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Plan to sell Huawei smartphones in US halted
Reuters, Published on 11/01/2018
» NEW YORK: US 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 maker's expansion plans, according to news reports.
Riverside nations adopt Mekong action plan
Published on 11/01/2018
» PHNOM PENH: Leaders of the six countries sharing the Mekong River on Wednesday adopted a five-year plan of action on sub-regional cooperation.
Explosion on Iranian oil tanker off China -ministry
Reuters, Published on 10/01/2018
» BEIJING: There was an explosion aboard the Iranian oil tanker that collided with a Chinese grain ship after rescue crews tried to use foam to extinguish the fire, China's Transport Ministry (MoT)said in a statement on Wednesday.
French president says China will buy 184 Airbus jets
Associated Press, Published on 10/01/2018
» BEIJING: China plans to buy 184 Airbus A320 jetliners, French President Emmanuel Macron said Wednesday, in a diplomatic tradition aimed at defusing trade complaints.
Malaysia to pay firm up to B2.25bn if it finds missing plane
Reuters, Published on 10/01/2018
» KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia signed a deal on Wednesday to pay a US seabed exploration firm up to 2.25 billion baht if it finds the missing Malaysia Airlines aircraft MH370 in a new search area in the Southern Indian ocean.
North Korea: No nuclear talks, ever
Reuters, Published on 10/01/2018
» SEOUL: North Korea said after its first talks with South Korea in more than two years that it would not discuss its nuclear weapons with Seoul because they were aimed only at the United States, not its "brethren" in South Korea.
Indonesia takes Asean lead on S.China Sea dispute
Kyodo News, Published on 10/01/2018
» JAKARTA: The Indonesian government said Tuesday it will push for an effective code of conduct in the South China Sea to defuse tensions in the region as a part of the country's strategic foreign policy this year.
Iranian oil tanker burns for third day as winds, waves lash rescuers
Associated Press, Published on 09/01/2018
» BEIJING: Lashing winds, high waves and toxic gases are hindering dozens of rescue boats struggling to locate missing sailors from a stricken oil tanker in the East China Sea and to extinguish a fire that has burned for the past three days on the ship.
Philippines to protest to China over manmade island ‘airbase’
Reuters, Published on 09/01/2018
» MANILA: The Philippines will make a diplomatic protest to China, which the southeast Asian nation's defence minister described as having reneged on a promise not to militarise artificial islands in the busy South China Sea waterway.
SoftBank to acquire 15% Uber stake for $7.7bn
Kyodo News, Published on 29/12/2017
» TOKYO: Japan's SoftBank Group Corp has agreed with Uber Technologies Inc to acquire a 15% stake in the US ride-hailing giant for $7.7 billion, SoftBank officials said Friday.