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Saudi coalition to give Yemen $1.5 bil. in aid

Saudi Arabia on Monday announced $1.5 billion in new aid for Yemen, where nearly three...

China donates over 32,000 solar power generators to Nepal

China has been investing heavily in Nepal as it seeks to expand its influence in...

Chinese navy gets new electronic warfare aircraft: reports

China claims almost all of South China Sea and has also laid claims on the...

Vietnam lays down marker with conviction of ex-Politburo member

Dinh La Thang (center) listens as the verdict is delivered on his case in Hanoi,...

Bangladesh pledges to coordinate with U.N. over Rohingya return

Bangladesh on Sunday sought to reassure the international community that a planned repatriation of hundreds...

Moon facing strong public opposition over Olympic deal

Difficult times lie ahead for the administration of South Korean President Moon Jae In as...

Why China wants to dominate green energy

If there is to be an effective response to climate change, it will probably emanate...

The Pakistan conundrum

Harold Brown, the US defense secretary under President Jimmy Carter, was reported to have described...

China's doorway to North Korea feels sanctions pinch

DANDONG, China: Rows of sewing machines in one Chinese garment factory on the border with...

Five killed in arson attack on Seoul motel

SEOUL: Five people were killed and four others were hospitalised Saturday in an arson attack...

China’s credit efficiency reaches ‘turning point’

China is beginning to reap more rewards from its credit, reversing a trend over the...

Chinese couples disappoint Beijing as birth rate dips

Following a jump in new births in 2016, last year saw China’s birth rate slide...

India successfully test-fires a nuclear-capable intercontinental ballistic missile

The long range ballistic Agni-V missile is displayed during the full dress rehearsal for the...

Despite Trump, few Americans think China’s autocracy better than their democracy

In a comment about a controversial new book that questions Donald Trump’s fitness to hold America’s top office, China’s Global...

Giant pandas in Malaysia have second cub

KUALA LUMPUR: A giant panda cub has been born in a Malaysian zoo, the second...

Instagram users are promoting economic policy for pay

Singapore's government is hiring social media users to promote its 2018 budget, local newspaper The...