Chinese President Xi Jinping's special envoy Liu Yandong met in Seoul on February 26 with the Republic of Korea (RoK) President Moon Jae-in, urging efforts to boost ties consistent with the original intention of both sides in establishing diplomatic relations.
China will continue proactive fiscal policy and prudent monetary policy in 2018, according to a statement released after a meeting of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee on February 24.
Indonesia has declared emergency in anticipation of worsening forest fires in Riau and South Sumatra provinces on Sumatra Island and West and Central Kalimantan on Borneo Island.
The Japanese government said on February 21 it will host the 2019 summit of the Group of 20 advanced and emerging economies in the western region of Osaka.
Schedule for the annual the Republic of Korea (RoK)-U.S. war game, which was delayed during the period of the 23rd Winter Olympics and Paralympic Games, will be unveiled after the Paralympic Games ending in mid-March, RoK's defense chief said Tuesday (Feb.20).
U.S. President Donald Trump and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin spoke over phone on Monday (Feb.12) to discuss the Russian plane crash as well as issues concerning the Middle East peace process and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK).
Russian and Israeli leaders discussed the Israel-Syria border incident in a phone conversation, the Kremlin has said in a statement.
Russian President Vladimir Putin and Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan agreed to strengthen coordination between the two countries' military and security services in Syria in the fight against terrorism, the Kremlin said in a statement.
United Nations (UN) Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on February 6 condemned the use of chemical weapons in Syria and called for unity of the Security Council in order to bring the perpetrators to justice.
U.S. lawmakers on February 6 questioned President Donald Trump's strategy regarding the ongoing Afghan war.
The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) has set up a plan to attract visitors from the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) following a research forecasting the number of ASEAN arrivals to reach 10 million this year.
Tens of thousands of people rallied across Russia on February 3 to demonstrate national unity on the occasion of the 75th anniversary of the defeat of Nazi forces in the Battle of Stalingrad.
Finnish President Sauli Niinisto on January 1 took his pledge in front of the Finnish parliament, beginning his second six-year term as president.
Trade volume between the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and China hit a record high in 2017, according to the Chinese Ministry of Commerce.
Romania's first woman Prime Minister Viorica Dancila and her cabinet were sworn in before President Klaus Iohannis late on January 29.
China and Japan agreed to hold a new round of China-Japan-ROK leaders' meetings as soon as possible, and foster the proper environment for the trilateral summit.
A bomb hidden in an ambulance killed at least 95 people and wounded about 158 in the Afghan capital Kabul on Saturday when it blew up at a police checkpoint in a busy part of the city that was crowded with pedestrians at the time of the attack.
The European parliament on January 23 began divvying-up British seats that will be left empty post-Brexit from 2019 with Spain, France, Italy and the Netherlands scooping up most initially.
The Thai government has announced that it will call a meeting with relevant units to follow up on the effects of action taken to stop illegal fishing.
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson discussed the Syrian conflict in a telephone call, in particular ways to bring stability to the country’s north, the Russian foreign ministry said on Sunday.
Myanmar and Russia signed a cooperative agreement in defence on January 20, as part of Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu’s visit to Myanmar.
The Government of Germany has supported the implementation of two joint projects between Cambodia and Laos and between Cambodia and Thailand, on natural resources management in the Mekong River Basin.
Trade volume between five countries along the Lancang - Mekong river and China’s Yunnan province surge 13.4 percent year-on-year to 81 billion yuan (12 billion USD) in 2017, according to customs of Kunming, capital of Yunnan.
Emerging market equities powered to their highest in nearly 10 years on January 16 as Asian shares reached another record, while the rand firmed to 2 1/2-year highs and China's yuan hovered near a two-year peak.
Laos and Myanmar are mulling over an electricity agreement to empower Laos' development needs, local daily Vientiane Times quoted a senior Lao official as saying on January 16.
