Central Party authorities here in China are vowing to harshly crack down on terrorist attacks and maintain lasting stability in Xinjiang. The pledge comes after a meeting presided by Xi Jinping. A statement issued after the meeting stresses that the...
Exit polls show that confectionery tycoon Petro Poroshenko has won with an absolute majority in the Ukrainian presidential election. Three polls have given Poroshenko between 55 and 57 percent of the vote, as well ahead of former Prime Minister Yulia...
Chinese authorities have strongly condemned the terror attack that happened in Xinjiang on Thursday So far 31 people have been confirmed dead and 94 injured. The international community has also condemned the violence. The attack took place at a mark...
The Shanghai Declaration calls for a comprehensive, lasting and just security in Asia. The statement echoes the call made by Chinese President Xi Jinping at the start of the fourth summit of the Conference on Interaction and Confidence Building Measu...
Chinese President Xi Jinping is calling on Asian countries to promote unity, cooperation, and the development of the continent. He made the call at the ongoing fourth summit of the Conference on Interaction and Confidence Building Measures in Asia. O...
The first of four Chinese ships sent to evacuate nationals in Vietnam has left with just under a thousand people onboard. The ship is on its way to Haikou. Four ships with a capacity of around a thousand people are set to evacuate Chinese citizens af...
China is to suspend some of its plans for bilateral exchanges with Vietnam in response to the deadly violence against Chinese nationals in the country. So far at least two Chinese nationals in Vietnam have died and more than 100 others have been inju...
The Chinese government has launched a formal protest against the recent violence in Vietnam against Chinese companies. At least one Chinese national in Vietnam has been killed and more than 100 others injured amid the anti-China protests which have b...
Ukrainian government has held talks on the potential decentralization of power in Kiev. The meeting is part of a peace plan crafted by the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe. As part of the meeting, Ukraine's central authorities have...
Turkey's mining sector has been hit by a major disaster. 157 miners have been killed and some 200-others remain trapped underground following an explosion at a coal mine late Tuesday at a mine in Western Turkey. There were about 600-workers undergrou...
Pro-Russian activists in the Donetsk and Luhansk regions have declared independence. This follows self-declared referendums in the two regions on Sunday. A celebration has been held outside the so-called Donetsk People's Republic administration build...
The Chinese and Kenyan governments have signed a new deal to build a railway linking Nairobi to Mombasa. The deal has been inked as part of the conclusion of Chinese Premier Li Keqiang's 3-day visit to Kenya. We welcome Kenyan companies to promote th...
China says it is deeply concerned by the escalating Ukraine crisis with violence and clashes causing numerous casualties in east and south Ukraine. Foreign Ministry spokesman Qin Gang said Saturday China calls on all parties in Ukraine to stay calm a...
The OSCE monitors held by pro-Russian protestors have been released. The state RIA Novosti news agency reported this Saturday, citing Russian President Vladimir Putin's special envoy. U.S. President Barack Obama and German Chancellor Angela Merkel ha...
Malaysia Airlines says in a statement that its representatives have been in touch with the families of those onboard the missing MH370 flight to initiate an advance compensation payment process. It says this is to assist the family members in meeting...
