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China to build 6-8 reactors a year to meet 2030 goals

China to build 6-8 reactors a year to meet 2030 goals

-- 2019-04-01 13:34:23

China will be able to build six to eight nuclear reactors a year once the approval process gets back to normal in the near future, the chairman of the state-owned China National Nuclear Corporation to...

Kim murder: Vietnamese woman escapes death penalty

Kim murder: Vietnamese woman escapes death penalty

-- 2019-04-01 12:54:55

A Vietnamese woman accused of killing Kim Jong-nam, the half-brother of North Korea's leader, has pleaded guilty to a lesser charge of causing hurt by potentially deadly means. A Malaysian court sent...

Asian shares surge on China data

Asian shares surge on China data

-- 2019-04-01 12:52:54

Asian shares surged Monday after the release over the weekend of encouraging manufacturing data in China that suggest government stimulus efforts may be yielding results. Japan’s Nikkei 225 ind...

China’s latest industrial accident leaves seven dead

China’s latest industrial accident leaves seven dead

-- 2019-03-31 13:34:26

At least seven people were killed and five injured on Sunday when a container containing scrap metal exploded in the latest in a series of industrial accidents in eastern China. The early morning bla...

Arab summit expected to reject US decision over Golan Heights

Arab summit expected to reject US decision over Golan Heights

-- 2019-03-31 12:39:02

Arab heads of state, long divided by regional rivalries, are expected to unite at a summit on Sunday to oppose a US decision to recognise Israel’s annexation of Arab lands captured in 1967. Ara...

Ukrainians start voting in presidential elections

Ukrainians start voting in presidential elections

-- 2019-03-31 11:48:08

Polls have opened in Ukraine as the country votes in the first round of presidential elections. Current leader Petro Poroshenko is seeking re-election but the surprise front runner is comedian Volody...

Vietnam's garment export rises 13.3pc in Q1

Vietnam's garment export rises 13.3pc in Q1

-- 2019-03-30 11:23:08

Vietnam reaped roughly 7.3 billion US dollars from exporting garments and textiles in the first quarter of this year, up 13.3 per cent on-year, according to the country's Ministry of Industry and Trad...

Global stocks move higher on trade hopes

Global stocks move higher on trade hopes

-- 2019-03-30 10:42:05

Stock markets around the world moved higher on Friday following signs of progress in US-China trade talks, while the British pound fell. Improved risk sentiment helped buoy benchmark US yields as dem...

Trade hopes spark Wall St rally

Trade hopes spark Wall St rally

-- 2019-03-30 10:33:18

Wall Street’s main indexes rose on Friday, putting them on track to end the final trading day of the first quarter on a strong note, boosted by optimism over trade talks between the United State...

Cash-strapped Pakistan likely to secure IMF bailout

Cash-strapped Pakistan likely to secure IMF bailout

-- 2019-03-29 18:35:53

Cash-strapped Pakistan is likely to secure a bailout package between USD 6 billion and USD 12 billion from the IMF by the middle of May after the two sides significantly bridged the "gap" on the terms...

Philippines arrests Rappler news site founder again

Philippines arrests Rappler news site founder again

-- 2019-03-29 13:05:55

Prominent Philippine journalist Maria Ressa has been re-arrested at Manila airport, allegedly for violating laws barring foreign ownership of media. Ms Ressa, the founder of news site Rappler, was gr...

PNB sells 13.01pc stake in PNB Housing Fin

PNB sells 13.01pc stake in PNB Housing Fin

-- 2019-03-29 12:33:47

The Punjab National Bank (PNB), India's second largest lending bank, has entered into a binding agreement to sell 21.78 million shares or 13.01 per cent stake in PNB Housing Finance Ltd. The PNB said...

Asian shares edge up as trade talks resume

Asian shares edge up as trade talks resume

-- 2019-03-29 12:18:10

Asian share markets inched up on Friday as US and Chinese officials kicked off a fresh round of trade talks in Beijing. The Shanghai Composite index added 0.6 per cent to 28,944.33 and Hong Kong's Ha...

Russian hoax is finally dead, says Trump

Russian hoax is finally dead, says Trump

-- 2019-03-29 10:52:44

Speaking at his first political rally since the Mueller report was submitted, Donald Trump reiterated his claim that the report was a "total exoneration". The report said no evidence had been found o...

Philippines, Malaysia, Indonesia to form  group to tackle palm oil dumping

Philippines, Malaysia, Indonesia to form group to tackle palm oil dumping

-- 2019-03-28 21:19:50

MANILA, Mar 28 (Reuters): The Philippines said on Thursday it would form a "technical working group" with Malaysia and Indonesia to address its concern over alleged smuggling and dumping of palm oil t...

China's economy steady and positive: Premier Li

China's economy steady and positive: Premier Li

-- 2019-03-28 15:49:20

China's economy has been operating steadily since the beginning of the year, with positive changes emerging and market expectations being markedly improved, Chinese Premier Li Keqiang has said. Li ma...

Prince William to honour Christchurch attack victims

Prince William to honour Christchurch attack victims

-- 2019-03-28 14:42:28

The Duke of Cambridge is to visit New Zealand to honour the victims of the Christchurch mosques terror attack. Prince William will travel on behalf of the Queen in late April, at the request of New Z...

Sony to close smartphone plant in China, shift production to Thailand

Sony to close smartphone plant in China, shift production to Thailand

-- 2019-03-28 13:27:50

Sony Corp will close its smartphone plant in Beijing in the next few days, a company spokesman said, as the Japanese electronics giant aims to cut costs in the loss-making business. Sony will shift p...

Nikkei falls as bond markets stoke growth worries

Nikkei falls as bond markets stoke growth worries

-- 2019-03-28 12:22:29

Japan’s Nikkei tumbled on Thursday as sliding US bond yields fed fears about a US economic slowdown and a deepening downturn globally, putting a dent on cyclical stocks such as exporters. The N...

China set to launch safety probe after deadly chemical blast

China set to launch safety probe after deadly chemical blast

-- 2019-03-28 12:18:30

China will launch a month-long, nationwide inspection campaign into hazardous chemicals, mines, transportation and fire safety, the country’s safety watchdog said, following a deadly pesticide p...

Asian shares edge down after US stumble

Asian shares edge down after US stumble

-- 2019-03-28 11:55:07

Asian shares edged down on Thursday, following a slip on Wall Street, as investors watched the continuing trade talks between the US and China. Japan's benchmark Nikkei 225 lost 1.5 per cent in early...

Truck plows into crowd in Guatemala, killing 32

Truck plows into crowd in Guatemala, killing 32

-- 2019-03-28 11:36:06

A truck crashed into a crowd of people in western Guatemala on Wednesday evening, killing at least 32 people, authorities said. The truck struck a group of people who had gone onto the road to inspec...

Mideast stocks rise; Qatar jumps

Mideast stocks rise; Qatar jumps

-- 2019-03-27 15:55:41

Mideast stock markets were higher rose on Wednesday while Qatar’s stocks rose, aided by its blue-chip bank shares, while the Dubai index recouped some losses as all its property firms gained. T...

Asian shares mixed after Wall St rebounds

Asian shares mixed after Wall St rebounds

-- 2019-03-27 14:59:33

Asian shares were mixed on Wednesday after US stocks finished broadly higher on Wall Street, erasing modest losses from a day earlier. Japan’s Nikkei 225 index fell 0.2 per cent to close at 21,...

S Korea likely to miss renewable energy target

S Korea likely to miss renewable energy target

-- 2019-03-27 13:13:24

South Korea is likely to miss its 2030 renewable energy target even though the country’s renewables capacity is expected to triple from 2019, consultants Wood Mackenzie has said. South Korea, t...

Tibet human rights critics ‘bewitched’ by Dalai Lama: China

Tibet human rights critics ‘bewitched’ by Dalai Lama: China

-- 2019-03-27 12:47:38

Those who criticise China over human rights in Tibet have been “bewitched” by the Dalai Lama, a senior Chinese official said on Wednesday, days before the 60th anniversary of the Tibetan s...

Death toll from Mali Fulani massacre rises to 157

Death toll from Mali Fulani massacre rises to 157

-- 2019-03-27 11:59:45

The death toll from Saturday’s attack by unknown gunmen on villagers in central Mali has risen to 157, a government spokesman said on Tuesday, confirming it as one of the worst recent atrocities...

US senators introduce bill to boost Taiwan ties amid China tensions

US senators introduce bill to boost Taiwan ties amid China tensions

-- 2019-03-27 11:38:17

Republican and Democratic US lawmakers introduced legislation seeking to boost Washington’s relations with Taiwan and raise the island’s international profile on Tuesday, which could heigh...

'US auto sales seen falling in March’

'US auto sales seen falling in March’

-- 2019-03-26 20:04:54

US auto sales are expected to drop about 2.1 per cent in March from a year earlier, partly due to bad weather, mixed economic data and lower tax refunds, according to industry consultants JD Power and...

Wall Street opens higher on tech boost

Wall Street opens higher on tech boost

-- 2019-03-26 19:57:54

Wall Street’s main indexes opened higher on Tuesday, for the first time in five sessions, as Apple Inc led gains in technology stocks, while financials were lifted by big banks, according to Reu...