The UN under-secretary-general for humanitarian affairs, Stephen O'Brien, on Wednesday reported "dire" humanitarian conditions in Syria despite greater aid access in the war-torn country, saying that "the daily misery in these areas shames us all."
Fighting largely halted in most areas of western Syria after a cessation of hostilities plan backed by Russia and the United States went into effect at midnight Friday.
Alibaba, China's biggest online trader, reached an agreement on Wednesday with the top economic planner to expand e-commerce in rural areas.
South Sudan is facing unprecedented levels of food insecurity, as 2.8 million people, or 25 percent of the country's population, are in urgent need of food assistance, UN agencies said on Monday.
China will increase poverty alleviation in old revolutionary base areas, mostly in the country's less-developed central and western parts, to boost local growth and improve people's livelihood, an official document said.
Hong Kong Chief Executive Leung Chun-ying said on Wednesday that the Hong Kong government has decided to implement the New Agriculture Policy.
The Nepali government has decided to deploy Nepal Army helicopters to launch emergency rescue and relief operations in the earthquake-hit areas, government officials said on Sunday.
Singapore agreed to host a deployment of US P-8 Poseidon spy planes for the first time, as it signed an enhanced deal with the United States on Monday (Dec 7) to boost military cooperation in a broad range of areas, including - for the first time - cyberdefence and biosecurity.
A relatively dry spell in Chennai and its neighbourhood brought relief to residents and rescue agencies who hope the receding river waters will reduce the number of flooded areas make relief work more effective.
More than 280 people have been killed and about 1,300 others injured so far in the powerful earthquake that struck Pakistan and Afghanistan on Monday.
The protection of the Southern Ocean was the No.1 agenda item when Commission for the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources (CCAMLR) opened its annual meeting in Hobart, Tasmaniaon on Monday.
Both the outlying and downtown areas of Vietnam's Ho Chi Minh City have been covered with opalescent haze over the past two days.
President Xi Jinping on Tuesday urged Communist Party of China (CPC) and government officials to step up efforts to implement reform and achieve targets.
The flood disaster in Myanmar since June has brought the death toll nationwide to 88 and affected more than 330,000 people across the nation, prompting a state of emergency for urgent relief efforts.
People's Liberation Army (PLA) forces started an air-ground live-fire drill in southwest China's Yunnan Province, close to the border with Myanmar, on Tuesday.
The Syrian army on Sunday unleashed a counter offensive to wrest back control over areas recently taken by the extremist groups, the pan-Arab al-Mayadeen TV reported.
Four wetland areas in Japan have been selected as candidates for recognition under an international treaty for wetlands conservation, the Asahi Shimbun reported Thursday.
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