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Indonesia, 2 neighbours to jointly patrol S. China Sea
AFP, Published on 05/05/2016
» YOGYAKARTA (INDONESIA) - Indonesia, Malaysia and the Philippines are to launch a joint patrol in their waters after a recent surge of kidnappings by a radical Islamic group, according to an agreement struck on Thursday.
Somali piracy is down, not out
AFP, Published on 08/04/2016
» NAIROBI - The pirates who once ruled the seas off Somalia are little more than a memory now, but while they are forgotten they are not gone.
Nissan to build cars in Myanmar for first time
AFP, Published on 18/02/2016
» Myanmar expansion after weakening demand in Thailand & Indonesia, its two major manufacturing hubs in Southeast Asia.
Global rout returns, Asian markets resume slump
AFP, Published on 14/01/2016
» HONG KONG - Tokyo led another market sell-off on Thursday as equities and currencies succumbed again to a vicious rout that has ripped across global trading floors.
Asia stocks, currencies sink, oil surges on Mideast woes
AFP, Published on 04/01/2016
» HONG KONG - Asian stock markets tumbled while safe haven assets and oil prices jumped on Monday in the first full day's trade of 2016 as a flare-up in tensions between Iran and Saudi Arabia raised concerns about the volatile Middle East.
South Korea 'webtoon' craze making global waves
AFP, Published on 25/11/2015
» SEOUL - Seoul office worker Park Sun-Min constantly checks his smartphone -- trawling for updates on an insect apocalypse, ghost soldiers haunting the inter-Korean border, and a supermarket worker's struggle to form a trade union.
Obama struggles to keep focus on Asia
AFP, Published on 21/11/2015
» KUALA LUMPUR - US President Barack Obama voiced his determination to put Asia front and centre in his foreign policy Saturday, even as a two-nation visit to the region was eclipsed by jihadist attacks in France and Mali.
Indonesia sorry over HIV sneezing link posters
AFP, Published on 18/11/2015
» JAKARTA - Indonesia's health ministry has apologised after a printing error led to posters being put up claiming that HIV can be transmitted through mosquito bites, swimming and sneezing, an official said Wednesday.
Obama heads to Asia with 'pivot' again stymied
AFP, Published on 16/11/2015
» MANILA - US President Barack Obama arrives in the Philippines Tuesday with his much-vaunted "pivot to Asia" again overshadowed by events in Europe, the Middle East and politics at home.
Obama set to challenge China at Asia-Pacific summit
AFP, Published on 15/11/2015
» MANILA - US President Barack Obama is set to challenge China when Asia-Pacific leaders gather in the Philippines this week, speaking out on a territorial row and lobbying to set pro-American trade rules.