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Oil climbs, stocks fall as markets see no end to war
AFP, Published on 28/03/2026
» LONDON - Oil prices rose and stocks fell Friday as initial optimism over US President Donald Trump's decision to again delay his deadline for strikes on Iran's energy assets faded.
Oil prices surge as Mideast war rages, stocks fall on US jobs
AFP, Published on 07/03/2026
» NEW YORK - Crude prices surged Friday on mounting fears about oil supply disruption amid the Middle East war, while equities retreated on poor US hiring data.
Leaders of Japan and South Korea meet as China flexes muscles
AFP, Published on 13/01/2026
» TOKYO - Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi will host South Korea's President Lee Jae Myung for talks on Tuesday aimed at demonstrating their cordial ties as Beijing pressures Tokyo over its stance on Taiwan.
Stocks pull lower at end of record year for markets
AFP, Published on 01/01/2026
» NEW YORK - Stock markets mostly retreated Wednesday in thin trading, following a year of record gains for key assets as central banks cut interest rates and the tech sector boomed thanks to the growth of artificial intelligence.
Chinese fraudster’s luxury life on the run ends in UK jail
Reuters, Published on 12/11/2025
» LONDON - As Chinese police closed in on the architect of a massive Ponzi scheme that cost thousands their life savings, a woman in her mid-40s was taken by an accomplice to the Myanmar border on a moped to begin nearly seven years on the run.
Taiwan coastguard faces China's might near frontline islands
AFP, Published on 11/11/2025
» KINMEN — With a clear view of China's skyscraper-studded coastline, Taiwanese coastguard captain Huang Heng-chun steers his patrol boat through choppy waters around a group of islands controlled by Taipei.
Trump to meet Japan PM as hopes grow for China deal
AFP, Published on 28/10/2025
» TOKYO - US President Donald Trump is set to meet Japan's Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi on Tuesday, sitting down with the newly elected conservative leader ahead of high-stakes trade talks with China on a tour of Asia.
14 killed by lake burst in Taiwan as Typhoon Ragasa wreaks havoc
AFP, Published on 24/09/2025
» HONG KONG — Fierce winds, pounding rain and high seas battered Hong Kong on Wednesday as Super Typhoon Ragasa headed into southern China after causing a lake burst that killed at least 14 people in Taiwan.
Billionaire pleads guilty in gift scandal that rattled Singapore
Bloomberg News, Published on 05/08/2025
» SINGAPORE — A billionaire best known for bringing Formula One (F1) night racing to Singapore has pleaded guilty in relation to a scandal to supply a senior politician with luxury gifts, as the yearslong saga nears conclusion.
Tycoon who brought F1 to Singapore pleads guilty in graft case
AFP, Published on 04/08/2025
» SINGAPORE - A Malaysian hotel tycoon who helped bring Formula One to Singapore pleaded guilty Monday to abetting the obstruction of justice, in a rare corruption case in the city-state that saw a former transport minister jailed last year.