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China makes South China Sea proposals, slams US 'provocation'
dpa, Published on 23/11/2015
» KUALA LUMPUR - Chinese Prime Minister Li Keqiang on Sunday put forward a five-point proposal to ease rising tensions in the South China Sea, even as Beijing admitted to building military facilities in the area.
Launch of Myanmar bourse delayed
Business, dpa, Published on 14/07/2015
» Yangon — The planned opening of Myanmar's first stock exchange will be delayed for months due to upcoming elections.
Sales tumble at annual Myanmar gem expo
dpa, Published on 07/07/2015
» YANGON — Myanmar's annual gem emporium took in about €1 billion this year, but fell far short of last year's record-breaking fair, news reports said Tuesday.
Globe-trotting Dalai Lama facing future at 80
dpa, Published on 20/06/2015
» NEW DELHI - April in Japan, June in Australia and Britain, July in the United States and back to his Indian base in between.
Myanmar tourist arrivals set record
dpa, Published on 05/01/2015
» YANGON — Record tourist arrivals and tourism revenue in 2014 surpassed expectations, officials said Monday.
2 dead, 4 missing in Korean boat fire
dpa, Published on 30/12/2014
» SEOUL — A fire on a fishing boat off South Korea killed two and left four others missing, a media report said Tuesday.
ANA flight makes emergency landing
dpa, Published on 21/11/2014
» MANILA — An All Nippon Airways flight carrying 192 people from the Philippines to Japan on Friday was forced to turn back after smoke billowed from the cockpit, the airline said.
China likely to reject Abe meeting
dpa, Published on 06/11/2014
» TOKYO — Chinese President Xi Jinping is unlikely to hold an official meeting with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe next week due to a territorial spat and the premier's visit to a controvrsial war shrine, Japanese media reported Thursday.
Thailand aids huge fake-goods seizure
dpa, Published on 06/10/2014
» Thai authorities cooperated with more than a half-dozen Asian and European countries in an operation that resulted in the seizure of more than 1.2 million forged goods and 130 million cigarettes over two weeks, the European Commission announced Monday.
Myanmar's mobile war heats up
dpa, Published on 26/09/2014
» YANGON — Norway-based telecoms giant Telenor announced Friday it would start mobile services in Myanmar's second-largest city, Mandalay, over the weekend, as it vies for market share in the country's recently opened-up mobile sector.