Years of civil war and recent natural disasters have left Syrians greatly in need of humanitarian aid, and international ...

A U.S. Navy warship on Friday sailed close to disputed islands militarized by Beijing and other nations in the South China Sea, the service announced soon after the freedom-of-navigation operation.

There are no reliable figures for the size of Myanmar’s military. The CIA World Factbook estimated that last year it had around 150,000-400,000 personnel. The Washington-based U.S. Institute of ...

Dec 26 (Reuters) - The World Bank raised on Thursday its forecast for China's economic growth in 2024 and 2025, but warned that subdued household and business confidence, along with headwinds in ...

China is seeking to portray itself as the champion of the world's so-called "Global South" of non-Western rising economies. But in its quest for influence, it's running up against an obstacle ...

“Tanzania has a reputation for peace and stability compared to [other] countries in East Africa,” says Tenda Msinjili, head of banking and finance at law firm Clyde & Co.’s Tanzania office. This puts ...

“The official debut of the world's fastest high-speed train marks a major breakthrough in the CR450 project which began in 2018,” and will “further consolidate and expand” China's global ...

Midori Kato is the last original member of the cast of “Sazae-san,” a cartoon series that premiered in 1969 and never quite joined the modern world ... India and China, with Donald Trump ...

Far from their homes in one of the world’s most isolated and secretive states, about 11,000 North Korean soldiers find ...

foreign envoys to Beijing on Wednesday expressed their belief that China's efforts in this regard will bring abundant opportunities to the world. Addressing a promotional event for South China's ...