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Vietnam tycoon sentenced to death in $12.5 billion fraud case
HANOI -A court in Vietnam handed the death sentence on Thursday to real estate tycoon Truong My Lan for her role in a 304-trillion-dong...
Apr 12, 20243 min read
China launch of relay satellite Queqiao-2 for lunar probe mission successful
BEIJING - China National Space Administration (CNSA) said on Friday its launch of a key signal relay satellite was a "complete...
Apr 12, 20242 min read
Netanyahu says Israel preparing for scenarios in other areas than Gaza
JERUSALEM -Israel is keeping up its war in Gaza but is also preparing for scenarios in other areas, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu...
Apr 11, 20242 min read
Netanyahu not consulted on killing of Haniyeh's sons, Israeli media say
JERUSALEM - Israeli forces killed three sons of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh in an air strike in Gaza without consulting senior...
Apr 11, 20242 min read
Explainer-Why is Japan seeking a summit with nuclear-armed North Korea?
TOKYO - United States President Joe Biden on Wednesday said he supported his Japanese counterpart Fumio Kishida's attempts to hold...
Apr 11, 20243 min read
Myanmar troops retreat as rebels declare control over key border town
About 200 Myanmar military personnel withdrew to a bridge to Thailand on Thursday after a days-long assault by the anti-junta resistance,...
Apr 11, 20243 min read
Chinese Premier Li to visit Australia in June, SCMP says
SYDNEY - China's Premier Li Qiang will visit Australia in June, the South China Morning Post said on Thursday, the latest step in a...
Apr 11, 20241 min read
Biden and Japan's Kishida forge new partnership, eyeing China and Russia
WASHINGTON -U.S. President Joe Biden and Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida on Wednesday unveiled plans for military cooperation and...
Apr 11, 20244 min read
Olympics-India's Zareen ready to step out of Mary Kom's shadow, says coach
NEW DELHI - Two-time world boxing champion Nikhat Zareen is ready to step out of fellow Indian MC Mary Kom's shadow with a medal at...
Apr 10, 20242 min read
Philippines president says trilateral summit with U.S., Japan to include South China Sea cooperation
MANILA - The upcoming trilateral summit between the United States, Philippines and Japan will include an agreement to maintain security...
Apr 10, 20242 min read
Ahead of Scholz trip, study shows German economy still dependent on China
The German economy is still highly dependent on China for a number of products and raw materials despite efforts to diversify to other...
Apr 9, 20242 min read
Russia and China to talk about deeper security cooperation in Eurasia, Lavrov says
MOSCOW -Russia and China have agreed to discuss ways to deepen security cooperation across Europe and Asia to counter attempts by the...
Apr 9, 20243 min read
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