text

First-ever UK-Africa investment summit held amid Brexit challenges

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson hosted Monday the first ever UK-Africa Investment Summit here as part of the government's efforts to tackle challenges as Britain is set to depart from the Europe

text

Croatia, Austria to continue to push EU accession talks with Albania, North Macedonia

Croatia and Austria will continue to push for a decision to open accession negotiations with Albania and North Macedonia at European Council level in March, Croatian Prime Minister Andrej Plenkovic

text

Latvian president calls for EU-wide anti-money laundering guidelines

Europe needs to develop common guidelines for the prevention and combating of money laundering, Latvian President Egils Levits said on Friday. The Latvian leader made the remarks while attending a me

text

Xi, Myanmar leaders celebrate 70th anniversary of diplomatic ties

Chinese President Xi Jinping and Myanmar leaders attended a state event here Friday to celebrate the 70th anniversary of bilateral diplomatic ties and the launching ce

text

China's Hunan reports trade surge with Belt and Road countries in 2019

Central China's Hunan Province saw its trade with countries along the Belt and Road amounted to 123.04 billion yuan (17.8 billion U.S. dollars) in 2019, surging 53.6 p

text

Crime a pressing concern for Germans: survey

A majority of Germans, 57 percent, are "very concerned" about crime in their country, according to a survey released on Wednesday by the global market researcher Ipsos. Among supporters of the populi

text

Over 400 rare Asian giant softshell turtle eggs found in Cambodia

Conservationists have discovered 13 nests of the endangered Asian giant softshell turtles with 444 eggs on sandbars along the Mekong River in northeast Cambodia's Kratie province during the nesting

text

APD | Union ministers to visit Kashmir

By APD writer Rishika Chauhan NEW DELHI, Jan. 15, (APD)-- Nearly six months after security restrictions were imposed on the former province of Jammu and Kashmir, around

text

U.S. tariffs impact Scotch whisky

02:27 Scotland's whisky industry wants the European Union to resolve its export tariff row with the United States. In October the U.S. imposed a tariff of up to 25 percent on a long li

text

Erdogan meets European Council chief over regional developments, bilateral relations

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Saturday met with European Council President Charles Michel in Istanbul to discuss the latest developments in the region as w

text

APD | India: Supreme Court to review Internet curbs in Kashmir

By APD writer Rishika Chauhan New Delhi, Jan. 11 (APD) - India's Supreme Court, on Friday, criticized the security restrictions imposed by the government in Kashmir Fu

text

Spain's top court asks EU Parliament to strip Catalan separatist leaders of immunity

Spain’s Supreme Court on Friday formally asked the European Parliament to strip Catalan separatist leaders Carles Puigdemont and Toni Comin of their immunity as members

text

World Bank cuts 2020 Sub-Saharan Africa growth forecast to 2.9 pct

The World Bank on Wednesday night trimmed its Sub-Saharan Africa's growth forecast for 2020 due to sluggish external demand, falling commodity prices, and adverse domestic developments in some countr

text

APD | Over 23.3 billion USD in FDI pledged in South Korea in 2019

By APD writer AliceForeign direct investment (FDI) pledged to South Korea in 2019 reached $23.3 billion, according to data released by the South Korean Ministry of Trad

text

APD | Over 23.3 billion USD in FDI pledged in South Korea in 2019

By APD writer AliceForeign direct investment (FDI) pledged to South Korea in 2019 reached $23.3 billion, according to data released by the South Korean Ministry of Trad

text

Salaries of technological sector workers in Finland to rise 3.3 pct in two years

Salaries of technological sector workers in Finland are set to increase by 3.3 percent in the next two years, after the Industrial Workers Union and the Technological Industries on Saturday reached

text

Macedonian PM resigns, caretaker government to be named

The prime minister of North Macedonia submitted his resignation Friday, paving the way for a new caretaker Cabinet to be named in order to organize a snap election.Lawm