The G20 leaders said here Sunday that they remain confident about raising their collective GDP by more than 2 percent by 2018 despite renewed risks in global economy.
Southeast Asian countries said here Thursday that they welcomed the four-point principled agreement reached by China and Japan recently.
Leaders from the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) countries adopted a declaration here Wednesday on the ASEAN Community's Post-2015 Vision after a plenary meeting of the 25th ASEAN summit.
Myanmar, which takes the rotating chair of ASEAN this year for the first time after joining the group 17 years ago, has set the theme for its chair as "Moving Forward in Unity to a Peaceful and Prosperous Community."
The 25th Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Summit kicked off here Wednesday under the theme "Moving Forward in Unity to a Peaceful and Prosperous Community," bringing the bloc one step closer to creating an ASEAN Community.
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas on Tuesday accused the Islamic Hamas movement of carrying out Friday's bombing attacks against properties of his Fatah Party's leaders in Gaza.
Chinese President Xi Jinping and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin vowed to enhance energy cooperation on Sunday.
The Myanmar government prepares to deploy 20,000-strong police force to guard the upcoming 25th ASEAN Summit in Nay Pyi Taw when a number of regional and international leaders will be attending, according to the Myanmar Police Force Tuesday.
Western leaders held a video conference Wednesday to discuss on-going world crises of Ebola, the Islamic State (IS) and the situation in Eastern Ukraine.
Hong Kong government announced Thursday evening that it suspended formal meeting with representatives of students participating in the Occupy Central movement scheduled for Friday afternoon since student leaders called on more people to join the sit-in protest.
The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) on Thursday kicked off its 26th summit at the Celtic Manor Resort in Newport, southeast Wales of Britain, with nearly 60 world leaders invited to attend the two-day gathering.
Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper on Saturday spoke with President of the United States Barack Obama on NATO summit to be held next week in Wales, Britain, and the situation in Iraq, said a press release by the Office of Canadian Prime Minister.
Australian PM to discuss new anti-terror laws with local Islamic leaders
The United Nations war crimes tribunal convicted two aging former top leaders of the Democratic Kampuchea, also known as Khmer Rouge, of atrocity crimes against humanity and sentenced them to life in prison, according to a verdict pronounced by the tribunal's president Nil Nonn on Thursday.
The United States and Europe will slap new sanctions against Russia this week in the wake of its continued assistance to rebels in eastern Ukraine, U.S. media reported Monday.
Myanmar President U Thein Sein, who is Chairman of the 24th Summit of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), issued an 84-point statement here Monday, summarizing the just-concluded summit in Nay Pyi Taw and calling it productive.
The United States and Europe will slap new sanctions against Russia this week in the wake of its continued assistance to rebels in eastern Ukraine, U.S. media reported Monday.