Japan’s parliament approves Kuroda as BoJ chief
Japan’s parliament on Friday confirmed the appointment of Haruhiko Kuroda as Bank of Japan governor, with the new central bank…
Pope’s election revives row over Argentine junta
Argentine cardinal Jorge Bergoglio’s election as Pope Francis has revived a longstanding controversy over his role during the dark days…
Global Monitoring Report hails progress in Lao education
The enrolment rate in primary schools for children in the target age group in Laos has risen to 95.2 percent…
Cambodia’s initial success against avian influenza
Cambodia has successfully controlled the outbreak of avian influenza (AI), with no suspected cases or death caused by H5N1 in…
Google tosses Reader as house cleaning continues
Google said it was tossing its Reader service and seven other products under a house cleaning campaign that has closed…
Thailand pledges closer cooperation with ACMECS countries
Thailand has pledged to push for closer cooperation and regional development within its neighbours ahead of the emergence of the…
ASEAN, Japan cooperate to deal with security challenges
Government officers and scholars from Japan and ASEAN member countries, including Vietnam, discussed common security challenges in the Asia-Pacific region…
U.S. Senate Democrats offer budget plan with tax increases and spending cuts
U.S. Senate Democrats on Wednesday unveiled their budget blueprint for the new fiscal year starting October 1, a competing version…
EU summit to focus on growth, jobs
European Union (EU) leaders are scheduled to meet in Brussels Thursday and Friday to iron out measures to promote growth…
It’s Pope Francis — not Francis I
Latin America’s first pope — Jorge Mario Bergoglio — will be known as Francis, rather than Francis I, until such…