Indonesian President Joko Widodo on Sunday announced his cabinet lineup with over half of its posts filled by technocrats, and Widodo himself called the cabinet " Working Cabinet."
A senior media correspondent from Nepal has been selected as a finalist for the News Professionals in Developing Countries category at the WMS Global Awards for Excellence 2014, the World Media Summit secretariat announced on Sunday.
Nepali journalist among finalists for WMS Global Awards for Excellence
A one-day strike enforced by a coalition of several Islamist parties demanding arrest and punishment of a sacked minister was observed peacefully in Bangladesh on Sunday.
Foreigners may be able to buy and own houses more conveniently in the near future in Vietnam as most of the deputies at the ongoing Vietnam's National Assembly meeting said "yes" with the drafting of expanding subjects and conditions for foreign organizations and individuals to buy and own houses in the country.
Today, UnionPay International announces that holders of UnionPay cards issued overseas can enjoy a 15% discount and diversified privileges in Xintiandi business district, a landmark in Shanghai.
Convicted war criminal Ghulam Azam, one of the most high profile leaders of Bangladesh's largest Islamist party, has died.
South Korea's economic growth fell to the lowest in five quarters in the third quarter, bolstering the causes of fiscal and monetary stimulus, the country's central bank data showed Friday.
The G20 cultural festival in Australian city of Brisbane kicked off on Friday featuring a spectacular laser light and projection show.
Moderate exposure to the sun helps prevent obesity and diabetes and is important for good health, an Australian-led study published in the Diabetes journal on Friday revealed.
Australia's birth rate has continued to fall, reaching its lowest point since 2006, according to figures released on Friday by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS).
SK Hynix, the world's second-largest memory chip maker, posted a record quarterly earnings in the third quarter due to solid demand for DRAM chips and improved profitability in the NAND flash memory chip business, a regulatory filing showed Thursday.
South Korea's trade terms were improved for the first time in five months due to lower global oil prices, central bank data showed Thursday.
The Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) has released detained American Jeffrey Edward Fowle and handed him over to the United States, official news agency KCNA reported Wednesday.
Philippine President Benigno S. Aquino III said Wednesday that his government is carrying out a two-pronged approach in dealing with the terrorist Abu Sayyaf Group.
New Zealand's main gauges of inflation, the consumers price index (CPI) rose by 0.3 percent in the third consecutive quarter ending September, which brought the annual CPI increase to 1 percent, the government statistics agency announced Thursday.
After years of mistrust and tension-filled relations, there are now indications that Afghanistan's new President Ashraf Ghani and Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif are ready to "bury the hatchet," open a new chapter in bilateral ties between the two neighboring countries, and boost cooperation in the quest for peace and security in the region.
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