China's economy outpaced market estimates in the first quarter of 2014, but economists cautioned that downward pressure remains, and targeted measures are needed to ensure growth falls within a proper range.
U.S. stocks rallied Monday as Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen in a speech made in the day signaled continued monetary stimulus to support the economy.
South Korea and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea agreed Friday to hold the family reunion as planned from Feb. 20 to 25, South Korean chief delegate to the inter-Korean high-level talks told a press conference.
Syrian government and opposition delegates resume the second round of talks Monday morning.
A team led by astronomers at the Australian National University (ANU) has discovered the oldest known star in the Universe, which formed shortly after the Big Bang 13.7 billion years ago, the ANU said in a press release on Monday.
After the one and half-month, Nepal's Election Commission (EC) has prepared the final result of Nov. 19 Constituent Assembly (CA) election, EC officials said on Friday.
Marcello Lippi said Bayern Munich were above all the other teams at Club World Cup after his side Guangzhou Evergrande were outclassed 3-0 in the semi-final on Thuesday.
Opposition candidate Michelle Bachelet finished far ahead in the first round of Chile's presidential election on Sunday, but failed to win 50 percent of the votes needed to win an outright first-round victory.
With the slowest pace of growth in four years in the first quarter of this fiscal year, India is facing a deepening slowdown amid widespread pessimism brought by a falling rupee and slumping stock market, said local newspaper Economic Times on Saturday.
ChinaAMC CES China A80 Index Exchange Traded Fund (ETF), the first ETF on an index from China Exchanges Services Company Limited (CESC), goes listed in Hong Kong Exchange and Clearing Limited (HKEx).
Express delivery volume soared more than 50 percent for the 28th consecutive month, according to China Federation of Logistics & Purchasing data Tuesday.
China's job market showed some resilience in the first half despite economic difficulties, but officials warned Thursday that employment pressure remains high.
Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos on Sunday hailed the first agreement reached after six months of negotiations between the government and the FARC guerrilla group to end their five decades of fighting.
Chinese Premier Li Keqiang arrived here Thursday evening for an official visit to Switzerland, his first trip to Europe since he took office in March.
India accounts for the maximum number of first day deaths of newborn babies in the world, says a new report.
On the early Sunday morning, six colorful hot air balloons rose to the sky in southern Egypt, with Luxor Governor Ezzat Saad among the first passengers.
China's economic growth dipped to 7.7 percent in the first quarter, falling short of market expectations and suggesting a continued tepid economic rebound for the world's second-largest economy.