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US, China agree on need for new steps on N Korea INTERNATIONAL

US, China agree on need for new steps on N Korea

US Secretary of State John Kerry and Chinese foreign minister Wang Yi agreed yesterday on the need for a significant new UN Security resolution targeting North Korea after its January 6 nuclear test, though there were few signs of concrete progress.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Oil weakens as profit-taking kicks in ahead of stocks data ECONOMY

Oil weakens as profit-taking kicks in ahead of stocks data

Crude oil futures declined on Wednesday, heading back towards $30 a barrel as profit-taking wiped out a chunk of the gains notched up in the previous session on hopes for output cuts.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Chinese fishing boat capsized, five missing in South Korea INTERNATIONAL

Chinese fishing boat capsized, five missing in South Korea

Five crew members were missing and five others were rescued after a Chinese fishing boat capsized off South Korea's southern coast on Wednesday, the South Korean coastguard said.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Swedish rights activist held in China returns home INTERNATIONAL

Swedish rights activist held in China returns home

A Swedish human rights activist arrested in China earlier this month for allegedly posing a threat to national security has returned home after his expulsion, he said on Tuesday.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Iran hails ‘new chapter’ in relations with China ASIA

Iran hails ‘new chapter’ in relations with China

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani yesterday hailed a “new chapter” in relations with China after talks with President Xi Jinping, who is touring the region to boost Beijing’s economic influence.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
China paper slams 'superstitious' reasoning for falling births INTERNATIONAL

China paper slams 'superstitious' reasoning for falling births

A state-run Chinese newspaper on Friday excoriated population authorities for ‘superstition’ after they blamed the inauspicious Year of the Sheep for births falling in 2015 despite a loosening of the one-child policy.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Indonesia kicks off construction of first bullet train INTERNATIONAL

Indonesia kicks off construction of first bullet train

Indonesian President Joko Widodo broke ground Thursday on the country's first ever bullet train line, heralding the project as a symbol of ‘major cooperation’ with China.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
China, Gulf to speed up free trade talks ECONOMY

China, Gulf to speed up free trade talks

China and the Gulf states said Wednesday they would accelerate talks on a free trade deal which has been under negotiation for more than a decade.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Pakistan, China, US urge Taliban to rejoin Afghan peace talks INTERNATIONAL

Pakistan, China, US urge Taliban to rejoin Afghan peace talks

Afghanistan, Pakistan, China and the United States sat down to talks on Monday aimed at laying the ground for a negotiated end to almost 15 years of war between US-supported government forces and Taliban insurgents now firmly on the offensive.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
AIIB will boost investment in region: Xi Jinping ECONOMY

AIIB will boost investment in region: Xi Jinping

The new Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank will boost investment in the region while contributing to ‘fairer’ global economic governance, Chinese President Xi Jinping said ...

4:45 AM November 25 2016
From Davos to Laos, another world tour for John Kerry INTERNATIONAL

From Davos to Laos, another world tour for John Kerry

US Secretary of State John Kerry sets off on another tour around the world next week that will take him to Europe, the Middle East and Asia.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Taiwan goes to polls in historic presidential vote INTERNATIONAL

Taiwan goes to polls in historic presidential vote

Polls opened in Taiwan Saturday with the island expected to elect its first female president in a historic vote likely to end eight years of closer China ties.

4:45 AM November 25 2016