British Secretary of State for Defense Ben Wallace discussed strengthening Ukraine's security and defense capabilities through cooperation with Ukrainian Defense Minister Andriy Taran during a vis
The coronavirus pandemic and subsequent restriction measures has hit Thailand's tourism. /VCG Thailand's economy saw its biggest annual contraction in 22 years and a record quarterly fall in t
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe checked into a hospital in Tokyo on Monday for what one of his aide's described as a "health checkup" although rumors have been swir
The Chinese Embassy in Poland on Sunday expressed its opposition to U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo's erroneous claims on China during his visit to the European co
Lebanon received on Saturday more support and donations from foreign countries, following the explosions that rocked Beirut's port on Aug. 4, LBCI local TV channel reporte
Peruvian authorities reported on Friday that 400 police officers have died and about 24,000 others have been infected with the novel coronavirus (COVID-19). Minister o
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe attends a press conference in Tokyo, Japan, August 12, 2020. /CFP "I came to deliver a message from (ruling Liberal Democratic Party) President Abe that
Yang Jiechi, a member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, on Friday visited the Vietnamese embassy in Beijing to mourn the
Russian Deputy Prime Minister Yury Trutnev has tested positive for COVID-19, TASS news agency reported on Wednesday, citing his assistant. Trutnev's trip to the Far Eas
People visit the China International Public Health Security Epidemic Prevention Protection Materials (Guangzhou) Fair at Guangzhou International Sourcing Center in Guan
A Chinese mainland spokesperson on Wednesday denounced the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) authority's attempt to seek "Taiwan independence" under the pretext of th
Prime Minister Jean Castex said on Tuesday that France's coronavirus infection rate was headed in the wrong direction and that a collective response was necessary if it was to avoid losing contro
Travelers with a COVID-19 negative test report within seven days will be allowed to enter the Chinese mainland from Macao without a 14-day quarantine since Wednesday,
Learning institutions in the Democratic Republic of Congo were ordered shut in March as part of efforts to curb further spread of the virus. /VCG Image Learning institutions in the Democratic
China's Foreign Ministry on Monday slammed the U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar's ongoing visit to Taiwan, urging the U.S. side to stop official inte
A male employee of the Tokyo 2020 organizing committee has been confirmed as infected with COVID-19, it was announced here on Saturday. The man in the 20s became the s
Different colored road markings and a line in the tarmac mark the border between Ireland and Northern Ireland near Bridgend, Northern Ireland, October 16, 2019. /Reuters Britain announced a 20