The current situation around the Huangyan Islands has remained stable and China hopes there are no more conflicts concerning the issue, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Hong Lei said Monday.
Venezuela's Vice President Nicolas Maduro Monday read a letter from ailing President Hugo Chavez to leaders attending the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC) Summit held in Chile's capital Santiago.
Iranian Defense Minister Ahmad Vahidi said Monday that Iran took the first step to send man to space.
Dutch Queen Beatrix announced her abdication in favor of her eldest son Prince Willem-Alexander in an address to the nation on Monday evening.
New Zealand government and dairy industry officials continued to reassure consumers around the globe Monday that New Zealand dairy products while denying claims they had delayed publication of tests showing traces of a pasture treatment chemical.
The death toll from a fire early Sunday in a crowded nightclub in southern Brazil has climbed to 233, and 106 injured are receiveing treatment in hospital, local television reports said.
Bulgarians have postponed construction of a new nuclear power plant for an indefinite future, according to unofficial data released on Sunday evening after a low-turnout referendum held on this issue.
China will impose anti-dumping duties on ethylene glycol monobutyl ether and diethylene glycol monobutyl ether imported from the United States and the European Union for five years starting on Jan. 28, a government statement said.
Environment has been completely integrated into discussions as political and business leaders talk about new visions for economic growth at the annual Davos meeting, Danish Environment Minister Ida Auken said on Friday.
While consumer complaint cases decreased in 2012, dissatisfaction over online group purchase was on a significant rise in Hong Kong, according to data released by a local consumer watchdog.
British Prime Minister David Cameron said on Thursday that his Wednesday announcement of the plan to hold an in-or-out referendum on Britain's EU membership is not about "turning our backs on Europe."
Japanese Defense Minister Itsunori Onodera said here Friday that the missile research ability of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) has entered into a new stage, local media reported.
Fan, deputy secretary-general of the political consultative conference of the city of Guangzhou in south China's Guangdong province, said officials' assets should be declared and disclosed.
Vice Premier Li Keqiang on Thursday vowed to strengthen the government's role in supervising food safety and urged authorities to eliminate food safety hazards ahead of the Spring Festival holiday.
Beijing will maintain its license plate lottery scheme next year, as well as cap the number of registered cars at 240,000, a local official said Thursday.
A Foreign Ministry spokesman called for calm and restraint from all concerned parties on Thursday after the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) vowed to conduct "a higher-level nuclear test."
The global economy is poised for a gradual upturn in 2013 as the constraints on growth gradually ease, but policy complacency should be guarded against as risks remain, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) said in its updated World Economic Outlook (WEO) on Wednesday.
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