Asia
Hong Kong police arrest 21 Uber drivers
Business
May 23, 2017
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
May 11, 2017
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
August 28, 2016
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
March 3, 2016
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…
Quake strikes South Asia; toll reaches nine dead, nearly 200 injured
World
January 4, 2016
Quake strikes South Asia; toll reaches nine dead, nearly 200 injured
A powerful earthquake struck South Asia before dawn on Monday, killing at least nine people and injuring nearly 200, with…
Obama says summit to focus on Islamic State militancy
World
November 20, 2015
Obama says summit to focus on Islamic State militancy
US President Barack Obama said summit meetings among world leaders this weekend in the Malaysian capital of Kuala Lumpur will…
Dollar dips in Asia as stock markets extend gains
Business
November 20, 2015
Dollar dips in Asia as stock markets extend gains
The dollar sank against emerging market currencies and the yen in Asia Friday after seeing sharp losses on Wall Street…
Obama arrives for summit amid extraordinary security
World
November 20, 2015
Obama arrives for summit amid extraordinary security
US President Barack Obama arrived in Malaysia on Friday on the final leg of a series of summits aimed at…
Asia joins global stock rally after ECB signals more stimulus
Business
October 23, 2015
Asia joins global stock rally after ECB signals more stimulus
Asia extended a global stock rally on Friday after the European Central Bank signalled its readiness to inject more stimulus,…
Exclusive: Unification with China not on agenda, says Taiwan president
World
October 1, 2015
Exclusive: Unification with China not on agenda, says Taiwan president
Taiwan President Ma Ying-jeou said on Thursday the island was not ready to discuss unification with China, sending a firm…