Indonesian President Joko Widodo was strongly criticized at home for his endorsement to Malaysian automotive firm Proton to partake in development and production of the so-called Indonesia's national car, with those who oppose it saying that Indonesia has more capabilities in producing cars.
Fiji will change its national flag as the colonial symbols on the current one are no longer relevant, Prime Minister Voreqe Bainimarama confirmed Tuesday.
At least 151 flights and 98 trains have been disrupted due to dense fog in the Indian capital Monday, officials said.
Mathematics taught in schools is not relevant in the workplace, Australia's chief scientist said on Tuesday.
Pakistan will prepare a national anti-terror plan in a week, Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif said on Wednesday a day after a group of Taliban militants attacked an army school and killed 141 people including 132 children.
Brunei launched on Monday the White Paper for Land Transport in line with the national development plan "VISION 2035" and the Ministry of Communication's vision of a Smart Society and Excellence in Communications by 2017 in conjunction with the National Seminar on Road Safety.
Chinese President Xi Jinping has urged accelerating development of military equipment systems to help build a strong army.
The government of Afghanistan has beefed up security measures ahead of presidential inauguration scheduled for Sept. 29 here.
China has completed opinion seeking on a provisional property registration guideline.
Thousands of Nepali youths from all walks of life gathered early Saturday morning in a square in Kathmandu in an attempt to form the world's largest flag and to spread the message of unity and brotherhood among all Nepali people.
The agreement brokered by U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry between two Afghan presidential candidates Abdullah Abdullah and Ashraf Ghani Ahmadzai on July 12 has not only broken the election deadlock but also paved the way for formation of national unity government in the ethnically- divided country.
The swearing-in ceremony of President Bashar al-Assad was held Wednesday and followed by an inauguration speech, in which Assad outlined the features of his third seven-year-term in office, basically continuing to fight terrorism, support national reconciliation and embark on reconstruction process.
An annual high-profile meeting between China and the United States, which kicked off Wednesday in Beijing, offers a great opportunity for the two sides to further tear down the barriers to their economic cooperation.
South Korea's national police agency on Wednesday established a cyber bureau to strengthen its national cyber security.
An official delegation led by Afghan first vice president Mohammad Youns Qanooni paid a visit to the site of a massive landslide in the northeastern mountainous province of Badakhshan on Sunday.
Chinese President Xi Jinping on Tuesday pledged a path with Chinese characteristics to ensure the country's national security, urging efforts to adhere to an "overall national security outlook".
The Democratic Party of Struggle ( PDI-P), Indonesia's largest opposition party led by former president Megawati, will dominate the national and regional parliamentary elections on April 9, analysts said.