The United States on Sunday dismissed the latest initiative by Syrian President Bashar al- Assad for ending the protracted conflict in his country, reiterating the call for his ouster.
Seven people, including six handicapped children and one adult, died on Friday in a fire that engulfed an unlicensed orphanage in central China.
A number of centers and institutes are developed by Singapore Management University to link schools to the business community and public and promote a life-long learning, Vice President of the Business Development and External Relations Office of SMU said in her new year greetings.
Spring Festival, or Chinese Lunar New Year, falls on February 10th, 2013. With more severe winter weather than usual, the Ministry of Public Security is urging local police to strengthen traffic management in advance.
South Korea's fund market expanded last year due to an increase in inflow into money market funds ( MMF), financial derivative-linked funds and real estate funds that offset an outflow from stock-type funds, industry data showed Friday.
As online shopping and deliveries surge in China, the country's logistics industry is set for rapid growth.But according to the State Post Bureau, more than 100 logistic companies' permits were canceled in 2012, over quality and safety concerns...
Sri Lanka's highest court ruled that the ongoing impeachment process of the chief justice as unconstitutional here on Thursday, deepening the crisis between parliament and judiciary, an official said here.
Chinese postal authorities said the permits of 116 express delivery companies were canceled in 2012 and urged greater supervision amid a series of reports on problems with the booming sector.
Thailand's northern city of Chiang Mai is expected to attract an increasing number of Chinese tourists in the foreseeable future now that a Chinese comedy shot on location in Chiang Mai has become a blockbuster in China.
Hong Kong's total retail sales value in November 2012 rose 9.5 percent over a year earlier, the city's Census & Statistics Department announced Thursday.
The U.S. stocks closed lower Thursday as minutes of the Federal Reserve's Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) showed that some Fed policymakers believe that ongoing asset purchases would likely last till the end of 2013.
The new U.S. Congress convened on Thursday to swear in members and face those old challenges lingering over the country, including a gridlock at the Capitol Hill.
Election season is well underway in Italy with the first round of serious name-calling and finger pointing, as worries begin to emerge that Italy's fragile economy might suffer again from the lack of stewardship amid the politicking.
The U.S. State Department said on Thursday that Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is aiming to return to her office as early as next week following treatment for blood clot in her head.
A policy that requires users to use their real names when registering for Internet access has triggered heated discussion, with some for and some against it.
The time is not right for a planned trip to the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) by Google's executive chairman, Eric Schmidt, and New Mexico's former governor, Bill Richardson, the U.S. State Department said on Thursday.
An investigation into a deadly tunnel blast in northern China found a subsidiary of the China Railway Tunnel Group covered up the catastrophe... Which killed eight people and injured five more.
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