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India PM reaches out to Africa
Business, dpa, Published on 02/11/2015
» New Delhi: Indian Premier Narendra Modi has announced US$600 million and a line of cut-price credit in development aid for Africa as he called for expanded trade, all part of an effort to limit China's influence on the continent.
71 fishermen lost during tropical storm in Philippines
dpa, Published on 04/10/2015
» MANILA - More than 70 fishermen were missing in the Philippines Sunday after tropical storm Mujigae, which brought strong winds and big waves.
EVA to offer 'Hello Kitty' flights
dpa, Published on 26/01/2015
» SINGAPORE — Taiwanese airlines EVA Air has decided, after "overwhelming demand" for seats on test charters, to deploy “Hello Kitty”-themed jets permanently for the connection between Singapore and Taipei.
Net access seen as 'basic human right'
dpa, Published on 25/11/2014
» LOS ANGELES - Affordable internet access should be a "basic human right," according to a large majority of respondents to a global survey published Monday.
Vietnam woman said world's oldest
dpa, Published on 23/07/2014
» HANOI — A 121-year-old Vietnamese woman has been announced as the oldest living person, local officials said Wednesday.
Singapore firm charged over arms smuggling to North Korea
dpa, Published on 10/06/2014
» SINGAPORE - A shipping company registered in Singapore was charged Tuesday in connection with the transfer of financial assets and resources that could have been used to contribute to North Korea's nuclear weapons programme.
Myanmar's chinlone set to steal show
dpa, Published on 26/11/2013
» YANGON - Zay Koko Shine and Zay Nyinyi Shine, 11-year-old twins from Myanmar's Karen state, are glad they listened to their grandmother.
Scores dead as storm batters Asia
dpa, Published on 01/10/2013
» At least 33 people were killed when Tropical Storm Wutip hit Vietnam and Cambodia, officials said on Tuesday.
Singapore having mid-life crisis
dpa, Published on 08/09/2013
» Singapore marked its 48th year of independence in August, but not everyone in the prosperous Southeast Asian city-state was celebrating.
Guru nabbed on sexual assault charge
dpa, Published on 01/09/2013
» An guru in India was arrested by police on charges of sexually assaulting a teenage girl, officials said on Sunday.