ASSA members sign joint statement on sustainable social security system

Twenty members of the ASEAN Social Security Association (ASSA) yesterday signed a joint statement on social security on the occasion of the 35^th ASSA Board Meeting and 20^th ASSA establishment anniversary held in Khánh Hòa Province’s Nha Trang city.

EU summit to defuse migrant tension, set Brexit countdown

European leaders will gather Wednesday for a summit to put summer tensions over migration behind them and to set up the last stretch of talks for a Brexit deal.

Fate of German spy chief a new stress test for Merkel govt

German Chancellor Angela Merkel's government was to decide on Tuesday whether to fire the domestic spy chief as an explosive row over immigration and the far-right once more rocks her fragile coalition.

CUHK Business School Research Reveals How Cultural Background Affects Chinese Immigrants' Overseas Property Investments CUHK Business School Research Reveals How Cultural Background Affects Chinese Immigrants' Overseas Property Investments

Capital hopes fees will reduce congestion

Hà Nội is eyeing fees on personal vehicles entering the city centre in an attempt to curb worsening traffic and pollution.

UN brokers ceasefire to end deadly clashes in Libya capital

The UN mission in Libya said it brokered a ceasefire on Tuesday to end a week of clashes in the capital Tripoli that have killed dozens and forced thousands to flee their homes.

HCM City struggles to address child labour

Child labour remains a great challenge for HCM City authorities although a wide range of measures have been taken to tackle children labour, especially in the informal sector of the economy, officials have said.

Italy to push EU to rotate ports for migrant arrivals

Rome will on Thursday ask the European Union to rotate the ports where migrants rescued at sea disembark, Defense Minister Elisabetta Trenta said, with France and Spain expected to top the list.

Brazil deploys military to boost security at Venezuela border

Brazilian President Michel Temer signed a decree on Tuesday to send the army to "guarantee law and order" on the border with crisis-hit Venezuela after recent violent clashes

Salvini and Orban ready anti-migrant fight ahead of EU elections

Hungarian nationalist Prime Minister Viktor Orban and Italy's hardline Interior Minister Matteo Salvini launched on Tuesday an anti-migration manifesto aiming at next year's European parliament elections, and countering their opposing camp led by