Macron moots huge China deal for Airbus – to company’s surprise

French President Emmanuel Macron floated the prospect of a massive  Airbus SE aircraft order at the end of a three-day visit to China,

Firefighting efforts suspended after tanker explosion

An explosion rocked a stricken oil tanker off the coast of Shanghai yesterday, forcing maritime authorities to suspend firefighting and rescue efforts, Chinese officials

Transportation | High speed rail now rivals air travel on key Asia, Europe routes

Across Asia and Europe, high-speed rail is providing a competitive alternative to air travel on the same routes, in terms of price and the all-important barometer of

Reports: AT&T drops plan to sell Huawei smartphone in US

U.S. telecoms carrier AT&T has dropped plans to sell Chinese brand Huawei’s smartphones in the United States, dealing a setback to the No. 3 global phone

After Olympic deal, S. Korea floats summit with Kim Jong Un

South Korea’s president said yesterday he’s open to meeting with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un if certain conditions are met, as he vowed to push for

China, Asia leaders discuss Mekong dam projects

Leaders of nations along Southeast Asia’s Mekong River gathered yesterday in the Cambodian capital amid a push by China to build more dams that are altering the

Malaysia to pay firm up to USD70m if it finds missing plane

Malaysia’s government said yesterday it will pay U.S. company Ocean Infinity up to $70 million if it can find the wreckage or black boxes of Malaysia Airlines

Sri Lanka | Lawmakers exchange blows over corruption claims

Sri Lankan lawmakers exchanged blows in Parliament yesterday during a debate over alleged corruption in a bond issue that has marred the reputation of a government elected

Pakistan | Mob angered by rape, murder of girl attacks police

A mob angered over the recent rape and murder of an 8-year-old girl attacked a police station and nearby government building in eastern Punjab province yesterday, triggering

World Bank predicts solid 3.1pct global growth in 2018

The World Bank predicts that the global economy will grow 3.1 percent this year, which would be its best showing in seven years. The United States, the

Defiant Bosnian Serbs celebrate banned ‘statehood’ holiday

Bosnian Serbs celebrated a banned “statehood” holiday Tuesday in stubborn defiance of the west and their non-Serb compatriots, but with tacit backing from Russia. A

Tunisia | Police clash with protesters as government under fire

Tunisian police firing rubber bullets and tear gas clashed with mobs protesting surging prices in the capital, as increasingly violent demonstrations test a government struggling to

Migration | US decision would hit families’ pocketbooks in El Salvador

Every two weeks, Flor Tovar receives a lifeline in the form of cash wired from her husband living in the United States. The money pays the

Offbeat | Rome’s mangy Christmas tree to be carved up into souvenirs

Rome’s pathetic Christmas tree, so droopy and dried out that residents nicknamed it “The Mangy One,” will be carved up and turned into souvenirs and a lactation

This Day in History | 1998 – 100 die in massacre in Algeria

The Algerian government has blamed Islamic extremists for the deaths of more than 100 people, who were killed when two villages were attacked. The latest violence

Sunderland out of Dakar Rally, Villas-Boas crashes

British motorcyclist Sam Sunderland abandoned his Dakar Rally title defense Tuesday due to back pain, and Portuguese football coach Andre Villas-Boas was taken to a hospital after

Football | Association chief: Issue with ‘overzealous’ video

A member of football’s lawmaking body says a problem with “over-zealous” video assistant referees needs to be resolved before the technology is approved for use at

Winter Olympics | Q&A: As Olympics approach, things to know about Pyeongchang

The Olympics are coming to one of the most remote, ruggedly beautiful parts of South Korea, an area known for icy winds, a collapsed mining industry, towering

World briefs

MALAYSIA’s government said yesterday it will pay U.S. company Ocean Infinity up to USD70 million if it can find the wreckage or black boxes of Malaysia Airlines

The Buzz | Death toll hits 15 in California mudslides; search goes on

The death toll from the mudslides that struck Southern California climbed to 15 yesterday as rescue crews searched for anyone trapped, injured or dead in the onslaught that

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