Initial poll count on Wednesday shows that Egypt's former military chief Abdel Fattah al-Sisi will sweep the presidential election with an overwhelming majority of votes.
Zhang Daojian, vice-president of the Confucius Institute in Islamabad, said he has had numerous requests over the past year from Chinese businesses that want to hire local Mandarin-speaking students.
The United States will review its key trade legislation with African nations in order to grasp growing opportunities on the African continent while trying to keep pace with competing emerging nations such as China, Brazil and India.
The Japanese people are in the process of commemorating the end of World War II, which officially ended for Japan on Aug 15, 1945.
The foreign and defense ministers of the United States and Russia will meet here on Friday amid lingering differences over a number of issues including the latest row over the fugitive American intelligence leaker Edward Snowden.
Japan's biggest warship was unveiled on Tuesday, raising grave concerns about the country's military buildup as observers said the vessel is actually an aircraft carrier, banned by Japan's pacifist constitution.
Comment: Japan reflects on militarism
Former US National Security Agency worker Snowden, who faces espionage charges in his country, had been officially registered as resident in Russia.
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said Tuesday he would not prevent his cabinet ministers to visit Yasukuni Shrine on the August 15 anniversary.
The US military on Tuesday decided to suspend flights by its HH-60 choppers at a request by Japan as one of such helicopter crashed down in Japan's Okinawa prefecture Monday
Former US intelligence contractor Edward Snowden, who has recently received temporary residence permit in Russia, might be invited to work as an expert for the Parliament.
Pakistan military on Tuesday denied Indian army's claim that Pakistani forces have attacked an Indian post and killed five soldiers in the disputed Kashmir region.
Yemen's higher security committee has offered a reward of $25,000 for those who give information leading to the arrest of 25 most wanted al-Qaida members.
The US State Department on Tuesday ordered non-essential personnel at the US Embassy in Yemen to leave the country following the threat by al-Qaida.
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