The first batch of Chinese aid for survivors of Typhoon Haiyan arrived in central Philippine city of Cebu, a relief goods distribution center, on Monday evening.
As a special representative of Chinese President Xi Jinping, Vice President Li Yuanchao will visit South Africa from December 9 to 11 to attend the funeral of former South African President Nelson Mandela.
South Africans of all races flocked to houses of worship Sunday for a national day of prayer and reflection to honor Nelson Mandela, unified in their love for a historic figure whose funeral is expected to be one of the biggest in modern times.
The heavy-handed way Japan's ruling coalition forced the state secrets law through parliament has raised fears of fledgling authoritarianism.
Information and communications technology could well be the next sweet spot for investment in Africa, judging by the number of ICT projects announced by African nations recently.
Chinese and Thai special forces will hold joint antiterrorism training from Dec 8 to 21 in Thailand.
Thai opposition Democrat Party's members of parliament on Sunday resolved to resign en masse to join the anti-government rally.
The Yemeni defense ministry said staff officer of the police in the southern province of al-Bayda was killed in an ambush on Sunday.
Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra said Sunday that she was ready to resign or dissolve the parliament to end the ongoing political turmoil.
Freezing weather gripped parts of the United States on Saturday, with hundreds of thousands of people in Texas and Arkansas coping in the cold without power after a winter storm made roads impassable and caused severe flight delays.
President Barack Obama will attend the national memorial service in Johannesburg on Tuesday for former South African president Nelson Mandela who died on Thursday, the White House said.
Greece's parliament approved a budget plan on Saturday filled with over 3 billion euros of austerity cuts that sees the debt-laden country emerging from a six-year recession next year.
The South African government announced on Saturday that preparations are in full swing for the funeral of former president Nelson Mandela.
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