Chinese police have cracked down more than 90,000 economic crimes since 2017, recovering losses of 100 billion yuan (US$15.8 billion), the Ministry of Public Security said on May 15.
The Cairo-based Arab League (AL) will hold an emergency meeting on May 17 to discuss the situation of Jerusalem after the United States moved its embassy to Israel to the disputable holy city, official MENA news agency reported on May 15.
Sixteen Palestinians were killed and more than 400 injured on May 14 during heavy confrontations between hundreds of angry Palestinian protestors and Israeli soldiers in eastern Gaza Strip close to the border with Israel, medics said.
A gunbattle raged between Afghan security forces and a handful of militants following a series of explosions in the eastern city of Jalalabad on Sunday (May 13) that killed at least four people and wounded at least 20, officials said.
Mahathir Mohamad was sworn in as Malaysia's seventh prime minister on May 10 following his stunning election victory over the coalition that has ruled the Southeast Asian nation for six decades since independence from Britain.
A military parade to honor the 73rd anniversary of the end of the Great Patriotic War will start on Moscow's Red Square on May 9 at 10:00 a.m. local time (07:00 GMT).
Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China (CPC) and Chinese president, met Kim Jong-un, chairman of the Workers' Party of Korea (WPK) and chairman of the State Affairs Commission of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), in Dalian, northeast China's Liaoning Province, on May 7-8.
Vladimir Putin took oath of office on May 7 to start his fourth term as Russian president.
Standing in the ornately-decorated Andreyevsky Hall of the Grand Kremlin Palace, with his hand on a gold-embossed copy of the constitution, Putin swore to serve the Russian people, to safeguard rights and freedoms, and protect Russian sovereignty.
Indonesia is making efforts to create world-class tourism destinations for vegetarians, according to Minister of Tourism Arief Yahya.
The country has launched large-scale advertising campaigns to attract more foreign tourists with a hope of making tourism the biggest foreign exchange source for the econom
y, the minister said.
The second preparatory meeting towards the World Conference on Creative Economy 2018 is underway in Bali, Indonesia, on May 3 - 4, discussing various issues for the conference in November this year.
Thai Prime Minister Prayut Chan-ocha on May 1 reassured that the general election will be definitely held in early 2019. The statement was made amid the anti-junta activists’ warning to stage a large-scale demonstration in May.
The "trade tension" between China and the US could easily lead to a more serious friction that affects the stability and security of the world, Singaporean Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong said in his May Day Rally speech on May 1.
Top leader Kim Jong-un of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) is to cross the military demarcation line today (April 27) for a historic meeting with the Republic of Korea (RoK) President Moon Jae-in, becoming the first DPRK leader ever to set foot on the southern side since the Korean War.
US President Donald Trump could possibly come to Britain for a working visit in July, Sky News reported on April 25, saying details of the trip were expected to be announced in the next few days.
Cambodia’s Senate, the fourth tenure, held its first plenary session in Phnom Penh on April 23 under the chair of King Norodom Sihamoni, during which Vice President of the ruling Cambodian People’s Party (CPP) Samdech Say Chhum was elected as President of the Senate in the fourth tenure.
Cambodia plans to deploy a total of 80,000 security personnel to ensure security and public order during the general election in July, a senior officer said on April 18.
Malaysia and Japan signed an agreement on April 18, paving the way for the transfer of Japanese defence equipment and technology to the Southeast Asian country.
US President Donald Trump will host Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe for a working visit on April 17-18, said a US official.
The yearly Arab League (AL) Summit concluded in Dhahran, Saudi Arabia with unwavering stands for preserving regional peace and unity, especially the problems related to Jerusalem, Syria, Yemen...
Nations urge diplomatic and sustainable solution in Syria as an airstrike by the United States and its allies on April 14 on Syrian government facilities earlier on the same day stoked fear for an escalation of the situation.
US President Donald Trump cast doubt on April 12 over the timing of his threatened strike on Syria in response to a reported poison gas attack, while France said it had proof of Syria's guilt but needed to gather more information.
US President Donald Trump warned Russia on April 11 of imminent military action in Syria over a suspected poison gas attack, declaring that missiles "will be coming" and lambasting Moscow for standing by Syrian President Bashar Assad.
Israeli troops firing into a crowd of Palestinian demonstrators in the Gaza Strip has triggered concern of an eruption of conflict in the region. The efforts aimed at salvaging the Middle East peace process are being severely threatened by violent outbursts across the Palestinian coastal land over the past few days.
Donald Trump will regret it if he pulls out of the nuclear deal with Iran, President Hassan Rouhani said on April 9, warning the US president that the Iranian response would be stronger than he thinks.
Indonesian authorities closed an airport in Aceh province on April 7 after Mount Sinabung volcano on the neighbouring island of Sumatra erupted, a local official said.
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