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Sun, November 17, 2019 | 19:56
Taiwan ruling party suffers major defeat in local elections [PHOTOS]
Taiwan ruling party suffers major defeat in local elections [PHOTOS]
Taiwan's ruling party was handed a major defeat in local elections Saturday that were seen as a referendum on the administration of the island's independence-leaning president amid growing economic and political pressure from China.
2018-11-25 12:13
Taiwan votes in test for pro-independence ruling party as China watches
Taiwan votes in test for pro-independence ruling party as China watches
Taiwan began voting on Saturday in local elections, a key test of support for the island's pro-independence ruling party ahead of presidential polls in just over a year, and will also hold a referendum on same-sex marriage. The results will be closely watched in China, which claims self-ruled and proudly democratic Taiwan as its own and which has ramped up pressure on Preside...
2018-11-24 10:22
Freed Pakistani Christian needs German passport to leave: lawyer
Freed Pakistani Christian needs German passport to leave: lawyer
The lawyer for Asia Bibi, a Pakistani Christian acquitted of capital blasphemy charges, appealed on Tuesday to Germany to give her whole family citizenship to start a new life in Europe. Saiful Mulook told a news conference in Frankfurt that Bibi was now free but she and her family needed a passport to leave the country.
2018-11-21 09:56
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China urges Maldives to make 'correct choice' on trade deal
China urges Maldives to make 'correct choice' on trade deal
China believes the Maldives will make the "correct choice" to continue with a bilateral free trade deal, a foreign ministry spokesman said on Tuesday, after a Maldives politician said the tiny nation would pull out of the pact.
2018-11-21 09:50
Australia joins US in rejecting UN migration pact
Australia joins US in rejecting UN migration pact
Australia's conservative government announced Wednesday it would reject a UN migration pact already denounced by the United States and several European countries. Adopting the pact "would risk encouraging illegal entry to Australia and reverse... hard-won successes in combating the people-smuggling trade", Prime Minister Scott Morrison said in a joint statement with his home ...
2018-11-21 09:40
Nissan chairman Carlos Ghosn arrested in probe of financial misconduct [PHOTOS]
Nissan chairman Carlos Ghosn arrested in probe of financial misconduct [PHOTOS]
Nissan Chairman Carlos Ghosn, who became one of the auto industry's most powerful executives by engineering a turnaround at the Japanese manufacturer, was arrested Monday and will be fired for allegedly underreporting his income and misusing company funds, the automaker said.
Park Si-soo | 2018-11-20 10:41
China-US rivalry casts shadow over APEC meeting in PNG
China-US rivalry casts shadow over APEC meeting in PNG
Wide differences between China and the United States dominated an Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit in Papua New Guinea on Sunday, with little evidence of consensus as officials struggled to frame a closing statement acceptable to all. Competition between the United States and China over the Pacific was also thrown into focus with Western allies launching a coor...
2018-11-18 15:48
Taiwan to vote on ditching 'China' from Olympic name
Taiwan to vote on ditching 'China' from Olympic name
Taiwan will vote this month whether its athletes should compete in the 2020 Tokyo Olympics under the name of “Taiwan” not “Chinese Taipei” in a highly controversial referendum that may provoke Beijing.
Jung Min-ho | 2018-11-12 16:07
HIV-infected Thai man accused of raping scores of teenagers
HIV-infected Thai man accused of raping scores of teenagers
Police in Thailand say they have arrested an HIV-infected soldier who allegedly blackmailed and raped more than 70 teenage boys.
2018-11-09 13:13
China unveils stealth combat drone in development
China unveils stealth combat drone in development
A Chinese state-owned company says it is developing a stealth combat drone in the latest sign of the country's growing aerospace prowess. The CH-7 unmanned aerial vehicle also underscores China's growing competitiveness in the expanding global market for drones. China has won sales in the Middle East and elsewhere by offering drones at lower prices and without the political c...
2018-11-07 14:42
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