The new Chief Executive of Hong Kong, CY Leung delivered his first policy address on Wednesday morning...Outlining his plans for the Special Administrative Region in 2013, including boosting ties with the Chinese Mainland.
Italians will go to the polls to elect their next prime minister in little more than five weeks, in a vote whose importance will resonate far beyond Italy's borders.
A delegation of the International Technical Advisory Board is currently visiting Myanmar, sharing its experience with Myanmar on census taking.
U.S. President Barack Obama will unveil a "comprehensive" package of gun violence reduction proposals on Wednesday, including renewing assault weapons ban and tougher background checks, said the White House on Tuesday.
A landslide engulfed a village in southwest China's Yunnan Province last Friday, killing 46 people. By Sunday, government authorities had cremated all the bodies, triggering anger from victims' families.
The Sixth Asian Financial Forum (AFF) with the theme "Asia: shaping the next global landscape" will be held on 14-15 January at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Center.This year's forum will bring high-profile speakers including Guo Shuqing, chairman of China Securities Regulatory Commission and Lawrence H. Summers, former U.S. Treasury Secretary.
Increasing food prices are driving China's inflation higher, a trend seen to limit authorities' space to soften their monetary stance in the coming year.
The Basel Committee on Banking Supervision on Sunday amended the Liquidity Coverage Ratio (LCR) proposed two years ago to help banks survive difficult times.
Analysts predict the Chinese yuan will not see any sharp rises in 2013 due to the country's dwindling trade surplus.
The Chinese yuan will not see any sharp rises in 2013 due to the country's dwindling trade surplus but small gains with more two-way fluctuations will further stabilize the economy, analysts predicted.
Spring Festival, or Chinese Lunar New Year, falls on February 10th, 2013. With more severe winter weather than usual, the Ministry of Public Security is urging local police to strengthen traffic management in advance.
Two major fashion fairs, Hong Kong Fashion Week for Fall/Winter and HKTDC World Boutique, will kick off concurrently on Jan.14 at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Center and run until Jan. 17.
Fiji's new national flag which will be designed this year will focus on uniting the island nation, the prime minister's office Thursday.
Chinese drivers face harsher penalties after a revised regulation came into effect in the new year. Despite the new rules, various violations occurred on Tuesday among drivers.
The producers of the award season's frontrunners including "Lincoln," "Zero Dark Thirty" and "Les Miserables" have been chosen as possible contenders for the top honor bestowed by the Producers Guild of America (PGA), the group announced Wednesday.
A new hybrid of flower, Noctilucent Butterfly Orchid, will be at sale on the biggest in-door Chinese New Year Flower of Hong Kong beginning on January 25 in East Point City.
Japanese Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Taro Aso is due to pay a four-day visit to Myanmar starting Wednesday as Myanmar is in rapid progress with a series of reforms.
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