In its newly-released Global Economic Prospects report, the World Bank acknowledged that the world economy remains fragile four years after the onset of the global financial crisis. Here is World Bank Group President Jim Yong Kim. What we see is the...
Authorities in Beijing have now dropped the yellow alert for smog. The PM 2.5 index in the capital is now sitting at around 100. While still above the Chinese government's safety standard of 75, the PM 2.5 count is down significantly from the near on...
Beijing Children's Hospital has seen the number of sick children increase following days of air pollution in the city. Jiang Ziyu is a nine year old girl. My hands are red, my body has had a strange reaction too. I am coughing a lot and my stomach is...
The UN Nuclear watchdog is trying to finalize a deal with Iran over its disputed atomic activities. During talks in Tehran on Wednesday, the International Atomic Energy Agency said it hopes Iran would open access to Parchin military site. Herman Nack...
Colombian rebel leaders have demanded the presence of the nation's top agriculture official to discuss the issue of agrarian reform at ongoing peace talks in Havana. The Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) negotiator Jesus Santrich: For thi...
Military commanders from across West Africa have gathered in Mali's capital, Bamako, to discuss plans for an immediate deployment of troops to dislodge Islamist extremists occupying the country's north. Nigerian army Major General Shehu Abdul-Kadir:...
Ma Yun, founder of the Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba Group announced that he would be stepping down from the position of CEO in May. Instead, Ma will concentrate on his work as chairman of the Alibaba Group board of directors to help the new CEO c...
Chinese authorities are planning to survey the Diaoyu Islands in the East China Sea as part of a program to map its territorial islands and reefs. A Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson said the move is aimed to safeguard China's marine rights. The...
Iran's Atomic Energy Organization says that Iran has made progress in nuclear technology. Head of Organization Fereidoon Abbasi said on Monday Iran has made good progress in the design and construction of reactors. The remarks came as Iran is to hold...
The Colombian government and the leftist FARC rebels have started a third round of peace talks in Cuba. The two sides began negotiating an end to their half-century-old conflict last November, but so far have only agreed on procedural issues. Preside...
The mother of a young rape victim in central China's Hunan Province has filed a petition over her detainment in a labor camp. The mother - surname Tang - was sent to a labor camp in August after campaigning for harsher punishments for those found gui...
Military experts in China are warning against Japan's latest drill apparently aimed at recapturing lost islands. Military expert Yin Zhuo says the drill could be preparation for future operations on the Diaoyu islands. According to Japanese media rep...
We have taken numerous measures and put forward new laws in order to guarantee that we are doing the best to put our household back in order, especially to guarantee liquidity which is the engine for a well running economy. The Greek Prime Minister A...
The Chinese capital continued to suffer from a dense fog this Monday after the city saw probably the worst on record air quality over the weekend. I have difficulty breathing. Today has actually been better than the weekend. We live on the east side...
Harbin, located in northeast China, is the capital city of Hei Longjiang Province. With an average temperature of minus 25 Centigrade or minus 13 Fahrenheit in winter, it is known as the Ice City. The International Snow Sculpture Competition is one o...
