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Hong Kong customs seizes B42.5m of smuggled platinum, its largest haul in 20 years
Published on 20/09/2024
» Hong Kong customs has claimed its biggest haul of smuggled platinum in two decades, seizing HK$10 million (42.5 million baht) worth of the metal hidden in a battery box at the bottom of a Shenzhen-bound truck.
Cambodia decries US sanctions against tycoon
Published on 14/09/2024
» The Cambodian government has expressed “deep regret” over a US decision to sanction a local tycoon and senator over alleged trafficking of people forced to work in scam centres, calling it politically motivated.
India's Modi sworn in as PM for third term, faces coalition challenges
Reuters, Published on 10/06/2024
» NEW DELHI: Narendra Modi was sworn in as India's prime minister on Sunday for a third term, after a shock election setback that will test his ability to ensure policy certainty in a coalition government in the world's most populous nation.
Humbled Modi will face challenging third term
Published on 04/06/2024
» NEW DELHI - Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s ruling party is poised to lose its majority in India’s parliament, forcing him to rely on political allies to form a government.
Biden calls China 'xenophobic'
Bloomberg News, Published on 18/04/2024
» WASHINGTON - United States President Joe Biden called China "xenophobic" while highlighting the Asian nation’s economic woes, as he sought to make the case for US economic strength during a campaign stop in the swing state of Pennsylvania.
US forces in South Korea on regional agile combat mission with joint drill in Singapore
South China Morning Post, Published on 10/12/2023
» The US will increase cooperation between its troops stationed in the Indo-Pacific and other militaries to deter armed conflict with China in the Taiwan Strait and South China Sea, analysts said.
Apec leaders divided on Ukraine, Gaza wars, back WTO reform
Reuters, Published on 18/11/2023
» SAN FRANCISCO - Pacific Rim leaders showed divisions over the wars in Ukraine and Gaza after a two-day summit of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (Apec) forum on Friday, although they pledged support for reform of the World Trade Organization (WTO).
Paris business district looks to students to replace workers
AFP, Published on 08/11/2023
» PARIS - With companies cutting back on office space as working from home remains popular, Europe's biggest business district is looking to students to fill the void left by workers.
Argentines vote, seeking elixir for economic ills
AFP, Published on 22/10/2023
» BUENOS AIRES - Argentines began voting Sunday in a presidential election dominated by fury over decades of economic decline and record inflation that has propelled political outsider Javier Milei to the front of a tight race.
Centre-right parties take early lead in NZ vote
AFP, Published on 14/10/2023
» WELLINGTON - A centre-right coalition Saturday surged to an early lead in New Zealand's election, as voters punished an incumbent Labour government rocked by Jacinda Ardern's surprise resignation earlier this year.