Twenty-nine giant carnivals are planned in Honk Hong on July 1, the day of the 16th Anniversary of its reunification with China, hoping to attract an audience of 100,000.
Chinese shares fell to a six-month-low on Thursday, as patchy economic data and an equity retreat in emerging markets raised concerns of a liquidity drain in the world's second largest economy.
MSCI has started to review China A-shares for a potential inclusion in its emerging markets index.
The New Zealand government is " thumbing its nose" at the ideals of the United Nations with its plans for controversial employment law changes, the head of New Zealand's trade union movement told the UN's labor agency Thursday.
Standard & Poor's Ratings Services, one of the world's largest credit rating agencies, revised U.S. outlook on the long-term rating to stable from negative on Monday, based on the strengths of the U.S. economy and monetary system.
Microsoft, a U.S. software giant, has officially announced its entry in Myanmar, partnering with Myanmar Information Technology Pte Ltd., state media reported Sunday.
The UN Security Council on Thursday voiced its strong condemnation of "the intense fighting" in the separation area between Israel and Syria, including the attack leading to injuries of two UN peacekeepers on the Golan Heights.
The UN Security Council on Wednesday extended the mandate of an expert panel established to monitor and enforce sanctions against Iran over its failure to cooperate with the International Atomic Energy Agency ( IAEA) regarding its controversial nuclear program.
Scientists have announced the discovery of the world's oldest known fossil primate skeleton, which suggests the early ancestors of humans might be "miniscule monkeys" smaller than rats.
South Korean shares fell sharply on Wednesday amid concerns over the earlier-than-expected end of quantitative easing in the United States.
The Obama administration on Monday expanded sanctions against Iran to target the Islamic republic's currency for the first time as well as its auto industry.
Shuanghui International, China's largest meat processor, has agreed to buy Smithfield Foods for 7.1 billion U.S. dollars, a move deemed to elevate the Chinese company's global profile and sharpen its competitiveness in the domestic market.
Tokyo stocks tumbled more than 5 percent on Thursday as nervous investors dumped a broad range of issues following a Wall Street-triggered yen rise.
U.S. stocks retreated in choppy trading on Wednesday amid worries over the Federal Reserve's possible tapering of its asset purchases as well as lackluster global growth prospects.
South Korea's industrial output rebounded last month as the government executed its budget plan on social overhead capital and public administration, a government report showed Thursday.
Chinese Ambassador to Japan Cheng Yonghua on Tuesday refused Japan's question on Chinese Premier Li Keqiang's remark about the Potsdam Proclamation and urged Japan to face up to the past to improve ties with neighboring countries.
Samsung Electronics and Hyundai Motor accounted for more than half of net profits generated by top 100 companies by sales in South Korea, boosting concerns over excessive dependence on a few number of companies, local media reported Wednesday.
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