The International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Saturday wrapped up its spring meetings with calls for a mix of policies to boost growth and employment worldwide.
Australia's New South Wales is the state with the best chance of a strong economic recovery in 2013, according to CommSec's State of the States report released on Monday.
Finance ministers and central bank governors from the Group of 20 major economies on Friday pledged further actions to shore up growth while watching for monetary easing effects, and urged ratification of the IMF governance reform.
China's economic growth dipped to 7.7 percent in the first quarter, falling short of market expectations and suggesting a continued tepid economic rebound for the world's second-largest economy.
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry introduced here Monday four principles of the U.S. policies toward the Asia-Pacific region and said his country will continue to build on its "active and enduring" presence in the region.
China's gross domestic product (GDP) growth unexpectedly slowed to 7.7 percent in the first quarter of 2013, down from 7.9 percent during the final quarter of 2012, data from the National Bureau of Statistics showed on Monday.
On Sunday, Chinese President Xi Jinping delivered a keynote speech at the opening ceremony of the 2013 annual conference of the Boao Forum for Asia.
German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble and his U.S. counterpart Jack Lew played down their different views on austerity on Tuesday while emphasizing shared commitment to growth and fiscal discipline.
The growth in world travel and tourism was robust in 2012 despite many economic challenges, a report released by the Travel and Tourism Council (WTTC) said here Tuesday.
President Xi Jinping said Monday that the country will sustain "relatively high" economic growth but refrain from only seeking speed in growth.
Despite its better than expected 6. 6 percent gross domestic product (GDP) growth last year, the Philippines will lag behind other members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) in the long-term if it does not adopt the needed improvements, according to the Organization of Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD).
The U.S. Federal Reserve on Wednesday announced that it will keep the short-term interest rate near zero and continue its controversial assets purchase program to bolster economic growth and job creation until the economic outlook improves substantially.
China's central bank governor Zhou Xiaochuan said said the forecast M2 growth in 2013 has been projected to emphasize that the year's broad money supply should not grow too rapidly, compared with previous figures.
China keeps its 2013 gross domestic product (GDP) growth target unchanged at around 7.5 percent this year to leave some leeway for economic restructuring, according to a government work report to be delivered by Premier Wen Jiabao at the annual legislative session Tuesday.
Perhaps more than any other global economy, Australia, a mineral-rich country, is keeping an eagle's eye on developments in China and the its expected economic rebound in the Year of the Snake.
A new economic report by Chinese and Western economists published by a leading British think-tank on Monday argues that China can look forward to a period of stability that runs counter to the gloomy predictions of some Western economists.
As world leaders gather in Davos discussing issues such as how the global economy can get back to robust growth, here are some of the top take-away quotes from them.
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