Myanmar appoints 3 new regional minister...

YANGON, March 27 (Xinhua) -- The Myanmar government has appointed three new regional ministers to fill the vacant posts in the country's southern Tanintharyi region, the President's Office issued the

Chinese envoy calls for helping improve ...

UNITED NATIONS, March 26 (Xinhua) -- A Chinese envoy on Tuesday called on the international community to help the Great Lakes Region improve the security situation. Maintaining peace in the Great Lak

Fijian president stresses importance of ...

SUVA, March 26 (Xinhua) -- Fijian President Jioji Konrote on Tuesday stressed the importance of women's involvement in politics in the Pacific region. Speaking at the Pacific Women in Power Forum rec

Myanmar appoints new regional chief mini...

YANGON, March 23 (Xinhua) -- The Myanmar government has appointed U Myint Maung as the chief minister of southern Tanintharyi region, according to an order from the President's Office issued late on

News Analysis: Italian region takes lead...

By Eric J. Lyman ROME, March 18 (Xinhua) -- The Italian region of Apulia is set to become the first in Italy to ban almost all single-use plastic, an "important and symbolic" step against what analys

China's Jiangxi Province, Bulgaria's Sof...

SOFIA, March 16 (Xinhua) -- China's Jiangxi Province and Bulgaria's Sofia Region signed here on Saturday a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on Educational Cooperation, the Sofia Region said in a pre

Iran warns of "suspicious" petrodollar n...

TEHRAN, March 13 (Xinhua) -- A senior Iranian security official on Wednesday warned that "suspicious nuclear programs" are being carried out by some countries in the Middle East region, Tasnim news a

Interview: GCC region remains attractive...

KUWAIT CITY, March 12 (Xinhua) -- The Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) region makes continuous progress in attracting foreign capital to become a preferred investment destination in the emerging market

Xinjiang invests 4 bln yuan to improve r...

File Photo: Trees of desert polar are seen in Yuli County, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Oct. 17, 2018. (Xinhua/Zhao Ge) Northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region said

Iraqi president says regional security n...

BAGHDAD, March 11 (Xinhua) -- Iraqi President Barham Salih Monday said that common security in Iraq and Iran and other countries in the Middle East region needs further cooperation. "We confirm that