings with senior Japanese government officials, including Director-General for Asian and Oceanian Affairs Junichi Ihara.
Chinese President Xi Jinping arrived here Wednesday for the eighth summit of the Group of Twenty (G20) scheduled for Thursday and Friday.
The world's top consumer electronics company Apple Inc.'s products will dominate Australia' s mobile phone market by providing iPhones to approximately 1.6 million Australians in the next 12 months, a media release from Melbourne-based Roy Morgan Research reported on Thursday.
The Japanese government will soon conduct a test to build a frozen wall at the leaking Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant, as part of a wider plan to prevent leaking radioactive water flowing into the Pacific Ocean, government officials confirmed Thursday.
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki- moon said here Tuesday that all bio-medical and environmental samples taken from the site of the alleged Aug. 21 chemical weapons attack in Syria will be in designated laboratories by Wednesday, and UN inspectors will do their best to expedite the analysis process.
Actors Michael Douglas and Matt Damon will play their new roles of event presenters at the upcoming 65th Primetime Emmy Awards, the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences said Tuesday.
Teachers' professional ethics will be put under stricter scrutiny by a national evaluation system in China after reports of teachers molesting or raping students recently.
The Group of 20 summit, which has played a vital role in stabilizing the world economy since the onset of the global financial crisis, needs to transform from crisis-response mode to crisis-prevention mode, said a U.S. expert on Tuesday.
Beijing on Monday unveiled a package of measures, including cutting vehicle emissions and curbing industrial pollution, in a bid to improve air quality in the often smog-shrouded city.
Former Western leaders said Monday that Thailand's national reconciliation bids might be time- consuming and painstaking, which they believed would finally bear fruit for all Thai people.
An insurance company has launched an internet-based insurance product that offers compensation if customers are not able to see the moon during the coming Mid-Autumn Festival due to weather conditions.
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