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China shuts Marriott website over Tibet mistake
AFP, Published on 12/01/2018
» SHANGHAI: Authorities in China have shut down Marriott's local website for a week after the US hotel giant mistakenly listed Chinese-claimed regions such as Tibet and Hong Kong as separate countries.
Ecuador gives nationality to Wikileaks' Assange
Associated Press, Published on 12/01/2018
» QUITO, Ecuador: Ecuador has granted citizenship to Australian WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange after more than five years of living in asylum at the nation's embassy in London, officials announced Thursday.
China's new Silk Road hits political, financial hurdles
Associated Press, Published on 11/01/2018
» BEIJING: China's plan for a modern Silk Road of railways, ports and other facilities linking Asia with Europe hit a $14 billion pothole in Pakistan.
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.
Opec's oil-price cheer tempered by US shale fears
Reuters, Published on 10/01/2018
» DUBAI/LONDON: Oil's price rally this year to its highest since May 2015 may seem a source of glee for Opec, but some in the producer group fear the gains could prompt shale companies to crank open their spigots and flood the market.
2017 inflation 2,616% in socialist Venezuela
Reuters, Published on 10/01/2018
» CARACAS: Prices in Venezuela, which is believed to have the world's highest inflation, jumped 2,616% last year, the country's opposition-led National Assembly said, as millions suffer from food and medicine shortages during a severe economic crisis.
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.
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.
First driverless car test on public road held in Japan
Published on 14/12/2017
» NAGOYA: Japan's first test of a remote-controlled driverless vehicle on a public road was held on Thursday in Aichi prefecture, home to Toyota Motor Corp and other auto companies.
Businessman arrested for exports to North Korea
Kyodo News, Published on 14/12/2017
» KYOTO: A business executive and two others were arrested Thursday for allegedly exporting food and other items to North Korea in violation of the government's export ban, police said.