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China says 100 million 'outbound trips' this year
AFP, Published on 04/12/2014
» BEIJING - Chinese travellers have taken 100 million "outbound" trips this year, officials said, with the vast majority visiting Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan.
Teen tests negative after Ebola scare in Australia
AFP, Published on 27/10/2014
» SYDNEY - Australia said Monday it was suspending migration from Ebola-hit West African nations to try to prevent the virus from crossing its borders, as a teenager who arrived from Guinea tested negative for the disease.
Singapore fiats visas for Ebola areas
AFP, Published on 03/11/2014
» SINGAPORE - Citizens of Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone will need a visa to enter Singapore as part of measures against the spread of Ebola, the city-state's health ministry said Monday.
Sri Lankan asylum-seeker sets himself on fire in Australia
AFP, Published on 02/06/2014
» A Sri Lankan asylum-seeker has died after setting himself on fire while awaiting a visa decision in Australia, Immigration Minister Scott Morrison said Monday, with a Tamil group claiming he was "living in great fear".
Tourists from Asia-Pacific to become world's top spenders
AFP, Published on 02/04/2014
» The Asia-Pacific will overtake Europe as the region whose tourists spend the most money overseas within 10 years, a report said Wednesday, driven by an explosion in the number of Chinese travellers.
Australia axes free advice for asylum-seekers
AFP, Published on 31/03/2014
» Asylum-seekers arriving in Australia on unauthorised boats will no longer be granted free advice on immigration matters, the government said Monday.
US dismisses charges against Indian diplomat
AFP, Published on 13/03/2014
» A US judge has thrown out charges against an Indian diplomat whose New York arrest and strip-search sparked a bitter diplomatic row with Delhi.
New Zealand says yes to Nigella despite US exclusion
AFP, Published on 20/04/2014
» New Zealand officials have granted a special visa to British celebrity chef Nigella Lawson, who has admitted cocaine use, in an apparent confirmation she has been blocked from entering the United States, according to a report.
US takes India to WTO on solar energy
AFP, Published on 11/02/2014
» The United States said it was taking India to the WTO to open up its solar industry, raising a new dispute weeks after a bitter feud over a diplomat's arrest.
India says US ties 'very strong' as it seeks to cool maid row
AFP, Published on 21/12/2013
» India sought to tamp down Saturday a furore over the arrest and strip-search of one of its diplomats in New York, insisting the episode should not be allowed to derail "strong" ties with the United States.