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Security and trade challenge Trump on first Asia trip
World

Security and trade challenge Trump on first Asia trip

Security and trade will loom large during President Donald Trump’s first official visit to Asia, which begins Sunday in Japan.…
US wants stronger India economic, defense ties given China’s rise: Tillerson
World

US wants stronger India economic, defense ties given China’s rise: Tillerson

US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said before a visit to India next week that the Trump administration wanted to…
Report: China catching up to US in foreign aid flow
World

Report: China catching up to US in foreign aid flow

China is close to matching the United States as a source of official grants and loans to developing countries, but…
Nepal strengthens laws against dowry, menstrual exile
World

Nepal strengthens laws against dowry, menstrual exile

Nepal’s parliament has passed a bill toward making women safer by strengthening laws against acid attacks along with the ancient…
Diplomacy fails to defuse India, China border crisis
World

Diplomacy fails to defuse India, China border crisis

India’s diplomatic efforts to end a seven-week military standoff with China have hit a roadblock, people briefed on the talks…
Eight killed in Thailand in rare mass shooting
World

Eight killed in Thailand in rare mass shooting

Gunmen shot dead eight people, including at least one child, in a house in Thailand after holding them hostage, police…
Hong Kong police arrest 21 Uber drivers
Business

Hong Kong police arrest 21 Uber drivers

Hong Kong police on Tuesday arrested 21 Uber drivers for illegal car-hiring as part of a clamp down against Uber…
Oil up on falling US inventories, Saudi cuts to Asia
Business

Oil up on falling US inventories, Saudi cuts to Asia

Oil prices rose on Thursday, with global benchmark Brent crude trading comfortably above $50 a barrel after a fall in…
As Obama heads to Laos, signs of a tilt away from China
World

As Obama heads to Laos, signs of a tilt away from China

The secretive communist government of Laos, a country with a population of less than 7 million, rarely causes a ripple…
Egypt, S.Korea sign 9 deals during Sisi’s visit
Egypt

Egypt, S.Korea sign 9 deals during Sisi’s visit

Egypt’s President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi signed Thursday morning nine agreements and memos with South Korean President Park Chung-hee in Seoul…
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