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Opposition victory in Maldives deals potential blow to China

The opposition was awarded victory in the Maldives presidential election on Monday, in a possible setback for China as the new leaders of the Indian Ocean archipelago nation aim to review major projects agreed with the outgoing administration.

Asia Pacific | 2018-09-25 10:19

Swedish TV satire on Chinese tourists sparks Beijing protest

China complained to Sweden on Monday over a satirical news show on Swedish state television that advised Chinese tourists how to avoid culture clashes in a way that Beijing said insulted the Chinese people.

Europe | 2018-09-25 09:31

Indonesian teenager survives 49 days at sea

An Indonesian teenager who survived 49 days adrift at sea after the wooden fish trap he was employed to mind slipped its moorings says he ran out of food within a week and survived on fish and seawater he squeezed from his clothing. Aldi Novel Adilang told The Associated Press on Monday that he turned on a lamp every time he sighted another ship and can't remember how many pa...

Asia Pacific | 2018-09-25 09:06

China says US trying to force it to submit on trade as new tariffs kick in

The United States and China imposed fresh tariffs on each other's goods on Monday as the world's biggest economies showed no signs of backing down from an increasingly bitter trade dispute that is expected to hit global economic growth. Soon after the new duties went into effect, China accused the United States of engaging in "trade bullyism" and said it was intimidating othe...

Asia Pacific | 2018-09-25 08:59

Vietnam's President Tran Dai Quang dies of illness at 61

Vietnamese President Tran Dai Quang, the country's No. 2 after the ruling Communist Party's leader, died Friday after a serious illness, the government said. He was 61. Quang passed away despite ``utmost efforts to treat him by Vietnamese and foreign professors and doctors and care by the party and state leaders,'' the statement said. It said Quang died at a military hospital...

Asia Pacific | 2018-09-22 12:22

Tanzania leader orders arrests as ferry death toll over 130

Hundreds of solemn people watched Friday as body after body was pulled from a capsized ferry that Tanzanian authorities said was badly overcrowded and upended in the final stretch before reaching shore. The death toll was above 130 but horrified witnesses feared that would rise as a second day of searching neared an end.

Africa | 2018-09-22 10:06

China opens embassy in Dominican Republic after break with Taiwan

China's most senior envoy inaugurated a new embassy in the Dominican Republic on Friday after the Caribbean country cut ties with Taiwan in a move that prompted U.S. concern over the Asian island's dwindling number of allies. "We have witnessed a historic breakthrough," capping 20 years of growing engagement, Chinese State Councillor Wang Yi, the government's top diplomat, sa...

Americas | 2018-09-22 09:59

Korean border railway station represents staging post on journey to peace

“We want to be back on track.” A sign on the platform at the dead-end railway station, near the southern side of the heavily fortified border between the two Koreas, spoke on behalf of many ahead of the inter-Korean summit on Tuesday.

SCMP | 2018-09-18 11:00

Inter-Korean railway systems to boost economy: experts

US slaps new tariffs on $200 bil. worth of Chinese imports

US President Donald Trump on Monday announced 10 per cent tariffs on an additional 200 billion dollars worth of Chinese imports into the United States.

Americas | 2018-09-18 08:56

Typhoon pounds south China after killing 64 in Philippines

Typhoon Mangkhut barreled into southern China on Sunday, killing two people after lashing the Philippines with strong winds and heavy rain that left at least 64 dead and dozens more feared buried in a landslide. More than 2.4 million people had been evacuated in southern China's Guangdong province by Sunday evening to flee the massive typhoon and nearly 50,000 fishing boats w...

Asia Pacific | 2018-09-17 09:19

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