Maldives President Mohamed Waheed on Friday stepped down as president as the country was prepared to hold the second round of the presidential elections.
There are some 1,980,200 foreigners living in Japan by the end of March this year, accounting for 1.54 percent of the total population, local media reported Thursday.
A State Council plan to suspend some laws governing foreign investment in the Shanghai pilot free trade zone (FTZ) will break new ground in China's investment management mechanism and boost foreign capital inflow, said analysts.
South Korea actively claimed its economy's resilience from financial woes in emerging economies, citing falling foreign debts, fiscal soundness and persistent current account surplus.
Chinese foreign minister Wang Yi will lead a delegation to start a two-day official visit to Cambodia on Tuesday, according to a press statement from Cambodian foreign ministry on Monday.
Banks approved for foreign exchange transactions sold more foreign currency than they bought last month, although regulatory authorities have denied that foreign capital has been massively withdrawn from the country.
In recent years, foreign-branded infant formula has become a premium commodity in the country following a series of milk powder scandals in domestic companies.However, following this scare, Chinese consumers are losing faith in foreign brands.
China's State Administration of Foreign Exchange (SAFE) pledged to step up monitoring and analysis of cross-border capital flows to guard against potential risks.
Indian Finance Minister P. Chidambaram said Wednesday that his country will further liberalize its economy to attract more foreign investment.
Eyeing strong growth momentum, Societe Generale China is aiming to think long term and build on its expertise to differentiate from competitors, said its chairwoman Anne Marion-Bouchacourt as the bank opened its seventh branch in the country on Wednesday.
The Vietnam Business Forum Mid-term 2013 kicked off in capital Hanoi Monday under the theme"New stage in economic restructuring: from agenda to actions".
With 11 foreign languages under her belt, 68-year-old villager-turned tour guide Xiu Xiuzhen has become a celebrity in the town of Yangshuo, a backpacker mecca in south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region.
South Korea's foreign debts declined in the first quarter due to a reduction in short-term debts, offsetting a rise in long-term liabilities.
The Philippine government has identified the foreign casualties who were killed in Tuesday's phreatic eruption of Mayon volcano.
South Korea's foreign reserves stayed at a record level due to the continued rise in investment returns and an increase in conversion value of non-dollar denominated assets, central bank data showed Monday.
China's dairy industry is attempting to rebrand itself due to plummeting consumer confidence and competition from foreign brands.
China's external financial assets expanded 9 percent to reach 5.17 trillion U.S. dollars by the end of 2012, the State Administration of Foreign Exchange said Monday.
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