British Queen Elizabeth II on Thursday embarked on a three-day state visit to France to mark the 70th Anniversary of the Normandy landings during WWII, Buckingham Palace has announced.
Tourism to the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) is booming in northeast China border cities on the back of multiple travel schemes aimed at boosting the regional economy.
A Japanese civil group on Monday sued with the Tokyo District Court over Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's visit to war-linked Yasukuni Shrine, stating Abe's move was unconstitutional.
Japanese Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida said Monday the government was hopeful that the outcome of U.S. President Barack Obama's state visit here starting Wednesday will reaffirm the two countries'bilateral alliance.
U.S. First Lady Michelle Obama on Tuesday visited a high school in Chengdu in southwest China's Sichuan Province, expressing expectation of future progress by Chinese youth.
U.S. First Lady Michelle Obama arrived in Beijing on Thursday afternoon, kicking off her seven-day visit to China, at the invitation of Peng Liyuan, wife of Chinese President Xi Jinping.
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.
Australian researchers, main stream media and citizens criticized Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, who was in flagrant disregard of the strong opposition of his Asian neighbors, for his visit last month to Tokyo' Yasukuni Shrine, the memorial which enshrines Japan's war dead including 14 Class-A war criminals of World War II.
Chinese Foreign Ministry on Wednesday strongly criticized Japanese Internal Affairs minister Yoshitaka Shindo for his Yasukuni Shrine visit.
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi will visit Ethiopia, Djibouti, Ghana and Senegal from Jan. 6 to 11, Foreign Ministry spokesman Qin Gang told a daily press briefing here on Thursday.
A poll conducted in Japan has shown that nearly 70 percent of respondents think Prime Minister Shinzo Abe should take diplomatic relations into consideration in deciding whether to visit the war-linked Yasukuni Shrine, expressing their concerns over the controversial practice of the premier.
Bolivian President Juan Evo Morales Ayma arrived in Beijing on Thursday morning for a three-day state visit to China.
United States Secretary of State John Kerry will begin his two-day visit to the Philippines on Tuesday to hold bilateral talks with government officials, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said Monday.
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry arrived on Thursday evening in Israel for another visit to the region to salvage negotiations between Israel and the Palestinians, a spokesperson for the U.S. embassy to Israel confirmed to Xinhua.
A United Nations working group on women's rights will visit China from Dec. 12 to 19, the Chinese Foreign Ministry announced on Wednesday.
Japanese Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko on Saturday left for India for a week-long visit, marking the first to the country by Japanese emperor and empress.
The mainland's chief negotiator will lead a business delegation to visit Taiwan from Nov. 26 to Dec. 3, he announced on Monday.
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