An adviser to U.S. Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump's campaign said on Sunday that Trump will meet with Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi on Monday during the United Nations General Assembly, just as Hillary Clinton, the Democratic presidential nominee, is also scheduled to do.
A decision by the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to grant visas on arrival for Chinese visitors makes it the 58th country to offer visa-free or visa-on-arrival access to Chinese citizens. Experts anticipate that the policy change will boost the country’s tourism industry.
Myanmar is again in global news headlines Wednesday as the country starts a landmark peace conference, dubbed the 21st Century Panglong Meeting, in reference to a historic gathering in 1947 that led to the country's independence from Britain.
China's top economic planner warned Wednesday that challenges remain in investment and trade, and meeting annual growth targets will require "arduous efforts."
Gabon opposition leader Jean Ping said on Tuesday that election results his team has collated from almost all of the country's regions show he has defeated President Ali Bongo, whose family has been in power for nearly 50 years.
Myanmar is again in global news headlines Wednesday as the country starts a landmark peace conference, dubbed the 21st Century Panglong Meeting, in reference to a historic gathering in 1947 that led to the country's independence from Britain.
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi Friday advocated the need for transformation in governance to meet the aspirations of the country's youth, saying no government can afford to harp on the past.
A 6.8-magnitude powerful earthquake, which shook central Myanmar on Wednesday, has killed at least four people and damaged 190 ancient famous pagodas in Bagan-Nyaung Oo region and Rakhine state, official report said on Thursday, quoting the Archeology Department.
Achieving peace and unity among different peoples in her country is the most important aim, Myanmar State Counselor Aung San Suu Kyi said in Beijing.
The war-torn Afghanistan on Thursday marked the 97th anniversary of its independence from the British occupation by holding meetings and celebrations across the country amid tight security.
Ms Aung San Suu Kyi, Myanmar's state counselor, will pay a five day visit to China from Wednesday (Aug 17), during which she will travel to Beijing and other Chinese cities, and exchange views on bilateral relations with Chinese leaders.
Seventy-one years following Japan's surrender in World War II, the specter of militarism is still haunting the country and the Asia-Pacific.
A referendum victory for Thailand's ruling generals over a new constitution is a "backwards" step for the country, the toppled ex-premier said on Monday (Aug 8) as the democracy movement reels from its first poll defeat in a decade.
Tropical storm Nida, locally named Carina, has displaced nearly 9,000 people before it left the Philippines on Monday, the state disaster management agency said.
More than a week of flooding has claimed at least 14 lives and drove hundreds of thousands of people from their homes in parts of Bangladesh.
The famous expression "One man's trash is another man's treasure" in fact holds true for the hundreds of thousands of people who are engaged in Bangladesh's thriving Polyethylene Terephthalate (PET) recycling industry.
Turkey is in the limelight after an unexpected coup attempt and the ensuing crackdown, and for how the country shall move on.
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