TEHRAN – The Iranian Foreign Ministry on Wednesday announced Iran's readiness for "immediate" implementation of the existing agreement with the United States on prisoners. Nasser Kanaani, the ministry's spokesman, made the remarks in response to reporters' questions about the US comments on the issue of prisoners, according to the ministry's website. By implementing this agreement, […]
Construction workers in the central business district of Sydney, Australia on Oct 7, 2021. (MARK BAKER / AP) SYDNEY – Australia's peak union body, the Australian Council of Trade Unions, has joined calls to increase the nation's cap on overseas workers to help address widespread labor shortages, a problem drawing attention across industry and government. […]
Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian speaks during a joint presser with his Syrian counterpart, in the Syrian capital Damascus on July 2, 2022. (LOUAI BESHARA / AFP) TEHRAN – Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian on Saturday warned Washington against using "language of threat" against the Islamic republic. "History ought to have taught the United States […]
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres talks with ROK Foreign Minister Park Jin during their meeting at the Foreign Ministry in Seoul on Aug 12, 2022. (JEON HEON-KYUN / POOL / AFP) SEOUL – The Democratic People’s Republic of Korea’s foreign ministry on Sunday criticized the United Nations Secretary-General's recent comment on his supports for the DPRK's […]
Australia must resist temptation to pigeonhole Beijing over its response to Pelosi’s Taiwan trip In the aftermath of the visit to Taiwan by US House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi, the Australia-China relationship is once again inflamed. This follows a modest thawing in bilateral ties after the new government, led by Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, […]
Malaysian Foreign Minister Saifuddin Abdullah (left) Thailand's Foreign Minister Don Pramudwinai attend a press conference in Bangkok, Thailand, Aug 10, 2022. (SAKCHAI LALIT / AP) BANGKOK – Thailand's Foreign Minister Don Pramudwinai and his Malaysian counterpart Saifuddin Abdullah on Wednesday announced that their countries will strengthen cooperation in areas such as trade and digital economy. […]
In this May 24, 2021 photo, the flag of Iran is seen in front of the building of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Headquarters in Vienna, Austria. (MICHAEL GRUBER/GETTY IMAGES EUROPE VIA BLOOMBERG) TEHRAN – Iranian negotiators in the nuclear talks have been ignoring "threats and empty deadlines" by the West in order to […]
European Union foreign policy chief Josep Borrell speaks during a press statement at EU headquarters in Brussels on Feb 27, 2022. (STEPHANIE LECOCQ, POOL PHOTO VIA AP) VIENNA/TEHRAN – The European Union on Monday put forward a final text of the draft decision on reviving the 2015 Iran nuclear deal, while awaiting political decisions from […]
Jordanian Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi welcomes his counterpart from Yemen's internationally-recognized government, Ahmed Awad bin Mubarak (left), at the podium for a joint press conference after their meeting in Jordan's capital Amman, on Aug 8, 2022. (KHAALIL MAZRAAWI / AFP) AMMAN – Jordan and Yemen on Monday signed a memorandum of understanding to strengthen bilateral […]
Cambodia's Foreign Minister Prak Sokhonn speaks during a press conference at the 55th ASEAN Foreign Ministers' Meeting in Phnom Penh on Aug 6, 2022. (TANG CHHIN SOTHY/AFP) PHNOM PENH – The 55th ASEAN (the Association of Southeast Asian Nations) Foreign Ministers' Meeting and related meetings have successfully concluded, adopting some 30 documents on regional cooperation, […]
In this July 8, 2012 file photo, a Cambodian police officer (R) walks past the ASEAN logo in front of the Peace Palace during the 45th Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Foreign Ministers' Meeting (AMM) in Phnom Penh. (TANG CHHIN SOTHY/AFP) PHNOM PENH – Foreign ministers of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) […]
Attendees of the 55th ASEAN (the Association of Southeast Asian Nations) Foreign Ministers' Meeting pose for a group photo in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, on Aug 3, 2022. (LY LAY / XINHUA) PHNOM PENH – The Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) free trade agreement would be a key contributor to the recovery strategy of the Association […]
(From left to right) Malaysian Foreign Minister Saifuddin Abdullah, Philippines Foreign Affairs acting Undersecretary Theresa Lazaro, Singapore Foreign Minister Vivian Balakrishnan, Thailand's Foreign Minister Don Pramudwinai, Vietnam Foreign Minister But Thanh Son, Cambodia's Prime Minister Hun Sen, Cambodia's Foreign Minister Peak Sokhonn, Indonesia's Foreign Minister Retno Marsudi, Brunei Second Minister of Foreign Affairs Erywan Yusof, […]
A daily wage laborer waits for work at a wholesale market in Colombo, Sri Lanka on June 26, 2022. (ERANGA JAYAWARDENA / AP PHOTO) COLOMBO – Sri Lanka's central bank (CBSL) has warned that companies and individuals that do not comply with all regulations on foreign exchange transactions will be punished sternly, local media reported […]
Economic priorities expected to draw attention when foreign chiefs meet Delegates pose at the ASEAN foreign ministers’ meeting in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, on Feb 17. They reiterated commitment to ensuring the full and effective implementation of the RCEP. (SOVANNARA / XINHUA) Efforts to promote sustainable development as part of Southeast Asia's recovery from the pandemic […]
This combo picture shows South Korean Foreign Minister Park Jin (left) and Japanese Prime Minister Fumio. Kishida (PHOTOS / AP) TOKYO/SEOUL – South Korean Foreign Minister Park Jin said on Tuesday that he delivered a verbal message from President Yoon Suk-yeol to Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, expressing the willingness to improve relations with Japan […]
Iran's Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian speaks during a press conference with the High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy at the foreign ministry headquarters in Iran's capital Tehran, June 25, 2022. (ATTA KENARE / AFP) TEHRAN – Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian on Monday night called on the White House […]
Iran's Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian gives a press conference after his meeting his Iraqi counterpart at the foreign ministry headquarters in Iran's capital Tehran on April 13, 2022. (ATTA KENARE / AFP) TEHRAN – Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian has welcomed Iraq's efforts in promoting regional dialogue aimed at enhancing security and stability, according to […]
The Republic of Korea’s Foreign Minister Park Jin (left) and Japanese counterpart Yoshimasa Hayashi pose for a photo as they bump elbows to greet each other before their talks in Tokyo, July 18, 2022. (KIM KYUNG-HOON / POOL PHOTO VIA AP) SEOUL – The Republic of Korea’s Foreign Minister Park Jin began a meeting in […]
Photo shows a view of Nansha Port in Guangzhou, South China's Guangdong province. (PHOTO PROVIDED TO CHINA DAILY) The emergence of a new wave of the novel coronavirus in recent months led to lockdowns of cities in the Pearl River and Yangtze River delta regions, the two major bases of the country's manufacturing and export […]
The Republic of Korea's Foreign Minister Park Jin listens during a trilateral meeting with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Japanese Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi at the G20 Foreign Ministers Summit in Nusa Dua, on Indonesia's resort island of Bali, July 8, 2022. (STEFANI REYNOLDS / POOL PHOTO VIA AP) TOKYO – The Republic […]
Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi meets with Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong in Bali, Indonesia, July 8, 2022. (XU QIN / XINHUA) State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi's meeting with Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong on the sidelines of the G20 foreign ministers' meeting in Bali, Indonesia, on Friday represents the […]
(SHI YU / CHINA DAILY) Back in 2004, everyone started talking about global imbalances. With the United States' current account deficit at an alarming 5.3 percent of GDP, it was feared that the country's net foreign-debt-to-GDP ratio would climb to the point that foreign investors would demand a higher risk premium on dollar-denominated assets. The […]
In this file photo dated Feb 16, 2022, officials walk near a banner for the G20 finance ministers and central governors meeting during preparations in Jakarta. (MAST IRHAM / POOL / AFP) JAKARTA / MOSCOW – The Group of 20 (G20) foreign ministers will gather in Indonesia's tourist island of Bali on Thursday and Friday […]
Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian speaks during a joint presser with his Syrian counterpart, in the Syrian capital Damascus on July 2, 2022. (LOUAI BESHARA / AFP) TEHRAN – The United States failed to be constructive in the latest round of the talks on reviving the 2015 nuclear deal, the Iranian Foreign Ministry said in […]
President-elect Ferdinand 'Bongbong" Marcos Jr. (4th from left) poses beside (from left) Senator Imee Marcos, Senate President Vicente Sotto III, Imelda Marcos, House Speaker Lord Allan Velasco, Irene Marcos, Maria Louise Marcos and House Majority leader Ferdinand Martin Romualdez, during his proclamation ceremony at the House of Representatives, Quezon City, Philippines on May 25, 2022. […]
Iran's Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian speaks during a press conference with the High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy at the foreign ministry headquarters in Iran's capital Tehran, June 25, 2022. (ATTA KENARE / AFP) TEHRAN –Iran’s foreign minister described as "positive" the latest round of talks on the revival […]
Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong (left) is welcomed to Parliament House by New Zealand Foreign Minister Nanaia Mahuta ahead of a bilateral meeting in Wellington, New Zealand, June 16, 2022. (ROBERT KITCHIN / POOL PHOTO VIA AP) WELLINGTON – New Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong said on Thursday that her visit to the Solomon Islands […]
This picture taken on July 7, 2021 shows migrant workers plucking tea leaves in Cameron Highlands in Malaysia's Pahang state. (MOHD RASFAN / AFP) KUALA LUMPUR – Malaysian companies from palm oil plantations to semiconductor makers are refusing orders and forgoing billions in sales, hampered by a shortage of more than a million workers that […]
File photo shows the morning view of the Lujiazui area in Pudong, East China's Shanghai. (PHOTO / XINHUA) Those observing that foreign companies are leaving China to support the claim that China's economy is declining are doing so despite the evidence to the contrary. The outward flow of some low added-value production elements and economic […]