China and Mexico vowed to boost economic and cultural relations during an official visit to the Latin American country by Chinese Vice Premier Liu Yandong.
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, in a cabinet reshuffle on Wednesday, retained almost half of his ministers in their current positions although controversially appointed Tomomi Inada, the former head of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party's Policy Research Council, to take on the defense minister portfolio replacing Gen Nakatani.
Insect scientists from Nairobi-based International Centre for Insect Physiology and Ecology (ICIPE) and their partners from Britain have discovered a male-killing microbe - a microscopic living organism that kills butterflies around Nairobi.
Vietnamese central bank has warned banks, credit institutions and financial organizations against hacker attacks after websites of Vietnam Airlines and IT systems at airports were hacked.
The Chosunilbo reported that the DPRK officials posted overseas secretly use smartphones made in South Korea, the Daily NK reported Monday quoting a source in China.
Taiwan leader Tsai Ing-wen made an official apology to the island’s indigenous people for centuries of suffering, in what she hopes is a step towards a grand reconciliation among Taiwan’s ethnic groups.
Chinese consumers have been famous for their enthusiasm for luxury products in recentyears, but a report said the country's luxury market is returning to a "rational growth."
The world seems to have forgotten the deafening sounds of gun fire that rocks Juba streets as it focuses its attention on the Rio Olympic Games. It has left many dispute and homeless. These refugees have run away from war, literally running for their lives.
Canadians have a reputation for being tough people, and the toughest of all Canadians tend to be lumberjacks.
An international LGBT group has submitted a petition asking a Guangdong-based university to apologize to a Guangzhou lesbian student couple for not issuing them diplomas as punishment for their highly publicized marriage proposal, according to the Global Times.
China introduced rules to better protect judicial staff, to ensure that judges and prosecutors execute their duties justly and independently, according to an official statement.
Streaming smartphone apps package lives of ordinary people as content, capture young eyeballs, spin money
Syrian helicopters dropped thousands of leaflets over rebel-held areas in the northern city of Aleppo on Wednesday, urging rebels to lay down their weapons and the civilians to cooperate with the Syrian army.
Medical degrees are gradually losing appeal among collage candidates on the Chinese mainland, with none of the 36 top scorers in this year's national college entrance examination (gaokao) is willing to be a doctor, according to a thepaper.cn survey.
The force said it will keep a close watch on crowded parks and other venues, to ‘avoid accidents’ after the release of the hugely popular smartphone game in the city
Families of all but one victim of a tour bus fire in Taiwan have signed settlement agreements with insurance companies, officials said on Tuesday. But some relatives expressed outrage, saying they had been left with no choice but to sign.