A local women group submitted a petition to Hong Kong government officials on Thursday, calling for accelerating the legal process of granting paternity leave to male employees.
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.
Turkish police on Sunday used tear gas to disperse demonstrators in Ankara as nationwide protests against the pro-Islamic government led by Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan moved on.
A Turkish high-ranking official from the ruling Justice and Development Party (AK Party) on Saturday denied that the government is planning to hold early elections.
Microsoft, a U.S. software giant, has officially announced its entry in Myanmar, partnering with Myanmar Information Technology Pte Ltd., state media reported Sunday.
An Israeli government panel voted Sunday to increase the punishments for individuals suspected of aiding militant organizations operating here and abroad or convicted of carrying out terror attacks.
As Turkish unions went on strike on Wednesday, thousands of workers gathered in Kizilay Square of Ankara to protest over the police crackdown on the Gezi Park unrest.
More measures should be taken to help those low- and middle-income families shorten their waiting time to buy second-hand HOS flats, said Hong Kong Housing Authority members in May 6.
The Bangladeshi government Wednesday signed a deal with a Bangladesh-Malaysia joint venture to construct 11 km approach road linked up with the country's proposed longest Padma bridge.
The New Zealand government on Wednesday rejected a recommendation on capital gains tax by the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development.
Singapore's National Development Minister Khaw Boon Wan said that the government has been ramping up the supply of public housing flats since 2011, but this could slow down after 2015 to prevent a glut in the market.
The Myanmar government and the Kachin Independence Organization (KIO) have started work on bringing Kachin internal displaced people back home from relief camps following recent talks in Myitgyina.
The Vietnam Business Forum Mid-term 2013 kicked off in capital Hanoi Monday under the theme"New stage in economic restructuring: from agenda to actions".
Islamic Hamas movement, which controls Gaza, renewed its claim that the government being formed in the West Bank was illegal.
The CPN-Maoist's decision not to register at the Election Commission will likely derail the government's plan to hold Constituent Assembly Elections in November.
The U.S. government has advised its citizens against traveling to Zamboanga in southern Philippines due to a "credible threat" of terrorist kidnapping for ransom plot against foreigners.
Pakistan's interim government will transfer power to the new government on June 5, a cabinet minister said Monday.
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