Fosun buys Thomas Cook brand for £11 million
BEIJING, China (AFP) -- Chinese conglomerate Fosun has snapped up the Thomas Cook brand for £11 million ($14.2 million), weeks…
6 years ago
Asia
Huawei moving on 5G while politics plays out
SAN FRANCISCO, United States (AFP) -- Major state telecom operators are rolling out 5G wireless advances in China as…
6 years ago
Vietnam ‘strongly condemns’ human trafficking after UK truck tragedy
HANOI, Vietnam (AFP) -- Vietnam said Saturday that it "strongly condemns" human trafficking, after British police confirmed 39 people…
6 years ago
China warns it won’t tolerate dissent in Hong Kong
BEIJING, China (AFP) -- China warned Friday it would not tolerate any challenge to Hong Kong's governing system, as…
6 years ago
Funerals begin as town mourns victims of Pakistan train fire
by Ashraf KHAN MIRPUR KHAS, Pakistan (AFP) -- Distraught relatives gathered Friday for the first funerals of some of the…
6 years ago
Seven S. Koreans missing after helicopter crash near disputed islets
SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) -- Seven South Koreans were missing Friday after their helicopter took off from islets disputed with…
6 years ago
North Korea conducts new test of ‘super-large’ rocket launcher: KCNA
SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) -- North Korea has carried out a "successful" new test of its "super-large multiple rocket launcher"…
6 years ago
N.Korea’s Kim sends Moon condolences for mother’s death
SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) -- North Korean leader Kim Jong Un sent a message of sympathy to the South's…
6 years ago
North Korea fires short-range projectiles: South’s military
by Kang Jin-kyu Agence France Presse SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) -- North Korea fired two short-range projectiles on Thursday,…
6 years ago
Iraq PM’s fate on the line as toll from protests rises
by Maya Gebeily BAGHDAD, Iraq (AFP) -- Iraq's leaders were intense talks on Wednesday over the ouster of the country's…
6 years ago
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