Today: September 19, 2024
Today: September 19, 2024

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Pakistan says it has met all of the IMF's conditions to secure a new $7 billion loan

Pakistan’s leader says the country has met all the conditions set by the International Monetary Fund to qualify for a new $7 billion loan to help prop up its economy

Pakistan says it has met all of the IMF's conditions to secure a new $7 billion loan
Asia|Economy|Finance

Bank Indonesia to keep rates steady on Sept 18, cut in Q4: Reuters poll

Bank Indonesia (BI) will leave interest rates unchanged next week to support the rupiah but was expected to cut next quarter, after widely anticipated policy

Bank Indonesia to keep rates steady on Sept 18, cut in Q4: Reuters poll
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China and Russia chide West at security forum in Beijing

Chinese and Russian defence officials took swipes at the West at a military diplomacy forum in Beijing on Friday, with China courting the Global South and Russia

China and Russia chide West at security forum in Beijing
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North Korea gives a glimpse of a secretive uranium-enrichment facility as Kim pushes for more nukes

North Korea has offered a rare glimpse into a secretive facility to produce weapons-grade uranium as it says leader Kim Jong Un visited the area and called for stronger efforts to increase its number of nuclear weapons

North Korea gives a glimpse of a secretive uranium-enrichment facility as Kim pushes for more nukes
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Weekly rebound in reach, China data deluge looms

A look at the day ahead in Asian markets.

Weekly rebound in reach, China data deluge looms
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Former CIA officer who spied for China sentenced to a decade in prison

Former CIA officer who spied for China sentenced to a decade in prison

Former CIA officer who spied for China sentenced to a decade in prison
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Key takeaways from AP's examination of South Korea's split views on North Korea's nuclear threats

The Associated Press interviewed and photographed dozens of South Koreans for a detailed look at the nation’s stark division over North Korean leader Kim Jong Un’s headlong pursuit of nuclear-tipped missiles targeting the South and its major ally and protector, the United States

Key takeaways from AP's examination of South Korea's split views on North Korea's nuclear threats
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Biden to host 'Quad' leaders from Australia, India and Japan in his Delaware hometown

President Joe Biden will host the leaders of Australia, India and Japan next weekend in his Wilmington, Delaware, hometown, the White House announced, as he looks to burnish his legacy before leaving office in January

Biden to host 'Quad' leaders from Australia, India and Japan in his Delaware hometown
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Biden to host Quad summit September 21 in Delaware

U.S. President Joe Biden will host a Quad leaders summit with leaders from Australia, India and Japan on September 21 in Delaware, the White House said on Thursday.

Biden to host Quad summit September 21 in Delaware
Asia

Rohingya refugees in India on hunger strike over 'prolonged' detention

More than 100 Rohingya Muslims from Myanmar including women and children have been on hunger strike since Monday to protest at their

Rohingya refugees in India on hunger strike over 'prolonged' detention
Asia|Travel

India, China discuss early resumption of passenger flights, Indian minister says

India and China discussed early resumption of direct passenger flights between their two countries, India's Civil Aviation Minister Ram Mohan Naidu Kinjarapu said on Thursday, in

India, China discuss early resumption of passenger flights, Indian minister says
Asia|Business|Finance

Evergrande Chairman Hui kept in special detention center in Shenzhen, sources say

Hui Ka Yan, the chairman of China Evergrande Group - the company at the centre of the country's property sector crisis - has been moved to a special

Evergrande Chairman Hui kept in special detention center in Shenzhen, sources say
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Xi may meet Zelenskiy, Ukrainian attendee says, as Beijing defence forum opens

Chinese President Xi Jinping could meet his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelenskiy next month, a former Ukrainian official said in Beijing on Thursday at the

Xi may meet Zelenskiy, Ukrainian attendee says, as Beijing defence forum opens
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Economic relationship with China "unfair", "imbalanced", India foreign minister says

India's economic relationship with neighbour China has been very "unfair" and "imbalanced", Indian Foreign Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar said on Thursday.

Economic relationship with China "unfair", "imbalanced", India foreign minister says
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A record 9 lawmakers are vying to become Japan's leader, with pledges of change and stronger defense

A record nine Japanese lawmakers have formally entered the race to replace outgoing Prime Minister Fumio Kishida as head of the governing party and leader of the nation, hoping to regain public support for the party following corruption scandals

A record 9 lawmakers are vying to become Japan's leader, with pledges of change and stronger defense
Asia|Crime|Health

Gunmen kill a policeman guarding polio workers in northwestern Pakistan

Police say a pair of gunmen on a motorcycle opened fire and killed a policeman guarding a group of polio workers going door-to-door in a vaccination campaign in northwestern Pakistan

Gunmen kill a policeman guarding polio workers in northwestern Pakistan
Asia|News|World

Flooding in Thailand maroons thousands in northern province

Thailand deployed military special forces in the northern province of Chiang Rai on Thursday after flooding marooned thousands that

Flooding in Thailand maroons thousands in northern province
Asia|News

Indonesian leader spends final weeks of his term in unfinished new capital

Indonesian President Joko Widodo will from Thursday spend the final weeks of his term in the country's planned new capital, Nusantara, amid doubts about the

Indonesian leader spends final weeks of his term in unfinished new capital
Asia|Business|Technology

Samsung workers to continue India plant strike after talks end without deal

Samsung Electronics employees will continue their strike for the fifth day after a meeting on Thursday between their union, the company's management and

Samsung workers to continue India plant strike after talks end without deal
Asia|Business|Technology

Stock market today: Wall Street climbs closer to its record high

U.S. stocks rose closer to their all-time highs following a couple reports on the economy that came in close to expectations

Stock market today: Wall Street climbs closer to its record high
Asia|News

Rift deepens between the Philippines, China over South China Sea

Relations between Manila and Beijing have soured under Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr, with Manila pivoting back towards the United States which supports the Southeast

Rift deepens between the Philippines, China over South China Sea
Asia|Business|Economy

Thai consumer confidence drops to 13-month low in August as growth slows

Thai consumer confidence dropped for a sixth consecutive month in August to a 13-month low, weighed by concerns about slow economic growth and higher living amid uncertainty over a

Thai consumer confidence drops to 13-month low in August as growth slows
Asia|Europe|Finance|Stock Markets|Technology

Tech stocks cue rally while ECB looms

A look at the day ahead in European and global markets from Stella Qiu Asian stock markets were broadly higher as investors regained some of their love for tech stocks, and Nvidia in particular, while

Tech stocks cue rally while ECB looms
Asia

South Koreans are starkly divided over North Korea's nuclear threat

There are two Koreas, North and South

South Koreans are starkly divided over North Korea's nuclear threat
Asia|Business|Economy

Pope Francis, in Singapore, urges fair wages for migrant workers

Pope Francis on Thursday urged political leaders in Singapore, a leading global financial hub, to seek fair wages for the country's million-plus lower-paid

Pope Francis, in Singapore, urges fair wages for migrant workers

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