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Asia fears trade war after hefty US steel tariff plans
Reuters, Published on 02/03/2018
» SEOUL/SYDNEY: US President Donald Trump's planned tariffs on steel and aluminium will distort global trade and cost jobs, Australia's trade minister said on Friday, highlighting the risk of retaliatory measures as Asian exporters sought more detail on the plans.
Killer rhythms from the Congo
Life, John Clewley, Published on 06/03/2018
» The influence of Congolese rumba, sometimes called soukous in the Anglophonic world, on East and Southern African music is considerable. You can hear the influence of Congolese guitars on Kenyan, Zimbabwean and Tanzanian popular music. Indeed, in my last column I wrote about how this guitar-based sound had even influenced the music of Orchestra Marrabenta in Mozambique.
EU and Japan seek trade clarity from US
AFP, Published on 10/03/2018
» BRUSSELS: The EU and Japan held crunch talks with their US counterparts in Brussels on Saturday hoping to get "clarity" on President Donald Trump's controversial new steel and aluminium tariffs.
EU says no 'immediate' clarity from US on trade tariffs
AFP, Published on 11/03/2018
» BRUSSELS - The EU's top trade official said the US failed on Saturday to provide full clarity on how Europe could be spared from Washington's controversial steel and aluminium tariffs, but said talks would continue next week.
Japan hits back as US mulls auto tariffs
AFP, Published on 24/05/2018
» TOKYO: Japan's trade minister on Thursday pushed back against Washington for considering possible tariffs on automobile imports, a major driver of the Japanese economy.
Lessons in loyalty at North Korea's top school
AFP, Published on 26/07/2018
» PYONGYANG - Not many schools have classrooms equipped with tanks, jet fighter simulators, and grenade launchers. But North Korea's Mangyongdae Revolutionary School for boys is no ordinary establishment.
Landslides after powerful 6.6 magnitude quake hits Japan's Hokkaido
AFP, Published on 06/09/2018
» TOKYO - A powerful 6.6-magnitude quake rocked the northern Japanese island of Hokkaido Thursday, triggering landslides, collapsing houses, and killing at least one person with around 20 missing.
Japan quake toll rises to 16
Associated Press, Published on 07/09/2018
» SAPPORO, Japan: Searchers used dogs, backhoes and shovels to dig through mud and debris Friday looking for survivors beneath the landslides caused by a powerful earthquake in northern Japan that left at least 16 people dead or presumed dead.
Rumba in the jungle
Life, John Clewley, Published on 30/10/2018
» Everyone knows about the famous "Rumble in the Jungle", the epic heavyweight boxing match between George Foreman and Muhammed Ali held in Kinshasa, then Zaire, in 1974. The fight was immortalised in the Academy Award-winning film documentary When We Were Kings.
Nissan shares plunge as Ghosn faces ouster after arrest
AFP, Published on 20/11/2018
» TOKYO - Nissan and Mitsubishi shares plunged Tuesday after chairman Carlos Ghosn was arrested for alleged financial misconduct, that reportedly included exorbitantly priced houses and diverted compensation.