China, worried about an ageing population, is studying scrapping its controversial one-child policy but will not do away with family-planning policies altogether, a senior official said. With the world’s biggest population straining
British executive Robert Mills says his express delivery firm is enjoying explosive growth in Iran, despite tightening international sanctions on the Islamic Republic over its disputed nuclear plans. With a longstanding U.S.
The 2002 agreement on maritime transport between China and the European Union will enter into force on March 1. It contains provisions on market access and provides for cooperation on maritime affairs
Now that the dust has settled from the longest election campaign Cypriots were ever tormented to, the sixth president of the Republic finds himself in front of momentous decisions. For now, his
By Kerstin Gehmlich and James Mackenzie BERLIN/PARIS (Reuters) – The abrupt cancellation of two high-level Franco-German meetings has revealed new tensions between Paris and Berlin that could cloud France’s presidency of the
Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) has been recorded at the highest rates ever, according to a new World Health Organization (WHO) report that presents findings from the largest survey to date on the scale
Demetris Christofias will be sworn in as the sixth president of the Republic of Cyprus on Thursday having won Sunday’s run-off elections by a narrow margin. Christofias, 62, who is soon expected
With the participation of universities, technological education institutions and colleges from 18 countries, the 15th International Education Fair will take place between Thursday, February 28 and Sunday, March 2. Education and Culture
Communist party leader Demetris Christofias won presidential elections in Cyprus on Sunday and agreed immediately to meet the head of the island’s breakaway Turkish-Cypriot community to revive reunification efforts, Reuters reported. The
EU citizens and residents have selected a design, symbolizing the euro as the latest step in the long history of European economic integration, for a new euro coin that will be issued
