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China's Xi handed historic third term as president
AFP, Published on 10/03/2023
» Xi Jinping was handed a third term as Chinese president on Friday, capping a rise that has seen him become the country's most powerful leader in generations.
China hikes military spending 7.2% in face of 'escalating' threats
Published on 05/03/2023
» China said Sunday its military spending would rise at the fastest pace in four years, warning of "escalating" threats from abroad at a meeting of its rubber-stamp parliament that is set to hand Xi Jinping a third term as president.
Vietnam legislature approves president’s resignation
Published on 18/01/2023
» HANOI: Vietnam’s legislature on Wednesday approved the resignation of President Nguyen Xuan Phuc, state media reported, amid a major escalation of the country’s anti-graft campaign.
Vietnamese president ousted in graft purge
Published on 17/01/2023
» HANOI: Vietnam’s president has stepped down and been ousted from the Communist Party’s top bodies in an unparalleled shakeup, as party secretary Nguyen Phu Trong’s anti-corruption purge casts an ever-widening net.
Philippines accuses China of seizing rocket part in disputed waters
Published on 21/11/2022
» The Philippines on Monday accused the Chinese coastguard of "forcefully" seizing parts of a rocket fairing that landed in its waters, but Beijing insisted the handover took place after "friendly consultation".
Hong Kong to ban CBD
Published on 20/10/2022
» Hong Kong will outlaw cannabidiol (CBD) by February, the government announced on Thursday, placing it in the same category as heroin, cocaine and methamphetamine with users facing hefty jail time.
A week as king: how has Charles III fared?
AFP, Published on 16/09/2022
» King Charles III has in the last week faced the difficult task of handling his own grief at the death of his mother, giving voice to the nation's loss and taking on the job of royal figurehead.
Ivory Coast's new take on chocolate
Sunday Spotlight, Published on 28/08/2022
» The worker carefully peeled the husks from the cocoa beans to keep them from breaking, then tipped them into a metal tray that a colleague slid into an oven.
Sri Lankans return to cooking with firewood as economy burns
AFP, Published on 06/07/2022
» NEHINNA, Sri Lanka: As once relatively wealthy Sri Lanka suffers a dire economic crisis with shortages of everything from medicines to gas, people are returning to cooking with firewood.
Indonesia Q4 GDP up 4.9% on exports
Reuters, Published on 04/02/2022
» BENGALURU: Indonesia's economy grew 4.9% in the final quarter of 2021 as exports from the resource-rich economy surged amid a rise in global commodity prices while an easing of Covid-19 restrictions improved domestic consumption, a Reuters poll showed.