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Alibaba’s Lazada braces for a SEA brawl with Amazon
Bloomberg News, Published on 15/12/2016
» SINGAPORE - Alibaba Group Holding Ltd and Amazon.com Inc are about to clash in Southeast Asia. And Lazada Group SA, which Alibaba bought this year for US$1 billion, will be right at the heart of that conflict.
Maritime disputes loom large as US, China hold talks
AFP, Published on 06/06/2016
» BEIJING - Mounting tensions over South China Sea territorial rows could overshadow US-China talks in Beijing Monday, after the two global powers exchanged barbs over the disputed waterway.
Small orders, big opportunities
Asia focus, Tanyatorn Tongwaranan, Published on 18/04/2016
» Nont Pongpairoj has a Bangkok design studio that makes quality bags and accessories for cameras and covers for iPhones, with a successful niche in Thailand. But to reach buyers elsewhere in the world, he has found a powerful ally in Hong Kong.
Nigeria delays elections as Boko Haram conflict spirals
AFP, Published on 08/02/2015
» Nigeria has postponed its presidential election on security grounds as the Boko Haram conflict intensifies, handing a potential lifeline to the ruling party as it battles a tough challenge from the opposition.
Ex-colleague shoots dead American in Saudi capital
AFP, Published on 14/10/2014
» A former employee of a US defence contractor shot dead one American colleague and wounded another in the Saudi capital Tuesday, officials said, in a rare attack on Westerners in the kingdom.
US-led warplanes pound jihadist sites as Kurds hold out in Kobane
AFP, Published on 09/10/2014
» MURSITPINAR (TURKEY) - US-led warplanes on Wednesday intensified bombing raids against jihadists advancing on the strategic Syrian border town of Kobane, in a desperate bid to help Kurdish forces who are holding out despite the Islamic State group's three-week assault.
France mounts Iraq strikes as jihadists advance in Syria
AFP, Published on 20/09/2014
» BAGHDAD - France mounted its first air strike to beat back the Islamic State group in Iraq, even as jihadists across the border in Syria seized dozens of Kurdish villages in a lightning offensive.
France mounts Iraq strikes as jihadists advance in Syria
AFP, Published on 19/09/2014
» France mounted its first air strike to beat back the Islamic State group in Iraq on Friday, even as jihadists across the border in Syria seized dozens of Kurdish villages in a lightning offensive.
US credits Assad over Syria chemical arms destruction
AFP, Published on 07/10/2013
» President Bashar al-Assad can take "credit" for moving quickly to eliminate Syria's chemical arms, the United States said Monday, as disarmament experts declared Damascus was being "cooperative."
Obama cancels Asia stops
AFP, Published on 02/10/2013
» President Barack Obama Wednesday cancelled two Asia stops next week and could also miss a pair of summits, after a government shutdown inflicted a new dent in his policy pivot to the Pacific.