Jones Lang LaSalle (JLL), a UK-based global real estate services firm, has released its latest ‘Doing Business’ report, in which it ranks Singapore as the best place to do business in Asia.

Global food markets could be disrupted by the El Nino event predicted for later this year.

Regular exercise in old age has as powerful an effect on life expectancy as giving up smoking, researchers say.

The “Thai Festival 2015” will be held on May 16-17 in Tokyo to honour His Majesty the King on the occasion of his 88th birthday anniversary.

Senior officials in charge of East Asia and Pacific of the US Department of State and Department of Defense held a hearing on May 13 to the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations on the East Sea issue.

Rescue work has resumed to find victims and survivors of the latest deadly earthquake to hit Nepal.

The biggest global school rankings have been published, with Asian countries in the top five spots and African countries at the bottom.

French President Francois Hollande began the first visit by a French head of state to Cuba by noting it was "special" in light of Washington's opening to the island.

Russian President Vladimir Putin said after talks with German Chancellor Angela Merkel on May 10 that the peace process in eastern Ukraine was progressing despite difficulties.

British Prime Minister David Cameron on May 10 ruled out giving Scotland another independence referendum despite spectacular gains by Scottish nationalists in a UK-wide election.

Events are being held across Europe to mark the 70th anniversary of the end of World War Two on the continent.

Thai Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha and visiting Chinese State Councilor Yang Jing vowed to push cooperation forward in railway development and tourism.

The US Senate voted overwhelmingly on May 7 to pass a bill giving Congress the right to review, and potentially reject, an international agreement with Iran aimed at keeping it from developing nuclear weapons.

British Prime Minister David Cameron's Conservatives are on course to win the most seats after the national election, an exit poll says, but not an outright majority.

German industrial giant Siemens plans to cut 4,500 jobs, or about 1% of its total global workforce, months after it announced plans to slash more than 7,000 jobs.