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ASIAN PROPERTY SECTOR TO BENEFIT FROM BELT & ROAD


According to Haskins, most Southeast Asian property markets have long-run attractions, with Indonesia and the Philippines standing out... READ MORE

18th March, 2018 606

AUSTRALIA, SOUTHEAST ASIA TO SHARE INTELLIGENCE TO FIGHT TERROR


Australia signed an agreement on Saturday with Southeast Asian nations including Indonesia, Malaysia, Brunei and the Philippines promising to share intelligence to combat terrorism... READ MORE

17th March, 2018 291

ASIAN ART WELL-REPRESENTED AT MIDDLE EAST'S PREMIER ART FAIR


It should come as little surprise that Art Dubai, which enters its twelfth edition this week, is the Middle East's premier art fair... READ MORE

17th March, 2018 9

BOYS ACCOUNT FOR A THIRD OF ONLINE SEX ABUSE IMAGES AND SUFFER WORST HORRORS


Nearly 47 percent of the files in the database portray child victims that have been identified by the authorities while the remainder depict unidentified children... READ MORE

9th March, 2018 3

TRUMP GIVES GROUND ON TARIFFS AS PRESSURE MOUNTS


The White House signaled Wednesday it would water down plans for contentious tariffs, in the face of threats from trade partners, financial market jitters... READ MORE

8th March, 2018 2

ASIAN SHARES FIND SOLACE IN HOPES OF SMALLER TRUMP TARIFFS


Hong Kong's Hang Seng led the region with rise of 1.4 percent after China posted surprisingly strong trade data for the first two months of the year... READ MORE

8th March, 2018 74

SUPER RICH INDIANS LOVE OF STOCKS DWARFS REST OF THE WORLD


At 17 percent, property investments was among the lowest contributing factor that led to an increase in wealth among Indians... READ MORE

8th March, 2018 105

ONCE SKULKING IN WEST WING, PROTECTIONIST PETER NAVARRO NOW SEEN AS TRUMP'S TRADE DARLING


In the squabbling Trump White House, no insider is ever above rebuke and no one blacklisted beyond redemption. Trade adviser Peter Navarro, once barred fro... READ MORE

8th March, 2018 0

FINNISH PRESIDENT SAYS CHINA'S "TWO SESSIONS" SIGNIFICANT TO WORLD


He highlighted the China-proposed Belt and Road Initiative and Beijing's first white paper on Arctic-related cooperation... READ MORE

8th March, 2018 0

BANK OF JAPAN 'PUT' TO REPLACE FED'S AS POWELL WARNS NO BAILOUTS


But as Powell takes Fed rescues off the table, Japan's Haruhiko Kuroda appears to be keeping the BOJ put front and center... READ MORE

7th March, 2018 18

ASIA'S BIGGEST CURRENCY GAIN IN 20 YEARS MAY BE ABOUT TO END


In January 2016, the Asia Dollar Index slumped to a seven-year low, months after the rupiah sank to the weakest since 1998... READ MORE

7th March, 2018 828

BUST AFTER BOOM: YOUNG SOUTH KOREANS LOST IN CRYPTO CRAZE


South Korea is not the only country to embrace cryptocurrencies... READ MORE

6th March, 2018 1314

KIM JONG-UN COULD MEET THE SOUTH KOREAN PRESIDENT AS SOON AS NEXT MONTH


Mr Chung led a 10-member South Korean delegation that met with Mr Kim during a two-day visit to Pyongyang, North Korea's capital... READ MORE

6th March, 2018 19

THE US WOOS AN OLD ENEMY AS CHINA WAITS IN THE WINGS


It was against a backdrop of increasing Chinese assertiveness in the South China Sea after 2002 that Vietnam began reaching out to its former American foe... READ MORE

6th March, 2018 361

U.S. AIRCRAFT CARRIER VISITS VIETNAM, WITH A MESSAGE FOR CHINA


Since then, Chinese and Vietnamese troops have skirmished over ownership of islets in the South China Sea... READ MORE

5th March, 2018 162

FIVE THINGS YOU NEED TO KNOW TO START YOUR DAY


Rethinking Inflation Asian central banks from Mumbai to Manila are looking at ways to retool how they measure inflation... READ MORE

5th March, 2018 29

BEING SEXY AT ANY SIZE IN ASIA


Wang Chi is a plus-size social media celebrity in Taiwan, but she's taking on a new challenge... READ MORE

5th March, 2018 1209

MEETING THE MAN WHO 'WALKS ON AIR'


I meet the man known as Major One in his church complex in the South African capital, Pretoria... READ MORE

5th March, 2018 1312

PRESIDENT FOR LIFE TRUMPS REMARKS FIND FANS IN CHINA


Mr. Xi accorded Mr. Trump a lavish state visit to Beijing last November that the president has enthused about ever since... READ MORE

4th March, 2018 3871

U.S. AIRCRAFT CARRIER HEADS TO VIETNAM, WITH A MESSAGE FOR CHINA


Since then, Chinese and Vietnamese troops have skirmished over ownership of islets in the South China Sea... READ MORE

4th March, 2018 6831

AS NAFTA WEIGHS TRUMPS TARIFFS DRIVE NEW US AUTO CONCERNS


Foreign suppliers may also begin to look outside the United States for other customers... READ MORE

4th March, 2018 949

STOP EXPLOITING NUNS FOR CHEAP LABOUR, VATICAN MAGAZINE URGES


Nuns too are being encouraged to speak up about gender inequality... READ MORE

4th March, 2018 90

'MADE IN NORTH KOREA', A 'NON-POLITICAL' EXHIBITION BY NICK BONNER


Bonner says he reckons he has been to North Korea more than any other foreigner... READ MORE

4th March, 2018 30

CHINA'S 'TWO SESSIONS' TO CEMENT XI'S POWER


China's 'two sessions' Economics, environment and Xi's power... READ MORE

4th March, 2018 269

OLD AND ILL, THE LAST MALE NORTHERN WHITE RHINO TAKES A WALK


Old and ill, the last male northern white rhino takes a walk... READ MORE

4th March, 2018 380

AS TRUMP TOUTS TRADE RESTRICTIONS, THE WORLD PREPARES TO PUSH BACK


Trump's move could have a huge impact on the industry, according to Axel Eggert, the director general of Europe's steel lobbying group Eurofer... READ MORE

3rd March, 2018 10

THE STOCK MARKET FALLS PREY TO REKINDLED TRUMP AND FED DOUBTS


Stocks stabilized Friday as investors speculated any actual tariff might not be as severe as Trump's rhetoric implied... READ MORE

2nd March, 2018 52

EU THREATENS ICONIC U.S. BRANDS AFTER TRUMP OPENS DOOR TO TRADE WAR


The U.S. measures overturn the international trade order, Wen Xianjun, vice chairman of the China Nonferrous Metals Industry Association, said in a statement... READ MORE

2nd March, 2018 2370

SYRIA BEGINS GROUND ASSAULT IN EASTERN GHOUTA AS UN AID CONVOYS WAIT


Syrian government forces have begun the ground offensive in Eastern Ghouta, which has endured 12 days of bombardment, and government troops have made gains around... READ MORE

2nd March, 2018 3

ECONOMIC HISTORY SHOWS WHY TRUMP'S 'AMERICA FIRST' TARIFF POLICY IS SO DANGEROUS


The constraints on U.S. action result from the basic nature of the international economy and from America's declining dominanceof the world trade system... READ MORE

2nd March, 2018 42

Trending News Headlines : Asia

REPORTS: BOLLYWOOD ICON SRIDEVI DIES AGED 54


The 54-year-old Bollywood icon was attending a family wedding in the United Arab Emirates when she suffered a fatal heart attack, the reports said... READ MORE

25th February, 2018 24390

'CANADA DOES NOT TREAT US RIGHT'


U.S. President Donald Trump complained about Canadian trade practices while threatening a tax on international imports at the White House on Monday... READ MORE

12th February, 2018 13065

'TRADE WARS ARE GOOD, AND EASY TO WIN'


Brussels will join other countries in challenging the measures at the WTO and says it will also look into safeguard measures... READ MORE

2nd March, 2018 9986

TRUMP BUDGET: WHAT WOULD BE ELIMINATED IN THE PRESIDENT'S PLAN


Those include after-school programs, public broadcasting and a NASA space telescope... READ MORE

14th February, 2018 5550

A NEARLY INVISIBLE OIL SPILL THREATENS SOME OF ASIAS RICHEST FISHERIES


Caused by a fiery collision in the East China Sea, the spill has created an environmental disaster that has tested Chinas ability to lead... READ MORE

12th February, 2018 4924

HOW TO FLY THE BEST FIRST-CLASS SEATS, CHEAPER THAN ECONOMY


Those include American Express Membership Rewards and Starwood Preferred Guest, whose points can be applied toward an award booking through the Emirates website... READ MORE

27th February, 2018 4128

IN A LAND OF WORKAHOLICS, BURNED-OUT SOUTH KOREANS GO TO 'PRISON' TO RELAX


Many South Koreans are seeking reprieve from the pressures of modern life in a mountain retreat that specializes in solitary confinement, writes Matt Kwong... READ MORE

10th February, 2018 3888

ROHINGYA REFUGEES SELL AID TO FUND BASIC DIET


A Rohingya refugee who goes by Satara says she's sold WFP food aid five times since coming to Bangladesh... READ MORE

12th February, 2018 3059

U.S. WOMAN BECOMES 1ST PERSON TO HAVE EYE WORMS PREVIOUSLY SEEN ONLY IN CATTLE


U.S. woman becomes 1st person to have eye worms previously seen only in cattle... READ MORE

13th February, 2018 3041

HEAVIEST SNOW IN DECADES BATTERS U.K., IRELAND AND THE CONTINENT


The French national weather agency, Meteo France, put large parts of the country on alert for dangerous levels of snow, ice and wind on Thursday... READ MORE

2nd March, 2018 2261

DJIBOUTI SEIZES CONTROL OF DUBAI-RUN DORALEH PORT


DP World, for its part, has accused Djibouti of illegally seizing the container terminal and said it is seeking international arbitration to protect its rights... READ MORE

24th February, 2018 2118

CHINAS HUI MUSLIMS FEARFUL CHINESE NEW YEAR EDUCATION BAN A SIGN OF CURBS TO COME


Another man leaving afternoon prayers at Linxia's New China Mosque said local officials were misapplying Chinese President Xi Jinping's policies... READ MORE

17th February, 2018 1654

THE TWO WORDS THAT WILL HELP GET AN AIRLINE UPGRADE OVER THE PHONE


I'm obsessed with Christmas and always collect some kitsch bauble or other from the places I travel to... READ MORE

22nd February, 2018 1517

MYANMAR ACCUSED OF 'BULLDOZING' PROOF OF CRIMES AGAINST ROHINGYA


Reports about village demolitions have been filtering through from members of the Rohingya community long before satellite images appeared seemingly confirming the accounts... READ MORE

23rd February, 2018 1483

RHODES SCHOLARSHIPS GO GLOBAL AS STUDENTS FROM ANYWHERE NOW QUALIFY


The Rhodes scholarships finance up to four years of postgraduate study at Oxford... READ MORE

20th February, 2018 1386

NEWS ANALYSIS PRESIDENT XIS STRONGMAN RULE RAISES NEW FEARS OF HOSTILITY AND REPRESSION


Some analysts outside China said they worried that allowing Mr. Xi one-man rule might worsen an increasingly tense relationship between the United States and China... READ MORE

26th February, 2018 1371

TRUMP STEEL TARIFFS RILE TRADING PARTNERS


Mr Trump pledged to rebuild the US steel and aluminium industries which he said had suffered disgraceful treatment from other countries, in particular China, for decades... READ MORE

2nd March, 2018 1366

TRUMP CHALLENGED BY XI'S POWER GRAB IN CHINA


Trump should not ignore Xi's power grab in China... READ MORE

28th February, 2018 1356

BANGLADESH GROWS TIRED OF THE BATTLING BEGUMS


Khaleda Zia's court case is the latest gambit in a long battle with PM Sheikh Hasina... READ MORE

11th February, 2018 1279

CANADIAN TALENT BOLSTERS HOPES FOR KOREA'S MEN'S OLYMPIC HOCKEY TEAM


The moment couldn't feel more Canadian to a hockey fan, but this conversation is taking place halfway around the world in Incheon, South Korea, near Seoul... READ MORE

12th February, 2018 1275

MAP: THE BEST (AND WORST) COUNTRIES TO LIVE IN IF YOU'RE UNDER 25


Among the challenges he listed Young people in France face high unemployment limited social mobility and a lack of access to top-tier higher education... READ MORE

29th October, 2015 1213

'YOUNG MEN ARE REALLY INTO THEIR EYEBROWS, INTO THEIR HAIR, AND THEY'LL ALWAYS PUT ON BB CREAM'


The de rigueur look in South Korea, literally translated as a dewy glow, has long been associated with femininity... READ MORE

27th February, 2018 1104

THE U.S. AND AUSTRALIA KEEP EACH OTHER SAFER. HERE'S HOW.


A strategic place to operate from Australia was an essential part of President Barack Obama's pivot to Asia... READ MORE

2nd February, 2017 1044

HOSPITALS GAIN CONTROL AFTER RANSOM HACK, MORE ATTACKS MAY COME


Some security expects calculate that ransomware may bring in as much as 1 billion a year in revenue for the attackers... READ MORE

14th May, 2017 1000

NBC OLYMPIC ANALYST SPARKS ANGER IN KOREA


NBC has removed one of its Olympic analysts after he made a comment about Japan and South Korea which sparked anger among South Koreans... READ MORE

12th February, 2018 945

'SHUT UP AND LET ME TRADE'


EST, 11 Wall Street, Lower Manhattan Even before the opening bell, Monday looks like a bad day on the New York Stock Exchange... READ MORE

10th February, 2018 924

TEXAS FLOOD US OIL EXPORTS POUR INTO MARKETS WORLDWIDE


In 2005, before the shale revolution, the United States had net imports of 12.5 million barrels per day bpd of crude and fuels... READ MORE

8th February, 2018 837

FIGHT OVER CAMBODIAN LEADER'S FACEBOOK 'LIKES' REACHES A U.S. COURT


Duong Dara, who manages Mr. Hun Sen's Facebook presence, said Mr. Sam Rainsy's petition revealed a misunderstanding of the nature of advertising... READ MORE

10th February, 2018 835

CAN MAPPING CONFLICT DATA EXPLAIN AND PREDICT VIOLENCE?


It was December 2015, and Dr Weisi Guo was having dinner and listening to the grim news about the conflict in Syria... READ MORE

17th February, 2018 814

SOUTH KOREA KEEPS INVESTORS GUESSING ON CRYPTOCURRENCY REGULATION


Asia's fourth largest economy has become a hub for virtual currency trading with even housewives and students eagerly embracing the market... READ MORE

27th February, 2018 613


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