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UK finance chief rushes home to face budget storm
AFP, Published on 14/10/2022
» LONDON - UK finance minister Kwasi Kwarteng dashed home Friday from Washington for crisis talks with Prime Minister Liz Truss, with both their jobs on the line as their budget plans unravel.
Stocks bounce after key US inflation data
AFP, Published on 13/10/2022
» LONDON - Equities fell sharply on Thursday after data showed US inflation jumped more than expected in September, before quickly bouncing higher.
US inflation tops forecasts
AFP, Published on 13/10/2022
» NEW YORK: US inflation jumped more than expected in September, according to government data released on Thursday, in the latest sign that pricing pressures have become more intractable despite aggressive central bank action.
N.Korea test-fires long-range strategic cruise missiles: state media
AFP, Published on 13/10/2022
» SEOUL: North Korea has test-fired a pair of long-range strategic cruise missiles, with leader Kim Jong Un hailing another successful display of the country's tactical nuclear strike capability, state media reported Thursday.
Russia fires massive missile barrage across Ukrainian cities
AFP, Published on 10/10/2022
» KYIV, Ukraine: Russian forces launched a barrage of fatal bombardments across Ukraine early Monday, in an apparent retaliation for an explosion that damaged a key bridge to Moscow-annexed Crimea.
How China's Xi Jinping amassed power over last decade
Reuters, Published on 10/10/2022
» BEIJING: China's Xi Jinping became the country's top leader a decade ago when he was named general secretary of the Communist Party and chairman of the Central Military Commission at the party's 18th congress.
N.Korea says recent tests were 'tactical nuclear' drills, overseen by Kim
AFP, Published on 10/10/2022
» SEOUL: North Korea's recent missile tests involved "tactical nuclear" drills to simulate hitting the South, and were overseen by leader Kim Jong Un in response to US-led joint military exercises in the region, state media said Monday.
Prayut set for rough ride
News, Aekarach Sattaburuth and Mongkol Bangprapa, Published on 09/10/2022
» Gen Prayut Chan-o-cha may have cleared the tenure obstacle after winning the Constitutional Court's judgement to stay on as prime minister. However, the road ahead may be long and challenging.
China's yuan becomes most traded foreign currency on Russian exchange
South China Morning Post, Published on 08/10/2022
» HONG KONG: The yuan surpassed the US dollar for the first time this week to become the most traded foreign currency on the Moscow exchange as tensions with the West push the Russian economy closer to China.
PPRP has tough election road ahead
Oped, Chairith Yonpiam, Published on 08/10/2022
» The Constitutional Court ruling that allowed Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha to continue to serve the country as PM was hardly a surprise.