Asked which region or country they thought offered the best returns, audience members at the “Asian Financial Forum”, which kicked off on Jan the 14th in Hong Kong, voted 48.9 per cent for China, 30.2 per cent for Southeast Asia, 10 per cent for the United States, 7.6 per cent for India and 3.3 per cent for Western.
Choked in dense smog for three consecutive days, Beijing started emergency response measures on Sunday to curb the hazardous air pollution.
Myanmar and the International Committee of Red Cross (ICRC) have vowed further cooperation in the latter's distribution of humanitarian aid to the country especially in conflict areas, the official daily New Light of Myanmar reported Tuesday.
A landslide engulfed a village in southwest China's Yunnan Province last Friday, killing 46 people. By Sunday, government authorities had cremated all the bodies, triggering anger from victims' families.
Eating three or more servings of blueberries and strawberries per week may help women reduce their risk of a heart attack by as much as one-third, researchers reported Monday in Circulation: Journal of the American Heart Association.
China has pledged to vigorously curb vehicle exhaust emissions after hazardous air pollution has shrouded parts of the country for several straight days, the environmental watchdog said Monday.
U.S. President Barack Obama on Monday said that Vice President Joe Biden has provided him with a list of proposals on how to prevent gun violence, and that he plans to present the details to the American people later this week.
Chinese market had become Jaguar Land Rover's biggest market.
Tens of thousands of French protesters took to the streets across the country on Sunday to protest against the country's plan to legalize same-sex marriage and to allow adoption for same-sex couples.
Greek Coast Guard recovered on Sunday the corpses of three illegal migrants and rescued three survivors at the eastern Aegean Sea.
Egypt's Court of Cassation's decision to accept an appeal by ousted ex-President Hosni Mubarak and his former Interior Minister Habib al-Adli on Sunday, increases the chances for their release, experts say.
The French air force on Sunday extended strike further north to Gao, one of the three major towns controlled by rebels in northern Mali, according to reports from local residents and official sources in Paris.
Syrian media said Sunday that scores of armed rebels were killed nationwide during clashes with army troops, as the Syrian parliament were working to prepare for a national dialogue among all spectra of the Syrian people.
The armies of India and Pakistan Sunday exchanged heavy fire and artillery shells once again on line-of-control (LoC) in Indian- controlled Kashmir, officials said.
Geological experts say a fatal landslide in southwest China was partly caused by an earthquake which hit the region four months ago. As many as 46 people have been killed in the latest disaster.
Dense smog continues to shroud the Chinese capital Beijing. Environmental authorities say pollution is at dangerous levels and residents are advised to stay indoors.
A former housing administration official in central China's Henan Province who was found owning 31 houses by an online whistle-blower has been arrested, local authorities announced on Monday.
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