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Japan vows to strengthen economic support to Laos
Kyodo News, Published on 19/02/2016
» Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida said Friday that Japan will strengthen its economic support to Laos in areas such as infrastructure and human resources development, the Foreign Ministry said.
Trade game-changer
Asia focus, Nareerat Wiriyapong, Published on 19/02/2016
» As the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) is poised to change the landscape of international trade and more Southeast Asian nations consider joining it, experts are concerned that the world's largest trade pact will divide Asean and overshadow the arrival of the Asean Economic Community (AEC) at the end of this year.
EU battle to nail down Brexit deal stretches into second day
AFP, Published on 19/02/2016
» BRUSSELS - Weary EU leaders take up the cudgels for a second day Friday, still with "a lot of work to do" to prevent Britain becoming the first country to crash out of the bloc.
Austria launches migrant cap despite EU anger
AFP, Published on 19/02/2016
» VIENNA - Austria's new daily cap on asylum seekers entered into force Friday, in a move that the European Commission has described as "plainly incompatible" with European Union laws.
Lions on the loose in Kenyan capital
AFP, Published on 19/02/2016
» NAIROBI - Wildlife rangers in the Kenyan capital said Friday they were hunting for two lions who left Nairobi's national park and went into "highly populated" areas.
Russia warns Assad on vow to retake all of Syria
AFP, Published on 19/02/2016
» MOSCOW - Russia's envoy to the UN on Friday warned long-term ally President Bashar al-Assad over his vow to retake all of Syria, saying he faced dire consequences if he did not comply with Moscow over the peace process.
Gucci turnaround helps Kering profit glitter
AFP, Published on 19/02/2016
» PARIS - A return to growth in its struggling Gucci brand helped French luxury and sports clothing group Kering post Friday a glittering 32-percent leap in net profits to 696 million euros ($773 million) last year.
Fresh blow for Sunwolves as Hammett flies home after bereavement
AFP, Published on 19/02/2016
» TOKYO - Japan's Sunwolves suffered another blow to their preparations for the Super Rugby season after coach Mark Hammett was forced to leave team training Friday following the death of his mother.
Four Indian Maoist rebels killed in gunfight
AFP, Published on 19/02/2016
» NEW DELHI - Indian security forces killed four Maoist rebels, including a woman, in an overnight gun battle in India's eastern Jharkhand state, a senior police officer said Friday.
Kin of abducted teen distrust local cops, appeal to CSD
Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 19/02/2016
» Parents of a 19-year-old man reportedly kidnapped outside his Chachoengsao province home in December asked the Crime Suppression Division on Friday to investigate their son’s disappearance as they didn’t trust local police.