Showing 71 - 80 of 633
Thailand braces for armyworm invasion
Associated Press, Published on 19/03/2019
» KANCHANABURI: Fall armyworms, a longtime American pest, are munching their way around the globe, raising alarm now in Asia after entrenching themselves in Africa.
Philippines worried it may get involved in war at sea for US
Associated Press, Published on 05/03/2019
» MANILA: The United States is more likely to be involved in a “shooting war” in the disputed South China Sea than the Philippines but the latter would be embroiled in such a conflict just the same because of its 1951 Mutual Defence Treaty with Washington, the Philippine defence chief said Tuesday.
Kim Jong Un arrives in Vietnam for summit with Trump
Associated Press, Published on 26/02/2019
» DONG DANG, Vietnam: North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, grinning broadly and waving to a crowd gathered on a cold, rainy morning, stepped off his armoured train on Tuesday morning after a long ride that started in Pyongyang and wound through China to this Vietnamese border town ahead of his second nuclear summit with President Donald Trump.
Vietnamese party chief visits Cambodia to shore up relations
Associated Press, Published on 25/02/2019
» PHNOM PENH: Vietnamese President Nguyen Phu Trong is in Cambodia for a two-day state visit to strengthen already close bilateral ties.
40 countries agree to require automatic braking systems
Associated Press, Published on 12/02/2019
» GENEVA: A UN agency says 40 countries led by Japan and the European Union — but not the US or China — have agreed to require new cars and light commercial vehicles to be equipped with automated braking systems starting next year.
Missing refugee wanted by China 'flew to Thailand'
Associated Press, Published on 11/02/2019
» BEIJING: The US Embassy in Beijing says it is following the case of a Chinese-born Kazakh man who had been fighting attempts by Beijing to return him to China from neighbouring Uzbekistan and whose current whereabouts are unknown -- although the Uzbek foreign ministry claimed he flew to Bangkok on Saturday.
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.
Trump to meet North Korean leader Feb 27-28 in Vietnam
Associated Press, Published on 06/02/2019
» WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump said on Tuesday that he will hold a two-day summit with North Korea leader Kim Jong Un on Feb 27-28 in Vietnam to continue his efforts to persuade Kim to give up his nuclear weapons.
Detained Chinese human rights lawyer sentenced to 4 ½ years
Associated Press, Published on 28/01/2019
» BEIJING: Prominent Chinese human rights lawyer Wang Quanzhang was sentenced to 4 ½ years in prison on the charge of subversion of state power Monday, more than three years after he was detained in a wide-ranging crackdown on the legal profession.
Hong Kong's legislature takes up China national anthem bill
Associated Press, Published on 23/01/2019
» HONG KONG: Hong Kong's legislature took up a controversial bill Wednesday that would punish anyone who publicly and intentionally insults the Chinese national anthem with up to three years in prison, raising concerns about Beijing's growing influence in the semi-autonomous Chinese territory.