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China summons US ambassador over Huawei arrest
AFP, Published on 09/12/2018
» BEIJING - China summoned the US ambassador on Sunday to protest the "extremely bad" arrest of telecom giant Huawei's chief financial officer in Canada and demand that the United States drop its extradition request.
China summons Canada envoy over detained Huawei exec: state media
AFP, Published on 09/12/2018
» BEIJING - China on Saturday summoned the Canadian ambassador over the "unconscionable and vile" detention of telecom giant Huawei's chief financial officer in Vancouver, state media reported, in Beijing's latest angry response to the hot-button case.
Riches beyond resources
Asia focus, Umesh Pandey, Published on 15/01/2018
» 'Come, come, grab a seat. We've each been taking turns talking about what we've seen in Thailand over the past week, the lessons we've learned and how we can apply them in life or business."
Protein power
Asia focus, Erich Parpart, Published on 15/01/2018
» New Zealand-based Fonterra, the world's largest exporter of dairy products, expects healthy growth in the protein markets of South and East Asia in the next five years, thanks to healthier lifestyles and the growing interest in fitness.
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.
Japan travel firm to open 10 more robot-staffed hotels
Published on 16/10/2017
» TOKYO: Japanese travel company HIS Co said on Monday it will open 10 more hotels staffed by robots in Tokyo, Fukuoka, Osaka and Kyoto by March 2019.
Asia-Pacific ministers admit no RCEP agreement by year-end
Published on 10/09/2017
» MANILA: Economic ministers from 16 Asia-Pacific countries negotiating an alternative trade pact to the floundering Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) pact acknowledged on Sunday no agreement will be finalised by year-end.
China-backed AIIB approves 13 newcomers
Published on 23/03/2017
» BEIJING - The Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) said Thursday it has approved 13 applicants, including Canada, Hong Kong and Sudan, to join the China-led institution launched about a year ago, expanding its membership to 70.
Park 'accomplice' in alleged bribery, power abuse
Kyodo News, Published on 06/03/2017
» SEOUL - South Korea's impeached President Park Geun Hye was reaffirmed as a suspected accomplice to alleged bribery and abuse of power on Monday, as a special prosecution team investigating a corruption scandal announced its findings.
Toyota posts 29.5% drop in first-half profit
Kyodo News, Published on 08/11/2016
» TOKYO - Toyota Motor Corp said Tuesday that its group operating profit in the first half ended September fell 29.5% from a year earlier, marking its first profit decline for the six-month period in five years, as the yen's advance offset solid sales in Asia and other overseas markets.