-- 2019-06-02 14:15:44
The China Securities Regulatory Commission (CSRC) will enhance its crackdown on money laundering, with a string of concrete measures. Anti-money laundering will be further prioritised as it bears muc...
-- 2019-06-02 13:49:28
Britain’s private sector reported sluggish underlying growth in May as Brexit uncertainty continues to weigh on many businesses, the Confederation of British Industry (CBI) said on Sunday. The...
-- 2019-06-02 11:53:40
At least 18 people were wounded in two car bomb explosions that targeted a military unit in Libya’s eastern coastal city of Derna, sending plumes of black smoke into the sky, a medical source an...
-- 2019-06-01 21:51:50
Africa is set to become the largest free trade continent as the African Continental Free Trade Agreement (AfCFTA) came into force on Thursday, with the ratification of 24 out of 54 countries. While U...
-- 2019-06-01 14:26:07
Acting US Defence Secretary Patrick Shanahan said on Saturday that technology firm Huawei was too close to the Chinese government, adding that Washington was concerned about cyber attacks and the thef...
-- 2019-06-01 13:57:10
Saudi Arabia’s King Salman slammed Iran over recent attacks targeting the kingdom, describing the incidents on Saturday in a speech before Muslim leaders gathered in Mecca as “terrorist ac...
-- 2019-06-01 11:52:30
Donald Trump has said Boris Johnson would be an "excellent" choice for the Conservative Party leadership. In an interview with the Sun ahead of his visit to the UK, Mr Trump said: "I think Boris woul...
-- 2019-06-01 11:33:43
A disgruntled public utility employee opened fire with a handgun on co-workers at a municipal building in Virginia on Friday afternoon, killing 12 people and wounding at least four before he was fatal...
-- 2019-06-01 11:33:13
Global equities tumbled and safe-haven sovereign bonds surged Friday after President Donald Trump’s unexpected threat of tariffs on Mexican goods added to fears that escalating trade wars will p...
-- 2019-06-01 11:17:19
US stocks dropped on Friday, putting the S&P 500 on track for its first monthly drop of the year after President Donald Trump’s surprise threat of tariffs on Mexico fuelled fears increasing...
-- 2019-05-31 19:15:57
The Turkish economy shrank sharply year on year for the second straight quarter in early 2019, laying bare the impact of a punishing currency crisis and soaring inflation and interest rates against a...
-- 2019-05-31 12:34:04
The World Bank has forecasted that China's economy will grow at 6.2 per cent in 2019 and 6.1 per cent in 2020. In an external environment that has become less favourable due to slowing global growth...
-- 2019-05-31 12:28:25
Japan’s Nikkei tumbled to a more than three-month low, led by a plunge in carmakers after US President Donald Trump said the US would impose a new tariff on all imports from Mexico next month....
-- 2019-05-31 12:20:23
Asian shares were mixed on Friday as trade worries continued after US President Donald Trump announced additional tariffs on imports from Mexico. Japan’s benchmark Nikkei 225 dipped 0.7 per cen...
-- 2019-05-30 14:39:03
The producer price index (PPI) for local production in Malaysia decreased by 1.4 per cent year-on-year in April, official data showed Wednesday. According to Malaysian Statistics Department, the fall...
-- 2019-05-30 12:33:58
Taiwan’s air, sea and land forces conducted a drill to repel an invading force on Thursday, as its defence minister pledged to defend the self-ruled island against China’s rising military...
-- 2019-05-30 11:39:45
A Ukrainian Soviet-designed military helicopter Mi-8 crashed late on Wednesday in western Ukraine, killing all four crew members, Ukrainian land forces said on Thursday. It gave no reason for the inc...
-- 2019-05-30 11:23:38
Israeli lawmakers voted to dissolve parliament early on Thursday, paving the way for a new election after veteran Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu failed to form a coalition government before a midni...
-- 2019-05-29 12:22:20
The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) and the Libyan Ministry of Education on Tuesday signed an agreement to provide education for children affected by the armed conflict in the country. "Towar...
-- 2019-05-29 11:20:42
Asian shares fell on Wednesday on expectations that a trade dispute between China and the United States would simmer and possibly weigh on growth. Japan’s benchmark Nikkei 225 gave up 1.1 per c...
-- 2019-05-29 11:00:43
An Australian teenager who broke an egg on a controversial far-right senator's head says he has given almost A$100,000 (£55,000; $69,000) to survivors of the Christchurch mosque attacks. Will C...
-- 2019-05-28 14:10:21
Five people died and 19 were being treated in hospital after drinking spurious liquor in India’s most populous state of Uttar Pradesh, a district official said on Tuesday. The victims fell ill...
-- 2019-05-28 13:43:37
Austria's parliament has removed Chancellor Sebastian Kurz from office in a special parliamentary session. His previous coalition ally, the far-right Freedom Party (FPÖ), and the opposition Soci...
-- 2019-05-28 12:25:17
Kenya is negotiating with the World Bank for a $750 million (591.8 million pounds) loan for budgetary support, documents on the proposed funding posted on the lender’s website showed on Tuesday....
-- 2019-05-28 11:48:16
Asian stocks mostly rose in muted trading Tuesday in the absence of major market-driving news on trade negotiations during the visit of US President Donald Trump to Japan. Japan’s benchmark Nik...
-- 2019-05-28 11:39:43
Egyptian security forces have committed widespread abuses against civilians in restive northern Sinai peninsula, some of which amount to war crimes, Human Rights Watch (HRW) said on Tuesday, urging ot...
-- 2019-05-28 10:59:46
Papua New Guinea’s lawmakers gathered on Tuesday for a crucial sitting of parliament, with opponents vowing to topple the government of Prime Minister Peter O’Neill, who clings on despite...
-- 2019-05-28 10:38:12
At least 40 prisoners in Brazil were found strangled to death on Monday in four jails in the Amazon jungle city of Manaus, where a fight between rival prison gangs resulted in 15 dead the day before,...
-- 2019-05-27 11:54:27
The former head of a notorious Ethiopian prison has been arrested and is expected to face trial. Hassan Ismail Ibrahim, also known as Hassan Dhere, was arrested in neighbouring Somalia in a town wher...
-- 2019-05-27 10:21:48
A riot between inmates in a prison in Brazilian state of Amazonas ended with 15 dead on Sunday, according to a statement of the state secretariat for prisons. Inmates at the Amazonas jail were choked...
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