-- 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...
-- 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...
-- 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...
-- 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...
-- 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...
-- 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...
-- 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...
-- 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...
-- 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...
-- 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...
-- 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...
-- 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...
-- 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...
-- 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...
-- 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...
-- 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...
-- 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...
-- 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...
-- 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...
-- 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...
-- 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...
-- 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...
-- 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...
-- 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,...
-- 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...
-- 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...
-- 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...
-- 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...
-- 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...
-- 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...
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