MOSCOW/BEIJING: Prospects for a meeting between Russian President Vladimir Putin and U.S. counterpart Donald Trump at the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit in Vietnam this week were unclear after contradictory statements from the two sides. Putin and Trump, who had their first face-to-face … Read more here:: News Asia
BEIJING: U.S. President Donald Trump pressed China to do more to rein in North Korea on Thursday and said bilateral trade had been unfair to the United States, but praised President Xi Jinping’s pledge that China would be more open to foreign firms. On North Korea’s nuclear and missile programmes …
SYDNEY: Facebook is trying to combat “revenge porn” by encouraging users in Australia to submit their nude photos to a pilot project designed to prevent intimate images from being shared without consent. Adults who have shared nude or sexually explicit photos with someone online, and who are … Read more …
DANANG, Vietnam: When President Donald Trump lands in Danang, once a key US wartime air base, he will receive a mixed welcome from American veterans who fought on Vietnamese soil but now call the coastal city home. Trump fans among Danang’s community of war vets are keenly awaiting an America …
JAKARTA: South Korea and Indonesia reached a series of business cooperation agreements Thursday (Nov 9) that could be worth nearly US$2 billion if finalised, South Korea’s Yonhap news agency reported. The agreements were signed before the start of a business forum attended by South Korean … Read more here:: News …
BEIJING: U.S. President Donald Trump pressed China to do more on the North Korean nuclear issue on Thursday and said bilateral trade had been unfair to the United States, but praised President Xi Jinping’s pledge that China would be more open to foreign firms. On North Korea, Trump said “China …
NEW DELHI: The Indian capital declared a pollution emergency and banned the entry of trucks and construction activity as a toxic smog hung over the city for a third day on Thursday (Nov 9) and air quality worsened by the hour. Illegal crop burning in the farm states surrounding New …
South Korean President Moon Jae-in on Thursday unveiled a new policy aimed at deepening ties with Southeast Asia, as the North Asian economic powerhouse seeks to curb its reliance on traditional trading partners like China and the United States. Read more here:: News Asia
SYDNEY: Papua New Guinea began dismantling a shuttered Australian-run immigration detention centre on Thursday (Nov 9) and warned it will use force if necessary to evict nearly 600 men if they refuse to leave within two days, according to a notice posted at the camp. The asylum seekers have … …
Those in Asia looking for clues on America’s policy towards the region will find two diverging inclinations, says the Lowy Institute’s Aaron L Connelly. Read more here:: News Asia