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.
Passenger traffic through Hekou, a major border crossing between China's Yunnan province and Vietnam, rose 9.2% in the first half of 2026 from a year earlier, customs data showed.
China's modernization offers developing countries an alternative path to growth by emphasizing shared development and people-centered progress, according to Cambodian scholar Taing Mengchhong.
A Chinese medical team has collaborated with doctors at Maputo Central Hospital in Mozambique to offer free screenings and reconstructive surgery to children with cleft lip, cleft palate and other congenital facial conditions, Xinhua News Agency reported.
As Mexico hosts matches of the 2026 FIFA World Cup, Chinese companies, technologies and cultural brands have become increasingly visible both inside and outside the stadiums. In an interview with China News Service, Chinese Ambassador to Mexico Chen Daojiang said the tournament offers a unique opportunity to deepen people-to-people exchanges between China and Mexico.
Chinese passenger vehicle sales in Europe surpassed those of Japanese automakers for the first time in May, industry data showed.
A series of key reports and initiatives were released at the opening ceremony of the 2026 Global Digital Economy Conference in Beijing on Thursday.
A pair of Russian artist-adventurers scaled the spire of New York's Empire State Building and unfurled a giant banner calling for world peace on Wednesday, in what appeared to be a meticulously orchestrated proposal stunt. According to the New York Post, a helicopter broadcast the entire scene live. Police officers climbed the tower and arrested the two.
Chinese and American youths gathered Wednesday at Fujian Normal University in Fuzhou, Fujian province, for campus tours and cultural exchange activities as part of the "2026 Bond with Kuliang: China-U.S. Youth Baseball Exhibition Games and Sports Festival."
In late June, Fox News viewers witnessed an unusual scene: hosts across multiple programs reading on-air apologies over unsupported claims about China made by a guest.
The 9th China-Eurasia Expo that concluded in Xinjiang on Monday hit a record high in terms of scale, organizers said Tuesday.
Stronger heatwaves occurring consistently year after year can no longer be regarded as isolated weather events, Rune Floberghagen, head of the Department of Climate Action, Sustainability and Science of the European Space Agency (ESA), said Tuesday.
According to the "GOAT" himself, on the holy ground of professional tennis, Wu Yibing deserves a huge round of applause.
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