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China announces tariff cuts, more competition
Associated Press, Published on 23/12/2019
» BEIJING: China said Monday it will reduce tariffs Jan 1 on more than 850 foreign products including frozen pork, asthma medications and some high-tech components to spur economic development.
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Asian shares mostly up on optimism about US-China trade war
Associated Press, Published on 27/08/2019
» TOKYO: Asian shares mostly rose Tuesday as investors found reason to be cautiously optimistic again about the potential for progress in the costly trade war between the US and China.
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Climate change turns Greenland into strategic, economic hotspot
Associated Press, Published on 23/08/2019
» TASIILAQ, Greenland: From a helicopter, Greenland's brilliant white ice and dark mountains make the desolation seem to go on forever. And the few people who live here are poor, with a high rate of substance abuse and suicide.
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Flights out of Hong Kong cancelled again
Associated Press, Published on 13/08/2019
» HONG KONG: Protesters severely crippled operations at Hong Kong's international airport for a second day Tuesday, forcing authorities to cancel all remaining flights out of the city after demonstrators took over the terminals as part of their push for democratic reforms.
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Protesters clog Hong Kong airport again after it reopens
Associated Press, Published on 13/08/2019
» HONG KONG: Protesters clogged the departure area at Hong Kong's reopened airport Tuesday, a day after they forced one of the world's busiest transport hubs to shut down entirely amid their calls for an independent inquiry into alleged police abuse.
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Not just Bali: Indonesia to develop more tourism sites
Associated Press, Published on 13/08/2019
» YOGYAKARTA, Indonesia: Hundreds of tourists, many of them young Westerners, sat on grey stone steps atop the world's largest Buddhist temple, occasionally checking mobile phones or whispering to each other as they waited for daylight.
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Trump-Kim summit in Vietnam may be win for all
Associated Press, Published on 06/02/2019
» Vietnam's selection as the venue for the second summit between US President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un is largely a matter of convenience and security, but not without bigger stakes.
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Canada arrests CFO of China's Huawei Technologies
Associated Press, Published on 06/12/2018
» TORONTO: Canadian authorities said Wednesday that they have arrested the chief financial officer of China's Huawei Technologies for possible extradition to the United States.
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1MDB graft scandal heats up Malaysia politics
Associated Press, Published on 02/05/2018
» KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia's image as a striving, modern nation that upholds the rule of law has been undermined by an epic corruption scandal at state investment fund 1MDB. Prime Minister Najib Razak, who set up the fund, is facing May 9 national elections that will test his legitimacy.
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Brands say Alibaba punished them for refusing exclusivity
Associated Press, Published on 23/04/2018
» SHANGHAI: It was looking like a banner year for business in China. The US clothing company was expecting a 20% jump in online sales on Alibaba's Tmall, thanks to the e-commerce giant's massive reach.
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