The Democratic People's Republic of Korea will maintain its foreign policy of independence, peace and friendship, Premier Pak Pong Ju said Tuesday, the country's National Day.
Portugal's 3.5 billion euros (4.55 billion U.S. dollars) debt sale of 15-year bonds on Wednesday came as little surprise, said analysts.
China has played an increasingly positive role in the post-war reconstruction of Iraq, but the U.S. seemed reluctant to acknowledge the Chinese contribution and, instead, ungratefully labeled China as "a free rider" that benefited from Iraq's oil.
The South African government strives to provide free medical care and hospitalisation for all, with special care for mothers and young children, President Jacob Zuma said on Tuesday.
Haiti is keeping a close eye on two tropical waves in the Caribbean Basin after heavy rains killed three people last week, the National Meteorological Center (CNM) said Tuesday.
Top Thai ruler Gen. Prayuth Chan- ocha, who has been unanimously chosen Thursday as Thailand's 29th prime minister by the interim legislature, will likely stay in power for only a year during which time the reforms in government that the military has initiated would have taken effect.
Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak said that he had called on the country's businessmen to help promote the economic ties between his country and China.
U.S. air power helped Kurdish fighters retake a major Iraqi dam from terrorists over the weekend, but the Islamic radicals are still a formidable force in the embattled nation, and the United States may well stay in the fight for the foreseeable future, experts say.
The Lao Deputy Prime Minister Asang Laoly called for authorities to redouble their efforts at a national meeting in Luang Prabang to combat illegal opium and cannabis farming in the country, state-run daily Vientiane Times reported Tuesday.
Two conflicting views have emerged in the Philippines on whether or not the country is ready for economic integration in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) under the ASEAN Economic Community (AEC) which will start to take effect next year.
Bangladesh Muslims are all set to celebrate Eid-ul-Fitr that marks the end of the Islamic holy month of Ramadan on Tuesday as Shawwal moon has been sighted in the country on Monday.
Hiroshi Watanabe, governor of the Japan Bank for International Cooperation (JBIC) said during a visit to Vietnam on Tuesday that Japan will continue to maintain official development assistance (ODA) for Vietnam despite a recent scandal relating to Japan's ODA in the country.
The Obama administration on Wednesday threw its weight behind Ukraine's decision to end a ceasefire and resume military operations against the insurgents in the country's east.
China will step up efforts to purchase and store grain and build more granaries as its grain output rises, according to an official statement on Wednesday.
Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott said on Monday that his country would do everything it can to block its citizens who joined the radical terrorist groups in Syria and Iraq from returning.
Washington is considering airstrikes to quell Islamic extremists rolling through northern Iraq, but the situation is fraught with both political and military pitfalls, and there are no clear answers on the best path forward for the United States.
Japanese Foreign Ministry said Tuesday that it would relax visa requirement for four Asian countries in a bid to double the number of foreign visitors ahead of the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo, local media reported.
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