The 26th APEC Foreign and Economic Ministerial Meeting concluded on November 8 in Beijing , adopting a joint statement and eight documents aiming to enhance regional cooperation in various fields.

Stem cells can be used to heal the damage in the brain caused by Parkinson's disease, according to scientists in Sweden.

Over recent years, Vietnam businesses have made considerable inroads into the African and Middle Eastern markets, but most have failed to realise their full potential and achieve large-scale market leadership.

The peak season for Lassa fever in West Africa is about to begin.

Ukraine's president is to chair a crisis meeting of his security chiefs, following elections in rebel-held areas which Kiev describes as a "farce".

A passenger spaceship being developed by Richard Branson’s Virgin Galactic company

Burkina Faso President Blaise Compaore resigned on October 31 amid mass street protests at his attempts to extend his 27-year rule, plunging the West African nation into uncertainty

Up to 12 million websites may have been compromised by attackers who took advantage of a bug in the widely used Drupal software.

Policy makers, government officials and industry senior officials from all 10 ASEAN member

The World Bank on Thursday announced an additional 100 million U.S. dollars

Trade within ASEAN increased faster than trade between ASEAN and non-member states during the 1993-2013 period.

Ways to accelerate negotiations on a Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) are the focus of a two-day workshop which opened in Jakarta , Indonesia , on October 27.

Dilma Rousseff has been re-elected president of Brazil, after securing more than 51% of votes in the closest election race in many years.

Indonesian President Joko Widodo finally announced his cabinet on October 26 after delaying it for nearly a week due to the Corruption Eradication Commission’s disapproval of several candidates on corruption allegations.

The US ambassador to the UN has begun a visit to the three nations worst hit by the Ebola outbreak, criticising the level of international support so far.