Xi refuses to budge on South China Sea in talks with US defense chief
by Paul Handley © Agence France-Presse BEIJING, China (AFP) - Chinese President Xi Jinping stiffly defended his country's claim to disputed…
6 years ago
Asia
Korean Air head grilled over tax evasion
SEOUL, South Korea (AFP)--The patriarch of South Korean flag carrier Korean Air was grilled by prosecutors Thursday over alleged tax…
6 years ago
North Korea still building at nuclear site: monitor
SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) -- North Korea is carrying out rapid improvements to its nuclear research facility, a monitor…
6 years ago
Second victim of rare Hong Kong shooting dies of injuries
Hong Kong, China (AFP) -- The death toll from a brazen daylight shooting in a Hong Kong park --…
6 years ago
Items worth $273 mn seized from premises linked to Malaysia ex-PM: police
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AFP) - Items seized from six premises linked to ousted Malaysian leader Najib Razak, including cash,…
6 years ago
UN Palestinian refugee agency struggles to meet deficit
UNITED NATIONS, United States (AFP) - The United Nations Palestinian refugee agency needs more than $200 million to fund projects…
6 years ago
US defence chief visits China as tensions simmer
by Paul Handley © Agence France-Presse BEIJING, China (AFP) - US Defense Secretary James Mattis arrived in Beijing on…
6 years ago
Koreas hold talks on connecting railway
SOUL, South Korea (AFP) - North and South Korea held talks Tuesday on connecting the railways that run across their…
6 years ago
Mnuchin rebuts reports on new China investmernt restrictions
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- US Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin on Monday denounced media reports detailing plans to impose restrictions…
6 years ago
World reaction to Erdogan’s election victory
PARIS France (AFP) -- Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan won a decisive victory in an election that will give him…
6 years ago
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