Introduction After the Eighteenth National Congress of the Communist Party of China, a new round of anti-corruption campaign has been going on. With almost fifty provincial officials, more than 600...
The Ivory Coast government has just thumbed its nose at the efforts by the U. S. to expand its role in assisting in the development of the Ivory Coast infrastructure. Over the last several years the...
The political tumult that rocked the world in 2016 might be an appetizer for 2017. Crucial elections loom this year in France and Germany, where the same anti-establishment backlash that produced...
China will not allow anyone to use Hong Kong as a base for subversion against mainland China or to damage its political stability, Beijing's top official in the territory told state television....
Andy Murray, Mo Farah, Lee Pearson, Jessica Ennis-Hill and Katherine Grainger are all honoured British tennis champion Andy Murray and athlete Mo Farah have been knighted in the Queen's New Year...
China has announced a ban on all ivory trade and processing activities by the end of 2017. Conservation groups hailed the decision as "historic" and a "game-changer" for the future of elephants. The...
A short-lived surge in the euro dominated this year's last day of trade in major foreign exchange markets on Friday, with dealers citing a handful of orders as driving the dollar to its lowest since...
Five-time Olympic champion Sir Bradley Wiggins has announced his retirement from cycling aged 36. The 2012 Tour de France winner said he had fulfilled a "childhood aspiration" of making a career out...
China will encourage labor-intensive manufacturing industries located along the eastern coast to relocate inland, it said in a new 2016-2020 plan to develop the economy of its western regions. The...
Sources from the Electoral Commission indicate that the nationwide figure of women who won the parliamentary election on Wednesday, December 7, to represent their respective constituencies in the 7th...
Snapchat may be banned in China, but that isn't stopping the messaging app's parent company from building a toehold in the world's most populous country. Snap Inc. says it has opened a technology...
The government of Sao Tome and Principe has cut diplomatic ties with Taiwan, officials said. China welcomed the decision by the African island nation saying it was "back onto the correct path of the...
The dollar hit a 14-year high on Tuesday as the yen fell after the Bank of Japan stuck to its ultra-loose monetary policy and the euro weakened following deadly attacks in Germany and Turkey. On Wall...
The African Union (AU) and the United Nations (UN) have issued statements lauding the firm stance taken by the West African regional bloc, Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS). ECOWAS...
Experts leading the hunt for Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 have said the plane is unlikely to be found in the current search area, and recommended looking further north. No trace of the plane has...
China hasn't returned a US underwater drone that its navy seized in international waters in the South China Sea last week, the Pentagon said Sunday. The incident has emerged as the latest thorn...
The US has issued a formal request to China to deliver an unmanned underwater drone that was seized in international waters, US officials say. The Chinese navy seized the US underwater research...
Paris is the hot favorite to win the right to host the 2024 Olympics Games but, having fallen at the final hurdle before, knows the hardest part is yet to come - convincing the International Olympic...
A Chinese Navy warship has seized an underwater drone deployed by an American oceanographic vessel in international waters in the South China Sea, triggering a formal diplomatic protest from the US...
China has lost its crown as the United States' biggest overseas creditor. That title now belongs to Japan. Beijing has been dumping U. S. government debt to prop up its currency. China uses the...
