'Signs of world economic and trade recovery have begun to emerge and the new round of industrial revolution has given people new hope. Economic globalization has become an irreversible trend', it was said by Li Keqiang, Prime Minister of China in his key address at Dalian, China on the occasion of Annual Meeting of the...

Hamburg, Germany 07 July 2017 (Xinhua News) Chinese President Xi Jinping on Friday called on members of the Group of 20 (G20) major economies to champion an open world economy and a multilateral trade regime as global growth remains unsteady despite signs of recovery. Speaking at the annual G20 summit in Hamburg, a major port...

Manila 07 July 2017 (PNA) With its formal launching eyed this month, the Philippines’ first-ever government-run Muslim channel, Salaam TV, will provide a platform to give greater voice to Filipino Muslims. Princess Habibah Sarip-Paudac, Manager Salaam TV channel, in an exclusive interview to State run news agency 'PNA' said the purpose of the channel is...

United Nations 06 July 2017 (Yahoo/AFP) Russia on Thursday blocked a UN Security Council statement calling for "significant measures" in response to North Korea's launch of an intercontinental ballistic missile. The United States had circulated the statement for adoption by the 15-member council after announcing plans for a new sanctions resolution, but Russia raised objections...

Doha, Qatar Milan, Italy 06 July 2017 RasGas Company Limited (RasGas) celebrated the 500th liquefied natural gas (LNG) cargo delivery to its long term customer, Edison, under the Long Term Sales and Purchase Agreement (SPA) signed between Ras Laffan Liquefied Natural Gas Company (II) and Edison in November 2003, for deliveries of 4.6 million tonnes...

DOHA 06 July 2017 (AlJazeera Network) Former Tunisian President Moncef Marzouki believes that besieging Qatar is the last weapon at the disposal of regimes that have been trying for years to limit Qatar's role and prevent it from being a political player. In an interview with Qatari daily Al Sharq published on Thursday, Marzouki said...

Doha 07 July 2017 (AlJazeera News) 12:17 AM German police clashed with violent protesters in Hamburg a day in the run-up to the Group of 20 summit, using water cannons, pepper spray and batons to disperse marchers after some attacked them with bottles and other objects. The skirmishes came on Thursday, hours before the two-day...

Doha, Qatar 06 July 2017 (AlJazeera/Reuters) Three of the West's biggest energy corporations are lobbying Qatar to take part in a huge expansion of its gas production, handing Doha an unintended but timely boost in the Gulf dispute. The chief executives of ExxonMobil, Royal Dutch Shell and France's Total all met Qatar's Emir Sheikh Tamim...

Manila, Philippines 06 July 2017 (PNA) Despite terror threats and the martial law declaration in Mindanao, foreign tourist arrivals to the Philippines from January to May this year rose by 14.43 percent to 2.882-million visitors versus the 2.519-million visitors in the same period last year. Frederick Alegre, spokesperson of Department of Tourism (DOT) told in...

Dushanbe, Tajikistan 05 July 2017 (APP) Pakistan and Tajikistan Wednesday agreed on the need of exploring new avenues of cooperation in agriculture, education and culture sectors besides improving business-to-business and people-to-people ties. Pakistani Prime Minister who is in Tajikistan on a two-day official visit met his Tajik counterpart Qohir Rasulzoda here at the State Guest...