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A EUTHANASIA EXPERT JUST UNVEILED HIS 'SUICIDE MACHINE' AT AN AMSTERDAM FUNERAL FAIR
But euthanasia activist Philip Nitschke thinks he is about to revolutionize how we die... READ MORE›
AUSTRALIA PLAYS KEY ROLE IN GLOBAL BIODIVERSITY POLICY
Medellin's mayor, Federico Gutierrez, spoke at IPBES, proudly describing the city's program that pays people to stay on their traditional lands, managing and restoring its biodiversity... READ MORE›
ALIBABA TO INVEST EXTRA $2 BILLION IN LAZADA IN AGGRESSIVE SOUTHEAST ASIAN EXPANSION
Alibaba said that integration between Alibaba and Lazada will deepen following the investment, allowing Lazada to tap more of the e-commerce giant's resources... READ MORE›
AUSTRALIA, ASEAN AGREE TO START REGIONAL INFRASTRUCTURE COOPERATION
A spokeswoman for Bishop said on Monday the agreement was purely an ASEAN initiative and not to counter China ... READ MORE›
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›
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›
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›
AS WESTERN BANKS LEAVE, CHINA ADDS BRUNEI TO NEW SILK ROAD
Brunei has not commented publicly about its territorial claims in the South China Sea... READ MORE›
GRIDIRON DINNER: TRUMP TRUMP MOCKS MEDIA AND HIMSELF, A LITTLE
President Trump made his debut at a Washington press dinner Saturday by mocking the media, his Democratic critics, his staff, and even himself a little bit... READ MORE›
IT'S NOT JUST TRUMP: XI'S AND ABE'S POLICIES BOOST INEQUALITY TOO
Amid the chest-thumping, China's Gini coefficient, a vital barometer of inequality, rose to 0.467 in 2017... READ MORE›
ASIA'S SOARING GAS DEMAND OPENS WINDOW FOR NEW LNG PROJECTS
Nishizawa cited delays in projects at Cameron LNG export terminal in Louisiana, in which Mitsubishi has a stake, and Freeport LNG in Texas... READ MORE›
US MOVES TO CONTAIN CHINA CREATE UNNECESSARY TENSIONS
In its National Security Strategy released in December, the Donald Trump administration listed China and Russia as the biggest challenge to US power... READ MORE›
LEADING IVORY TRADE INVESTIGATOR FOUND DEAD IN KENYA
He was an expert on the prices of ivory and rhino horn, leading undercover investigations into markets in China and Southeast Asia... READ MORE›
EYES ON CHINA AT SINGAPORE AVIATION GATHERING AMID INDUSTRY CONSOLIDAT
I'm not expecting much, DVB Bank's van Leeuwen said of Singapore Airshow orders... READ MORE›
INDIA KEY PLAYER IN ENSURING SUCCESS OF US' SOUTH ASIA STRATEGY, SAYS PENTAGON
India is helping with respect to the South Asian Strategy... READ MORE›
BEIJING WILL WELCOME DEFENSE CHIEF MATTIS' VISIT
Mattis is visiting Southeast Asia to strengthen US military cooperation with countries around the South China Sea, according to reports... READ MORE›
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ASIATIC CHEETAHS ON THE BRINK OF EXTINCTION WITH ONLY 50 LEFT ALIVE
Lack of funding means extinction for the Asiatic cheetah, I'm afraid, the Iranian conservationist Jamshid Parchizadeh said... READ MORE›
XI'S CHINA RISING, TRUMP'S AMERICA WANING
While Trump is picking fights with new and old adversaries, China is steadily expanding its spheres of influence... READ MORE›
PUTIN DENIES RUSSIA MEDDLING IN 2016 ELECTION
President Trump, visited Hanoi after taking part in the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit hosted by Vietnam this year... READ MORE›
HOW THE USSR'S EFFORT TO DESTROY ISLAM CREATED A GENERATION OF RADICALS
They did, and by the '70s Islam had made a comeback in much of Central Asia... READ MORE›
GARENA REBRANDS AS SEA AFTER RAISING $550 MILLION IN NEW FUNDING
The shopping and online games company is staking out a spot as competition in Southeast Asian e-commerce intensifies, particularly in the largely untapped market of Indonesia... READ MORE›
CHINA PROTESTS US SHIP NEAR SOUTH CHINA SEA ISLAND
China has voiced discontent with the United States after an American warship sailed near an artificial island in the disputed South China Sea... READ MORE›
HOW TURKEY, IRAN, RUSSIA AND INDIA ARE PLAYING THE NEW SILK ROADS
It connects Central Asia to Turkey with the Marmaray project in Istanbul and via the Caspian region... READ MORE›
TRUMP HAS 'GREAT RELATIONSHIP' WITH DUTERTE
US President Donald Trump said he has a great relationship with Philippine counterpart Rodrigo Duterte, after a highly anticipated meeting in Manila... READ MORE›
INDIA KNOWS HOW TO END CRISIS
Indian home minister Rajnath Singh said on Monday he believed the border standoff with China would end soon... READ MORE›
MOTHER OF KABUL BLAST VICTIM: 'ISIL, WHY MY SON?'
Over the past two years, ISIL has claimed a growing number of attacks in certain areas of Afghanistan where its presence was previously rare... READ MORE›
TRANSASIA PILOT ACKNOWLEDGED CUTTING WRONG ENGINE CRASH REPORT SAYS
The report from the Aviation Safety Council in Taiwan also said that the pilot had failed a simulator test last year but passed a makeup exam... READ MORE›
CHINA, RUSSIA TO PUSH FOR FREE-TRADE AREA IN ASIA-PACIFIC
President Xi Jinping and Russia's Vladimir Putin met during the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit in the South American city... READ MORE›
TRUMP CLAIMS 'AMERICA IS BACK' POST-ASIA TRIP
Trump on north korea what he said in asia... READ MORE›
TRUDEAU SAYS HE HAD 'FIRM AND FRANK' TALK WITH PHILIPPINES' DUTERTE ABOUT HUMAN RIGHTS ABUSES
Canada is not blemish-free when it comes to issues of human rights, trudeau said... READ MORE›
DONALD TRUMP IS ABOUT TO GO TO MANILA, AND THERE ARE HUGE PROTESTS
Hundreds of people have taken to the streets of Manila to protest against US President Donald Trump, ahead of his visit to the Philippines... READ MORE›
CHINA HITS BACK AT US OVER SOUTH CHINA SEA CLAIMS
The Chinese government responded by saying that the US was not a party to the South China Sea issue ... READ MORE›
CHINESE TROOPS PATROL CONTROL LINE ON CHINA-INDIA BORDER
As of the end of July, there were still more than 40 Indian border troops and one bulldozer illegally remaining in the Chinese territory... READ MORE›
TRUMP IN ASIA A VERY EPIC CHARM OFFENSIVE
In Manila, he grimaced while jostling with Southeast Asian leaders for an awkward cross-armed handshake that was captured in a group photograph... READ MORE›
NOW PUTIN IS BEING ASKED TO BRING PEACE TO AFGHANISTAN
Russia has a significant role in bringing the Taliban to the negotiating table, Afghan National Security Adviser Mohammad Haneef Atmar told reporters in Moscow on Thursday... READ MORE›
32 MISSING, INCLUDING 30 IRANIANS, AFTER OIL TANKER AND BULK FREIGHTER COLLIDE IN CHINA
Chinese officials say 32 crew members from an Iranian oil tanker are missing after a collision in Chinas eastern coast... READ MORE›
TRUMP FACES HARD SELL ON NEW ASIA POLICY AT APEC SUMMIT
Trump had even planned to skip the East Asia Summit, a key gathering of Southeast Asian leaders in the Philippines on November 13... READ MORE›
CHINA, PAKISTAN TO LOOK AT INCLUDING AFGHANISTAN IN $57 BILLION ECONOM
Afghan Foreign Minister Salahuddin Rabbani speaks during a joint news conference after the 1st China-Afghanistan-Pakistan Foreign Ministers' Dialogue in Beijing, China, December 26, 2017... READ MORE›
TRUMP OFFERS TO BROKER DEAL TO RESOLVE SOUTH CHINA SEA DISPUTE
U.S. President Donald Trump offered to help resolve territorial disputes in the South China Sea during a meeting with his Vietnamese counterpart in Hanoi... READ MORE›
GALA GLITZ MASKS ASIA'S TENSIONS AS TRUMP WINDS UP TOUR
U.S. President Donald Trump toasts with Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte during the gala dinner marking ASEAN's 50th anniversary in Manila, Philippines November 12, 2017... READ MORE›
THE NEW GREAT GAME MOVES FROM ASIA-PACIFIC TO INDO-PACIFIC
India is a member of the China-led Asia Infrastructure Investment Bank AIIB ... READ MORE›
FROM BALI TO DA NANG XI EXPANDS CHINAS FOOTPRINTS IN ASIA-PACIFIC DEVELOPMENT
From Bali to Da Nang, Xi expands China's footprints in Asia-Pacific development 1 - Chinadaily.com.cn... READ MORE›
THE TOKYO CAFE WHERE PATRONS PLAY WITH OWLS AS THEY SIP TEA
In pictures The Tokyo cafe where patrons play with owls as they sip tea... READ MORE›
KYRGYZSTAN VOTES FOR NEW PRESIDENT IN HISTORIC ELECTION
Voters in the central Asian country of Kyrgyzstan are choosing a new president in an election that is unusual for the region because it is unpredictable... READ MORE›
DONALD TRUMP 'MISTOOK NEW ZEALAND PM FOR JUSTIN TRUDEAU'S WIFE'
This appeared to refer to the fact many took to the streets to protest after Donald Trump's unexpected election win... READ MORE›
AT LEAST 5 POLICE SAID TO BE KILLED IN CHINA STABBING
Repeated calls to the Xinjiang government and public security departments were not answered... READ MORE›