Japanese opposition parties accelerated their realignment ahead of the upper house election slated for this summer with the latest move on Tuesday that two major opposition parties here basically agreed to merge in a step to challenge the ruling coalition led by Prime Minister Shinzo Abe.
Five Japanese opposition parties on Friday filed two bills to the National Diet's lower house demanding the retraction of a series of controversial security laws enacted last year due to their unconstitutionality.
India has welcomed recent decisions made by the Nepal government to amend the new Constitution to address demands of the Madhesi parties and resolve prevailing strife in the Terai region of Nepal, the Indian Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said on Monday.
Special Envoy of the UN Secretary-General for Yemen Ismail Ould Cheikh Ahmed on Sunday announced the end of the latest peace talks on Yemen, saying that the parties agreed on framework for the negotiations and will meet again on Jan. 14, 2016 for a new round of talks.
Newly-elected Nepalese President Bidya Devi Bhandari has expressed serious concern over the delay in the endorsement of a bill to form the reconstruction authority and ongoing Madhes agitation.
The Communist Party of China (CPC) has promised to give other democratic parties more say in big decisions.
Myanmar's Union Election Commission (UEC) has notified voters in the country the change in color of contesting political parties' logos.
The Myanmar Union Election Commission announced Thursday allowing political parties to use the state-operated Myanmar Radio and Television (MRTV) for campaigning purpose.
Nepal's final version of constitution has been tabled at the Constituent Assembly (CA) meeting for deliberations among parties.
Those who have waited anxiously in the past 20-plus months for a comprehensive deal on Iran's nuclear issue could breath a sigh of relief Tuesday as parties are confirmed to have finally clinched after marathon talks a deal that represents a huge triumph for diplomacy.
Referring to the "One Belt, One Road" initiatives as the Chinese version of Marshall Plan reveals the ignorance of some people and even the ulterior intentions of others.
The world on Thursday breathed a sigh of relief when the leaders of Russia, Germany, France and Ukraine eventually agreed to a much-anticipated cease- fire deal on the Ukraine crisis after intensive negotiations.
Chinese Premier Li Keqiang on Wednesday held a symposium to solicit opinions from leaders of non-communist political parties on the draft of the annual government work report.
The ongoing tussle between Nepal' s ruling and opposition parties is likely to deepen as both sides remain firm in their respective positions on drafting the new constitution and there are no signs of thaw, cross-party leaders said Saturday.
Amid obstruction and protests by opposition parties, Nepal's Constituent Assembly (CA) Chairman Subas Chandra Nembang on Sunday announced a committee to initiate the voting process on contentious issues of the new constitution.
Nigeria's ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Wednesday condemned Tuesday's attack on its presidential campaign team in northern Katsina by people suspected to be supporters of All Progressives Congress (APC), the opposition party.
Direct communication between the Communist Party of China (CPC) on the Chinese mainland and Taiwan's Kuomintang (KMT) has increased since 2005, helping foster the peaceful development of cross-Strait ties.
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