China scored an unequivocal diplomatic victory yesterday, preventing Southeast Asia’s main grouping from criticizing it for territorially expanding in the South China Sea, even though some of the bloc’s members are victims
Huawei Technologies Co.’s revenue growth accelerated in the first half as upgraded smartphones and network gear helped China’s largest vendor of telecommunications equipment counter deteriorating global demand. The world’s third-largest smartphone
Agricultural Bank of China Ltd. is planning China’s largest sale so far under a trial program for lenders to offload bad loans by packaging them up as asset-backed securities. The lender
Election officials in northern Thailand think they can buy off a gang of monkey vandals with fresh fruit and vegetables, after about 100 macaques tore up voter lists publicly posted
The Indian government said Sunday that Pakistan should stop provoking unrest in the Indian-controlled portion of the disputed Kashmir region, appealing for calm and restraint by people and government forces
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte declared a unilateral ceasefire with communist guerrillas effectively immediately yesterday and asked the rebels to do the same to end decades of deadly violence and foster
Japan posted a better-than-expected trade surplus in June, as imports fell nearly 19 percent, outpacing a more modest decline in exports. The customs data released yesterday showed a 692.8 billion yen (USD6.5
Tran Dai Quang was sworn in as Vietnam’s president for the second time in four months after being re-elected yesterday by the country’s rubber-stamp National Assembly. Quang, who was first elected
Democrats who gleefully jeered Republican divisions last week awoke to a political mess of their own making yesterday as party unity behind Hillary Clinton proved much harder to secure. Gathering for
A peace pact to end more than two years of civil war in oil-producing South Sudan is in jeopardy as one faction of the armed opposition moves to replace Vice
Turkish authorities issued warrants yesterday for the detention of 42 journalists and detained 31 academics, official media reported, as the government pressed ahead with a crackdown against people allegedly linked
Brazilian police say they have arrested the last suspect who was sought in the case of a group that pledged allegiance to the Islamic State on social media and shared
Clement Attlee has been elected Britain’s new prime minister after Labour won a sweeping victory in the general election. The outgoing prime minister and great wartime leader Winston Churchill tendered his
For the first time in its 36-year history, a Hemingway has won a competition seeking the man who most looks like literary giant Ernest Hemingway. Dave Hemingway was named the winner
Chris Froome’s superiority at the Tour de France was under threat for only a brief moment. A few minutes of suspense over 21 days of racing shed a light on Team Sky’s dominance
When he’s not chanting and living the austere life of a Buddhist priest, Kazuki Yazawa contemplates Olympic gold. The 27-year-old Yazawa will represent Japan in canoe slalom at the Rio de
CHINA The International Champions Cup match between Premier League rivals Manchester United and Manchester City has been canceled after recent extreme weather made the playing surface at Beijing’s National Stadium
The U.S. Embassy in Myanmar issued a public apology yesterday after a tear gas grenade accidentally exploded during a security exercise, sending fumes out onto the street and sparking rumors
Vibrant colors and music filled the streets on Sunday to kick off the International Youth Dance Festival 2016, with dancers parading from the Ruins of St Paul’s to St Dominic’s
Those who know me well know that something that I am always completely skeptical about are “coincidences.” In all honesty, I just can’t believe in coincidences at all; I would rather
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