Democratisation is not solution to Mali's crisis

, Chairman of the National Committee of thePeople's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) of China Yu Zhengsheng, who is on an official goodwill visit to Denmark, met with Danish Prime Minister Helle Thorning-Schmidt in Copenhagen. Yu ...

Congolese media say a mines-for-infrastructure barter agreement between the Democratic Republic of Congo and a consortium of Chinese companies may be at risk because China's Exim Bank has reportedly withdrawn its support. When the deal was announced ...

Sultan of Brunei Hassanal Bolkiah gave this statement at the end of the twenty-second Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Summit, on April 24 to 25, 2013. The theme of the conference was "Our People, Our Future Together." Excerpt from the ...

At a breakfast meeting with the Chinese National Association of Industry and Commerce today, Premier Jiang Yi-huah highlighted the importance of bolstering economic growth and encouraged his administration team to persist in their efforts to spread ...

Since the end of the Cold War, and especially since the beginning of the 21st century, the world order has changed significantly. This has brought major challenges to big power relations. Furthermore, in this era of globalization which advocates ...

ISLAMABAD: Following is the text of the Federal Budget 2013-14 speech of Finance Minister Ishaq Dar delivered in the National Assembly on Wednesday. Bismillahir-Rehmanir-Rahim PART-I Mr. Speaker,Mr. Speaker,1. As I rise to present the first budget ...

The Government of Ghana has reportedly reached agreement for an US$8 million housing loan with the Government of China. Though the US$8 million have allegedly been received, the loan agreement has not been laid before Parliament for approval as ...

Barack Obama and Xi Jinping ended their first US-China summit Saturday, forging a rapport and policy understandings, if not breakthroughs, on North Korea, climate and cyber issues. The presidents spent eight hours together over two days, in ...

Nations across the world continue to grapple with how to address climate change, and there have been some tough lessons learned since the Kyoto Protocol, first adopted in 1997. David Shorr, a program officer at the Stanley Foundation, talks about ...