The United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon Thursday called for efforts to stop and punish sexual violence in conflict, adding that extremist groups have used sexual violence as a tactic of terrorism.
It is hypocritical for Japan, the presiding country of the Ise-Shima summit of the Group of Seven (G7), to require others to abide by the international laws when the island country led by Prime Minister Shinzo Abe neither follows its own Constitution nor international laws.
The China Law Society on Wednesday issued a statement on the South China Sea arbitration initiated by the Philippines. Following is the full text of the statement's English version:
The Philippines is carelessly throwing away a chance offered by China to jointly solve the disputes over the South China Sea issue through dialogue and consultation, some analysts argue, as the Philippines has sought out the help of the international arbitration tribunal.
The international community is ready to answer Libya's requests for supporting its military forces in the fight against the Islamic State (IS), top diplomats said Monday after an international meeting on Libya in Vienna.
China will never "bully" small countries, nor will it tolerate "blackmail" on the South China Sea issue, a Foreign Ministry spokesman said here on Monday.
The Standing Committee of China's National People's Congress is mulling a law on international cooperation against corruption, showing China's determination to participate in global anti-corruption efforts.
The exploitation of international student workers in Australia has been labelled as "staggering", following the release of a survey on Thursday into the matter.
The Republic of Korea (ROK) Wednesday called on the international community to work on a specific cooperation scheme to combat internet drug trafficking.
Leaders attending the fourth Nuclear Security Summit (NSS) here Friday vowed to make continued national and international endeavors to tackle the threat of nuclear terrorism.
Chinese President Xi Jinping on Friday urged countries around the world to increase national input and expand international cooperation so as to further firm up the global nuclear security architecture.
China has actively carried out national measures and engaged in international cooperation to promote nuclear security and has made significant headway in the realm, the Asian country said in a report released Thursday.
Seven years after then newly inaugurated U.S. President Barack Obama raised the vision of a world without nuclear weapons in a high-profile speech in Prague, the Nuclear Security Summit (NSS) mechanism he initiated is coming to an end in his last year in office.
Ship movements in Australia's largest coal port will come to a grinding halt for three hours on the weekend to make way for a 10 km international Stand Up Paddleboard race.
Since taking office in late 2012, the current leadership of China has proposed a series of new initiatives and programs on global governance, winning extensive appreciation by international scholars and experts.
Britain's business leaders marked the 100-day countdown to the International Festival for Business 2016 (IFB2016) at an exclusive showcase hosted by HSBC on Friday.
South Korea on Wednesday welcomed the adoption of a new United Nations Security Council resolution on the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) for its latest nuclear test and rocket launch, according to Seoul's foreign ministry.
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