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The 32nd Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Summit has kicked off here under the theme "Resilient and Innovative".

The upcoming meeting between top leaders of South Korea and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) could start the process of ending the current confrontation, rather than be an endpoint in itself, U.S. experts said.

Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena on Wednesday instructed the country's Public Utilities Commission to take measures for the implementation of the long-term power generation plan, a statement from his office said on Wednesday.

Consumer confidence increased slightly in April compared with March, but remains insufficient to ensure the revitalization of Brazil's economy, according to a report released by the National Industry Confederation (CNI).

Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel on Wednesday met with the Council of Ministers for the first time since assuming office last week to discuss economic and social issues.

New York City's Museum of Chinese in America (MOCA) Wednesday unveiled two groundbreaking exhibitions on Traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) and practices in America through historical medical artifacts and contemporary art.

Five Belarusian poultry factories are going to start selling poultry meat into China, the Belarusian Agriculture and Food Ministry told local media on Wednesday.

The German Foreign Office expressed its support for the existing Iran nuclear agreement on Wednesday despite U.S. President Donald Trump's vocal criticism of the pact.

German Chancellor and Christian Democratic Union (CDU) leader Angela Merkel cautioned on Wednesday that several hurdles remain to be cleared before formal European Union (EU) accession talks can begin with Albania.

U.S. aerospace giant Boeing Company (Boeing) Wednesday reported strong 2018 first-quarter results with its revenue hitting 23.4 billion U.S. dollars, which reflects higher commercial deliveries and defense contract volume and services growth.

Officials with the U.S. Department of State drilled out the lock on a front gate to the former Russian Consulate residence in downtown Seattle in the U.S. western state of Washington Wednesday morning, a Seattle-based newspaper reported.

The world's spotlight has been cast on Panmunjom, the truce village bordering South Korea and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), where leaders from the two sides will meet on Friday for the first inter-Korean summit in 11 years.

Heads of state and government of the 10 member countries of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) gather here from Wednesday to Saturday for their 32nd summit and related meetings, under the theme of "Resilient and Innovative ASEAN."

Nepal has welcomed the upcoming informal meeting between Chinese President Xi Jinping and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, saying it will enhance trust between Nepal's two giant neighbors, whose economic growth can be beneficial to Nepal.

U.S. leading audio technology company Dolby Laboratories (Dolby Labs) Tuesday reported profits of 70.6 million U.S. dollars for its fiscal second-quarter (Q2) 2018.

The leaders of Romania, Bulgaria, Greece and Serbia met here on Tuesday, discussing economic cooperation, concrete projects and the 16+1 cooperation format promoted by China.

Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko on Tuesday praised rapid development of bilateral relations between Belarus and China.

Thomas Bach, the president of the International Olympic Committee (IOC), on Tuesday issued the "Pierre de Coubertin Medal" to Chinese artist Han Meilin at the IOC Headquarters in Lausanne to commend his outstanding contribution to the development of the Olympic movement.

The Polish-Chinese Friendship Association celebrated its 60th anniversary on Tuesday in Warsaw.

China is very important for the global industrial production, according to the chairman of the Hanover Fair 2018, the world's leading industrial trade show, which runs from Monday to Friday.