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Two BMW models splutter
Business, Richard Leu, Published on 12/01/2018
» Imports of BMW's five-seat Active Tourer and seven-seat Gran Tourer have been axed despite the announcement of midlife facelifts for the two models in Europe.
Japan urges Suu Kyi to ensure Rohingya's safe return
Published on 12/01/2018
» NAY PYI TAW: Japanese Foreign Minister Taro Kono asked Myanmar's leader Aung San Suu Kyi on Friday to ensure the "safe and voluntary repatriation and resettlement" of members of the Rohingya ethnic group who have fled to Bangladesh from Myanmar's strife-torn Rakhine state.
Sony starts sales of AI-equipped robot dog Aibo
Kyodo News, Published on 12/01/2018
» Sony Corp on Thursday released its new artificial intelligence-equipped Aibo robot dog in Japan, delivering it to buyers who placed pre-orders last year.
Trump denies using 'S' word
Published on 12/01/2018
» WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump on Friday denied labelling Haiti, El Salvador and African nations “shithole countries” during a meeting with US senators on immigration, despite accounts of three people briefed on the conversation.
New $1.5bn Phnom Penh airport approved
Published on 12/01/2018
» A new airport for Phnom Penh will be built in Kandal province, a southern part of the capital, according to a government announcement on Friday.
German political deadlock broken
Published on 12/01/2018
» BERLIN: Chancellor Angela Merkel's conservatives and the centre-left Social Democrats took a big step on Friday toward forming a new German government, sealing a preliminary agreement in which they vowed to strengthen the EU and keep a lid on the number of migrants entering the country.
'Real' shooter surrenders in Chiang Rai killing
Online Reporters, Published on 12/01/2018
» An army private has turned himself in to police to face charges in the shooting death of a driver at a checkpoint in Chiang Rai, for which a local official had been arrested earlier.
SET hits record high, other SE Asia stocks rise
Published on 12/01/2018
» Most Southeast Asian stock markets ended higher on Friday, led by Thailand, tracking gains in broader Asia as strong Chinese trade data and optimism ahead of the US corporate earnings season buoyed sentiment.
China rebukes firms calling Taiwan a 'country'
Reuters, Published on 12/01/2018
» SHANGHAI: China's aviation authority on Friday demanded an apology from US-based Delta Air Lines for listing Taiwan and Tibet as countries on its website, while another agency took aim at the fashion brand Zara and the medical device maker Medtronic Plc for similar issues.
Marvel creates Chinese superheroes to draw Asia fans
AFP, Published on 12/01/2018
» MANILA: Chinese superheroes will soon be joining the pantheon of larger-than-life Marvel universe mainstays Spider-Man, Iron Man and the X-Men, a company official said as the comic book giant makes a major thrust into Asia.