The Hong Kong government of China hopes to have formal talks with representatives of the students participating in Occupy movement next week, Chief Executive Leung Chun-ying announced here Thursday.
South Korea and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) on Wednesday are holding military talks at the truce village of Panmunjom, local broadcaster YTN reported.
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Thursday voiced his hope to see a comprehensive agreement on Iran's nuclear program at an early date.
The lingering process of Afghan presidential elections would last for several more days, if not for weeks or months, as presidential aspirants Abdullah Abdullah and Ashraf Ghani Ahmadzai have failed to reach a power sharing agreement.
U.S. and Iranian officials are set to resume talks Thursday in Geneva over Tehran's controversial nuclear program, the State Department said Wednesday.
India Monday reiterated that it will hold no talks with Pakistan till the latter shuns cross-border terrorism.
The Democratic People's Republic of Korea has decided not to send any cheering squad to South Korea for the upcoming Incheon Asian Games next month, a senior official said Thursday.
The Pakistani government on Wednesday opened talks with an opposition leader, who is leading thousands of supporters in a sit-in in Islamabad and is demanding resignation of Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif.
China on Monday voiced regret over the failure of World Trade Organization (WTO) members to finalize a deal on "trade facilitation," saying it would have a negative impact on the multilateral trade system and Doha Round talks.
Myanmar has made important progress in the just-ended fifth round of nationwide ceasefire talks between the government and the ethnic armed groups, overcoming conflicts to reach many consensus and moving towards the finalization of a draft nationwide ceasefire accord.
Stakeholders will continue working to bridge the remaining "real gaps" in Iranian nuclear talks while tangible progress has been made, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry told reporters here on Tuesday.
Tehran is optimistic that its talks with six other world powers will yield a comprehensive deal on the country's controversial nuclear program, Iran's President Hassan Rouhani said on Tuesday.
Expectations are "low" for this week's Syria peace talks in Geneva as violence continues unabated in the embattled Middle East country, U.S. experts told Xinhua.
The Israeli prime minister on Sunday vowed to "convince the world powers to avoid a bad agreement" with Iran, one day after the two sides concluded three days' intensive nuclear talks.
South Korea and China planned to hold the 12th round of negotiations for a bilateral free trade agreement (FTA) next week after leaders of the two countries agreed last week to wrap up the talks by the end of this year, Seoul's Trade Ministry said Thursday.
Analysts hold low expectations for the high-level dialogue between China and the United States as differences remain between the two powers. But this makes the talks all the more necessary.
Iran and six world powers on Wednesday started to make the final diplomacy efforts before the July 20 deadline to find the solution for Tehran's nuclear program in Vienna amid uncertainty and gaps.
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