Asia - Pacific

The European Commission and Josep Borrell have reported on political and economic developments in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region....

The United Nations independent human rights expert has called on the Security Council for “decisive and unified action” to support...

The EU-China bilateral agreement, protecting Geographical Indications (GIs) in China and Europe entered into force. The agreement protects around 200 iconic...

A virtual event on climate change and marine pollution, with the cooperation of the World Bank, the Organization of the...

European Union strongly condemns the military Myanmar coup and unacceptable violence against peaceful political demonstrators. The democratic transition was reversed...

Without the resilience of the economies of East Asia and the Pacific, there would have been no global trade recovery...

UN Secretary-General António Guterres and EU HRVP Josep Borrell have condemned the lethal use of force against peaceful protesters in...

EU announced €3 million in humanitarian aid to assist those affected by the recent large scale hostilities in and around...

The UN human rights office, OHCHR, expressed dismay on Wednesday over the sentencing of Russian opposition politician and activist Aleksei...

The United Nations in Myanmar has voiced strong concerns over reported use of force by security forces against demonstrators. They...

The European Union called Hong Kong to immediate release the 53 arrested former lawmakers and pro-democracy activists. They have been...

The EU and China have concluded in principle the negotiations for a Comprehensive Agreement on Investment (CAI). This deal follows...

Following a sharp decline in the first quarter of 2020, economic activity and recovery in China has normalized faster than...

Trade in Asia and Pacific is expected to perform relatively “less bad” than the rest of the world due to...

The Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) is made up of 10 Southeast Asian countries, as well as South Korea, China,...

EU calls for an immediate ceasefire by all in Nagorno Karabakh and urged Armenia and Azerbaijan to return to the...

Tourism is one of the sectors most affected by the Covid-19 outbreak. According to the United Nations World Tourism Organization,...