Three NATO soldiers died as a car bombing rocked southern Afghanistan on Monday, the military alliance confirmed in a statement.
The U.S. Federal Reserve on Wednesday pledged to keep its stimulus policy in place, as a mixed bag of economic data released recently have fueled fears of a slowdown in tentative growth.
Hong Kong schools are starving for the formulation and implementation of an anti-sexual harassment policy in the wake of the low level of awareness of the education sector on the subject, according to a survey conducted by an independent statutory body in the city.
he Japanese government has passed during a cabinet meeting on Friday a five-year basic plan on ocean policy, which aims at promoting undersea resources development and enhancing surveillance capacity around its waters.
South Korea's economic growth fell to a three-year low last year, which is expected to drive the central bank into action amid the widely anticipated stimulus package under the new administration of President Park Geun-hye.
With no mention of Chinese banks setting their own interest rates, China's central bank governor, Zhou Xiaochuan, said the country should remain on high alert, for inflation.
Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao on Tuesday said China will stick to its family planning policy, but will improve the population policy to promote long-term and balanced growth.
Japan's government has tapped Asian Development Bank (ADB) President Haruhiko Kuroda, 68, to succeed Masaaki Shirakawa as the Bank of Japan's (BOJ) governor, government sources stated Monday.
China is determined to pursue the internationalization of the renminbi on a market-oriented basis, and will closely watch the spillover effects of Japan's ultra-loose monetary policy.
Travelers from 45 countries can now benefit from a 72-hour visa-free stay policy in Beijing and Shanghai, a move that could attract more transit visitors.
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