Turkey asks Germany for help with Gulen crackdown – report | Reuters
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View ArticleAsia slips on weaker Wall Street, dollar marks time before Yellen | Reuters
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View ArticleSingapore confirms 26 more local transmission Zika cases – media | Reuters
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View ArticleTaiwan-China relations frost further over appointment of controversial diplomat
In an act seen by critics as further irk China, Tsai's office announced that Tien Hung-mao, who is known for his pro-independence stance, will head the key Straits Exchange Foundation The post...
View ArticleMalaysia: First suspected case of Zika reported
The Aedes mosquito-borne Zika has been detected in 67 countries and territories, with Brazil the hardest hit. The post Malaysia: First suspected case of Zika reported appeared first on Firstpost.
View ArticleChina asks US to play constructive role in SCS dispute
President Xi Jinping on Saturday asked the US to "play a constructive role" in maintaining peace and stability in the disputed South China Sea, asserting that Beijing will "unswervingly" safeguard its...
View ArticleSouth China Sea: All you need to know about the decades-long dispute
The disputed South China Sea was in focus Wednesday at a regional summit in Laos, the first such gathering since an international court said Beijing's artificial island building programme there was...
View ArticleBeijing, Moscow to hold joint naval exercise in South China Sea
China and Russia will hold an eight-day joint naval exercise from tomorrow in the contentious South China Sea, the first drill by any country in the contested waters since an international tribunal...
View ArticleChina warns Taiwan over inviting Dalai Lama
China on Wednesday warned Taiwan that allowing the Dalai Lama to visit the island, which Beijing claims as its own, will "severely impact" ties. The post China warns Taiwan over inviting Dalai Lama...
View ArticleTyphoon Meranti leaves 16 dead or missing in China
Typhoon 'Meranti' has left at least 16 people dead or missing in China and an ancient bridge destroyed as it wreaked havoc on the country's eastern coast The post Typhoon Meranti leaves 16 dead or...
View ArticleTaiwan shuts down as Typhoon Megi strikes; 5,000 people evacuated
Taiwan went into shutdown on Tuesday as the island faces its third typhoon in two weeks, with thousands evacuated, schools and offices closed across the island and hundreds of flights disrupted. The...
View ArticleTyphoon Megi hits eastern China, kills four and injures more than 260 people
Megi is the fourth typhoon of the year to hit Taiwan. More than 2.9 million households lost power, though 9,76,000 had been restored by late Tuesday, according to Taiwan's Central News Agency. The post...
View ArticleMissing toll rise to 32 as Typhoon Megi triggers landslides in China
At least 32 people were listed missing on Thursday after landslides triggered by Typhoon Megi hit villages in China's eastern Zhejiang province The post Missing toll rise to 32 as Typhoon Megi triggers...
View ArticleChina opens desalination plant in strategic South China Sea region
The South China Sea, through which more than $5 trillion of goods passes annually, is a disputed region with rival claims by the Philippines, Vietnam, Malaysia, Brunei and Taiwan. The post China opens...
View ArticleOil up on Iran comments, Wall Street ticks down | Reuters
By Rodrigo Campos | NEW YORK NEW YORK An index of stocks across the world ended flat on Monday while Wall Street dipped, and oil prices rose to a three-month high after Iran's leader called on...
View ArticleAmid South China Sea uncertainty, Indonesia stages a show of force | Reuters
By Eveline Danubrata | RANAI, Indonesia RANAI, Indonesia Indonesian warplanes on Thursday staged a large-scale exercise on the edge of South China Sea territory claimed by Beijing, a show of force...
View Article‘Fat-finger’ error seen as sterling slumps; Asian shares dip | Reuters
By Hideyuki Sano | TOKYO TOKYO Sterling plunged to a three-decade low in thin early Asian trade on Friday as a break of key technical support levels triggered a wave of stop-loss orders.The pound fell...
View ArticleTiny Taiwanese outlying island says no to casinos in referendum vote | Reuters
By Tyrone Siu | PENGHU COUNTY, Taiwan PENGHU COUNTY, Taiwan Taiwanese residents in Penghu on Saturday shut the door to casino development in a referendum that proponents had said would bring jobs to...
View ArticleTaiwan seeks closer trade ties with India as ‘çross-strait’ business with...
The Taiwanese government has a host of issues against China, historical and contemporary but it is keeping its nerves, building right social, economic environment, diplomatically reaching out to...
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