
Indonesia completes numerous ASIAD 2018 facilities
Indonesia is on track in terms of preparing facilities to host the 18th Asian Games (ASIAD 2018), according to Indonesian Public Works
Finnish president inaugurated, calls for bigger role of UN, EU
Finnish President Sauli Niinisto on January 1 took his pledge in front of the Finnish parliament, beginning his second six-year term as president.
DPRK athletes arrive in RoK for PyeongChang Olympics
Olympic athletes from the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) arrived in the Republic of Korea (RoK) on February 1 for the upcoming PyeongChang 2018 Winter Games.
RoK seeks qualitative growth of inbound tourism
The Republic of Korea's tourism promotion agency will push forward efforts to stabilise and diversify the country's inbound tourism market this year
ASEAN prioritises poverty eradication
Poverty eradication and development gaps narrowing are always top priorities of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN).
India, Cambodia ink four cooperative pacts
India and Cambodia signed four agreements on January 27, including a 36.9-million-USD credit package for a water resource development project in Cambodia and an MoU on prevention of human trafficking
Indonesia, Malaysia share counter-terrorism experience with India
Indonesian President Joko Widodo and Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak shared counter-terrorism experiences with India
Philippines prepares for three-month-long volcano emergency
The Philippines is bracing for a possible three-month-long emergency in areas around an erupting volcano, which has already displaced more than 81,000
ASEAN countries fight terrorism via information exchange
Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, the Philippines, Thailand and Brunei on January 25 agreed to cooperate and coordinate on
Congratulations to new Liberian President
President Tran Dai Quang, on January 25, sent a congratulatory message to George Tawlon Manneh Oppong Ousman Weah
Avalanche kills one in Japan ski resort after volcanic eruption
A Japanese soldier has been killed in an avalanche in central Japan that may have been triggered by a volcanic eruption.
North Korea delegates arrive in Seoul for pre-Olympics inspection
North Korean delegates arrived in Seoul on Sunday (Jan 21) on their way to inspect venues and prepare cultural performances for next month's Winter Olympics, in the first visit by Pyongyang officials to the South in four years.
Myanmar, Russia boost military cooperation
Myanmar and Russia signed a cooperative agreement in defence on January 20, as part of Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu
Philippines' main airport fires contractor over baggage thefts
Manila airport fired a major contractor and announced a raft of new security measures on Friday (Jan 19) after a spate of baggage thefts at the main Philippine gateway once derided as the world's worst airport.
Laos, Cambodia discuss security matters
An annual bilateral meeting between the Ministry of Public Security of Laos and the Ministry of Interior of Cambodia was held on January 17