Zubin Mehta, the international icon of classical music is scheduled to stage a concert in restive Indian-controlled Kashmir, officials said Thursday.
Zimbabwe's veteran President Robert Mugabe was sworn into office on Thursday for another five-year term against the backdrop of Western rejection of his election victory.
China's State Council published a plan earlier this week to innovate railway funding and speed up construction. Experts said this was "appropriate" in the backdrop of economic structuring as railway development meets high transportation demands, narrows the regional economic gap, and helps social capital grow.
Renovations to a centuries-old Tibetan monastery in northwest China's Gansu Province will be finished by the end of August, local authorities said.
Peace talks between the Philippine government and the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF), the largest Muslim rebel group in the country, resumed Thursday in Malaysia.
A growing number of young Chinese are undergoing plastic surgery during their summer vacations.
Publishers from around the world will gather at the 20th Beijing International Book Fair (BIBF) from Aug. 28 to Sept. 1.
Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd and opposition Leader Tony Abbott will face off in their second televised debate of the federal election campaign in Brisbane on Wednesday evening, local media reported.
Czech lawmakers on Tuesday voted to dissolve the lower house of parliament, paving the way for an early election possibly to be held in late October.
The Conference Board Chief Economist Bart van Ark and Andrew Polk, resident economist at its China Center for Economics and Business, said on Monday that it is important for China to put more emphasis on quality growth rather than speed.
China's central bank governor Zhou Xiaochuan said Monday the economy will not post persistent slowdowns, indicating the bank is ready to free the long-awaited deposit interest rates to fully liberalize the financial market.
China has outlined targets and timetables for broadband development in order to boost information consumption and facilitate economic restructuring.
The UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon will leave New York for visits to the Republic of Korea (ROK), the Netherlands and Austria starting Wednesday.
The reforms staged by the Mexican government will not only bring economic growth but help stimulate employment, said Mexican Labor Minister Alfonso Navarrete Prida here on Monday.
Singapore's Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong announced a number of policy adjustments on Sunday evening in areas such as medical insurance and education, outlining a strategic shift in his approach to nation building.
China's Internet industry is noisy but full of vitality. The 2013 China Internet Conference, the annual get-together of Chinese Internet names big and small that concluded Thursday was a feverish with economic optimism, despite the chill of the country's slowing growth.
Zimbabwe's Robert Mugabe who has won reelection as the country's next president will be sworn in Thursday, just days after his rival withdrew a legal bid to challenge his landslide victory of the poll, state media reported late Sunday.
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