Vietnam's government announced on Thursday that the National Wage Council will put forward a proposal to lift the country's regional minimum wages by an average of 7.8% in 2027. If approved, the new pay scale will apply across Vietnam's four administrative wage regions.
Malaysia's Finance Ministry (MoF) has confirmed that the government currently has no plans to implement a 2% wealth tax on wealthy individuals to fund national expenditure.
Today, one in 10 people across the world still lives in extreme poverty, 2.3 billion people go to bed hungry every night, and more than 2 billion people still lack access to safe drinking water, UN Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed said Thursday.
From the continued discharge of nuclear-contaminated wastewater into the sea to the controversy over restarting reactors, nuclear-related issues in Japan have once again raised concerns among experts. Despite the unresolved consequences of the Fukushima nuclear accident, Japan has steadily expanded the role of nuclear power in its energy policy.
Myanmar's President Min Aung Hlaing will pay an official visit to Thailand in August, Thai Foreign Minister Sihasak Phuangketkeow confirmed at a Bangkok press briefing on Wednesday.
A passenger boat sank off the coast of Indonesia’s South Sulawesi Province on Thursday, claiming at least one life and leaving 24 others missing, local rescue authorities confirmed.
International gold prices fell below $4,000 per ounce again on Thursday evening.
The so-called “South China Sea Arbitration” was unilaterally initiated by the Philippines and suffers from fundamental flaws in both procedure and substance, according to a report named Legal Critique of the South China Sea Arbitration Awards -- "The South China Sea Arbitration Awards Are Not International Law" published in Beijing on Thursday.
A large crowd of Argentina fans cheer for their team during the World Cup semifinal match at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta, the United States, on July 15.
The two countries have carried out 18 joint releases in the Heilong border waters since 2008, stocking more than 20 million sturgeon and kaluga fry in total.
Australia is set to establish a dedicated Office of AI within the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese confirmed Wednesday.
Two Chinese public health experts left Beijing early Wednesday for Uganda to help respond to its Ebola outbreak, answering an invitation from the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) and the World Health Organization (WHO).
Thailand's cabinet has approved a major overhaul of its visa exemption policy, slashing the visa-free stay limit from 60 days to 30 days and trimming eligible nations and regions from 93 to 59, according to government spokesperson Ploytalay Laksameesangchan on Tuesday.
Trade between China and ASEAN surged 18.2% year-on-year to 4.34 trillion yuan ($598 billion) in the first half of 2026, customs data showed, driven by deepening supply chain integration.
The IMF warned that Europe's sovereign debt could surge to 130% of GDP by 2040 – double today's level – unless the region enacts sweeping fiscal reforms.
OPEC lowered its forecast for global oil demand growth in 2026 to 780,000 barrels per day (bpd) in its monthly report released on July 13, marking the third consecutive downward revision, Reuters reported.
Changi Airport will ramp up efforts to establish direct flights to new destinations over the next decade as it prepares for the completion of Terminal 5 (T5) by the mid-2030s, a senior executive said on Monday.
S&P Global Ratings affirmed Indonesia's sovereign credit rating at 'BBB' with a stable outlook on Monday, giving a reprieve to the country's embattled markets and fiscal credibility.
The death toll from a fire at a bar in Bangkok's Chatuchak district has risen to 30, with 75 injured – 24 critically – authorities said Tuesday. About 45 people remain unaccounted for.
Indonesia recorded an 87.9% year-on-year decline in visa-free entry permits issued in the first half of this year, while visa service revenue climbed 6.4% to approximately 2.81 trillion rupiah (about US$188 million), official data from the Directorate General of Immigration showed.
Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and Chinese president, and Kim Jong Un, general secretary of the Workers' Party of Korea (WPK) and president of the State Affairs of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), exchanged congratulations on Saturday over the 65th anniversary of the signing of the China-DPRK Treaty of Friendship, Cooperation and Mutual Assistance.
General Secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and Chinese President Xi Jinping meets with Pak Thae Song, premier of the Cabinet of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, capital of China, on July 10, 2026.
Torrential downpours battered South Korea over the past two days, leaving one person missing and damaging 453 facilities nationwide, the country's Central Disaster and Safety Countermeasures Headquarters said Friday.
The Climate Prediction Center (CPC) under the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) released a forecast report Thursday, warning El Niño will keep intensifying by the end of this year with a 97% chance persisting into early spring 2027.
Singapore has secured its title as the world’s top international shipping centre for the 13th consecutive year in the 2026 Xinhua-Baltic International Shipping Centre Development Index (ISCD), announced the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) on Friday.
The third leg of the "Business Meets Table Tennis" networking event was recently held in Frankfurt, bringing together nearly 100 senior executives, industry association representatives and decision-makers in brand strategy and public relations from China and Germany.
The Lupar Cross-Sea Bridge in Malaysia's Sarawak state, built by a Chinese company, officially opened to traffic on Thursday, ending local residents' long-standing reliance on ferries, Xinhua News Agency reported.
Thailand's Transport Ministry will hold off on submitting the Southern Economic Corridor (SEC) bill—which covers the landmark Land Bridge project—to the Cabinet in order to conduct extensive public hearings.
China's National Copyright Administration and the Saudi Authority for Intellectual Property signed a memorandum of understanding on copyright and related rights cooperation in Geneva on Thursday, Xinhua News Agency reported.
FIFA World Cup has come to Mexico — and giant pandas have once again become part of the global celebration.
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