BRICS media leaders to secure louder voice

2015-12-01 21:37:12

Leaders of the media from BRICS countries have called for better cooperation and upgrading of information technology to secure greater power in international affairs and break western media domination at a forum in Beijing on Tuesday.

Thais celebrating the king's birthday

2015-12-01 08:19:22

Dec 5 this year marks the auspicious occasion of the 88th birthday of King Bhumibol Adulyadej of the Kingdom of Thailand.

Bilateral trade growth due to continue, minister says

2015-12-01 08:19:22

The past few years have seen substantial expansion of trade volume between China and Thailand, with the trend expected to continue despite sluggish growth in the global economy, Witit Theeramungcalanon, minister of commercial affairs in the Royal Thai embassy in Beijing, said this week.

S. Korean parliament ratifies FTA with China, step toward regional integration

2015-11-30 18:19:26

South Korea's parliament on Monday ratified its free trade agreement (FTA) with China, taking an important step toward regional economic integration.

53 child soldiers released in Myanmar

2015-11-30 16:12:04

Myanmar has released 53 more child soldiers who had been recruited and used in military services, bringing the total number of children discharged in 2015 to 146, according to a statement of the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) on Monday.

Japan to resume whaling in the Antarctic despite IWC ruling

2015-11-29 09:37:04

Japan has decided to resume whaling in the Antarctic Ocean by the end of March after a hiatus since last year, a move likely to prompt international outrage.

China welcomes talks between DPRK, ROK

2015-11-27 18:28:46

A Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman said Friday that China hopes inter-governmental talks between the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) and the Republic of Korea (ROK) will be held smoothly and achieve positive progress.

S.Korea, DPRK agree to hold vice ministers' meeting for improved ties

2015-11-27 11:10:55

South Korea and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) agreed to hold a vice ministerial-level meeting next month in the DPRK's border city of Kaesong, Seoul's unification ministry said on Friday.

India successfully testfires nuclear-capable Prithvi II missile

2015-11-26 18:33:20

India Thursday successfully testfired its home-made, nuclear-capable Prithvi II missile from a defense base in the eastern state of Odisha, sources said.

Vietnam adopts first ever law on referendum

2015-11-25 23:34:26

Vietnamese National Assembly passed the first Law on referendum in the country at the ongoing parliament meeting here on Wednesday.

China criticizes Philippines over South China Sea arbitration

2015-11-25 19:11:41

A Foreign Ministry spokesperson on Wednesday criticized the Philippines as tribunal in the Hague began hearing a case initiated by the Philippines over the South China Sea.

Chinese volunteer teachers feel Mandarin fever in Kyrgyzstan

2015-11-25 15:40:16

Postgraduates from Northwest China's Lanzhou Universty feel the Chinese language fever during their volunteer Chinese teaching in some universities in Kyrgyzstan.