Over 40 countries yearn for FTAs with EAEU
Over 40 countries worldwide want to establish free trade agreements (FTA) with the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) which comprises Russia, Kazakhstan, Belarus, Armenia and Kyrgyzstan.
ASEAN, East Asian countries to upgrade free trade agreements
The free trade agreements (FTAs) between the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and East Asian countries will get an upgrade by the end of this year in order to boost services and investment between the two sides, said Malaysian Minister of Trade Mustapa Mohamad.
ASEAN Economic Ministers hold consultations with dialogue partners
The ASEAN Economic Ministers (AEMs) convened consultations with the bloc’s dialogue partners in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, on August 23, agreeing to reinforce economic connectivity between the two sides.
Islamic State militants blow up temple in Palmyra
Islamic State militants on August 23 blew up the temple of Baal Shamin, one of the most important sites in Syria's ancient city of Palmyra, said Maamoun Abdul Karim, the country's antiquities chief.
Beirut protests turn violent for second day as PM threatens to quit
Protests against the Lebanese government turned violent for a second day on August 23, and Prime Minister Tammam Salam threatened to resign as public discontent brought thousands into the streets.
ASEAN economic ministers determined to form AEC by year-end
ASEAN economic ministers reaffirmed the determination to form the ASEAN Community, including the Economic Community (AEC) at the end of this year as scheduled, during their 47th meeting in Kuala Lumpur on August 22.
DPRK, the Republic of Korea on alert as talks resume in bid to end standoff
Top aides to the leaders of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) and the Republic of Korea resumed talks on August 23 after negotiating through the night in a bid to ease tensions involving an exchange of artillery fire that brought the peninsula to the brink of armed conflict.
Over 50 people killed in Syrian missile strikes at rebel areas near Damascus
At least 50 bodies were retrieved from buildings leveled to the ground after Syrian army missiles hit residential areas in the rebel-held northeast of Damascus on August 22, rescue workers said.
Kabul bomb targets foreign contractors, kills mostly Afghans
A car bomb targeting a convoy carrying civilian NATO contractors killed 12 people outside a Kabul hospital on August 22, part of a wave of attacks in the capital since news broke last month of the death of Taliban leader Mullah Omar.
ASEAN enhances economic integration
(VOV) -The 47th ASEAN Economic Ministers’ Meeting opened in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on August 22 to put the final touches on the formation of the ASEAN Economic Community (AEC) by the end of this year.