Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China (CPC), vowed to unswervingly fight against corruption and keep power reined within the cage of regulations.
U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on Wednesday in a congressional hearing took responsibility for the security failure in the attack on the U.S. consulate in Benghazi, Libya. But she defended fiercely for the handling by the Obama administration on the attack's aftermath.
A suicide bomber blew himself up at a funeral in a Shiite mosque in a city in northern Iraq on Wednesday, killing at least 35 people and wounding 75 others, a local police source told Xinhua.
A Syrian opposition group at home has warned of a Kurdish-Arab civil war due to the raging battles between Syrian Kurds and armed rebels in northern Syria, at a time when the Human Rights Watch blamed the rebels of infringing upon minorities' properties.
As the global economy gradually recovers, the Asian equity and bond market, especially North Asia equities remains attractive for global investors, said a report by a banking organization on Thur.
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) said Wednesday that the world economy stands poised for a gradual upturn in 2013 with output rising by 3.5 percent. The estimate marks a modest uptick from 3.2 percent in 2012, but was slightly lower than the IMF's last projection.
The head of the city’s engineering corps has sounded an alarm over a looming shortage of qualified staff, as the city prepares to take up work on HK$10 billion worth of infrastructure projects.
Prior to the coming Chinese New Year of the Snake, Chimelong Safari Park on the suburbs of South China's city of Guangzhou, recently opened the "Snake Trail" ---- the largest Eco Theme Park of snakes in the world, with more than 300 serpents in 20 different species.
Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard unveiled Australia's first national security strategy on Wednesday, saying Australia's primary national security focus will be on the Asian region in a post 9/11 era.
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki- moon on Tuesday called for an innovative action to deal with the numerous challenges facing the world and to meet shared goals such as sustainable development, disarmament and conflict resolution.
The White House on Tuesday said they welcomed the House Republicans' proposal of a short-term extension of debt limit and the President would sign the bill if it could reach his desk.
China has called on Myanmar to resolve clashes between the government and armed rebels, at the first Strategic Security Consultation with Myanmar leaders on Sunday, in Nay Pyi Taw.
Beijing will strengthen its efforts to treat PM2.5 and slash the density of major air pollutants by 2 percent this year, the municipality's acting mayor said Tuesday.
The announcement by the Philippine government that it would seek reparation for the damage caused by the grounding of a U.S. Navy minesweeper in southern Philippines has not abated anti-American criticisms spawned by the incident.
U.S. President Barack Obama on Monday took oath for his second term in a public inauguration ceremony at the Capitol grounds, reaffirming America's founding principles in a call for unity and a vow for more engagement in foreign affairs.
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Sunday welcomed Myanmar government's announcement about a ceasefire in Kachin and called on both sides to "make serious efforts to create conditions for sustainable peace" in the region.
China is firmly opposed to comments made by the United States about the Diaoyu Islands, Foreign Ministry spokesman Qin Gang said here Sunday.
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