The New Zealand government on Thursday appointed its first ever Ambassador for Pacific Economic Development charged with helping small island developing states in the Pacific and Indian oceans.
Economic links and alignment of regulations between New Zealand and Australia are set to strengthen but the two governments have put off a proposal for a single trans-Tasman visa for visitors to both countries, according to a joint document released Friday.
The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) announced that nationals of Belize, Croatia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan will enjoy visa-free privileges to enter the Philippines for a period of 30 days effective Tuesday.
The World Trade Organization (WTO) on Monday raised its forecast for global trade growth in 2014 to 4.7 percent, from its previous prediction of 4.5 percent.
Senior economists have been proposing adjustments to the export-reliant economic models of developing countries after an address on the subject at the ongoing Boao Forum for Asia 2014 Annual Conference.
The second Summit of the Mekong River Commission wrapped up in Vietnam's southern Ho Chi Minh City on Saturday after four days of sitting, with key outcomes reached by participants to the event.
The U.S. House of Representatives passed legislation on Tuesday to provide economic assistance to Ukraine, sending the bill to President Barack Obama for final signature.
Senior Russian officials have denied that the country intends to build a network of military bases abroad, but confirmed Moscow was in talks with several countries over the creation of logistics facilities for its naval ships.
While U.S. Federal Reserve's monetary path is oriented to the tightening side, most analysts believed Asian emerging economies will be quite well-positioned to deal with the market volatility caused by U.S. tapering of monetary stimulus.
Indonesia opened on Wednesday the fourth annual informal dialogue between defense officials from several countries, expecting to strengthen cooperation in maritime security and stability.
More countries would join the hunt for a missing Malaysian jetliner as the search area was expanded across a vast arc of land and ocean, officials said Sunday.
Australia will contribute an additional 10 million AU dollars (8.92 million U.S. dollars) in humanitarian aid to help people affected by the conflict in Syria and 2 million AU dollars (1.78 million U.S. dollars) to support efforts to destroy Syria's chemical weapons, Foreign Minister Julie Bishop confirmed on Thursday.
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Thursday headed for Middle East and Africa in a move to enhance economic cooperation with regional countries so as to secure Japan 's energy import and boost its exports.
Myanmar has exempted from custom duties goods meeting origin criteria that are exported to member countries of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), state media reported Friday.
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi transmitted on Monday a "message of friendship and esteem" from Chinese President Xi Jinping during a meeting with Moroccan King Mohammed VI , the Royal office said in a release in Rabat.
China has rebuffed U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry's remarks on the South China Sea issue. Beijing has urged Washington to be cautious with its words and deeds.
A joint survey conducted by Chinese and U.S. institutions revealed that people in the two countries believe China and the United States can be rivals and partners at the same time.
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