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TOKYO: Asian stocks were mostly higher on Monday (Aug 18) while oil dipped ahead of talks between Donald Trump, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, and European leaders in Washington. US President Trump met Russian President Vladimir Putin in Alaska on Friday, but the summit failed to yield any breakthrough on a ceasefire in Ukraine. Zelenskyy, who will be joined in Washington by European leaders, however, called a US offer of security guarantees to Ukraine “historic”. “Trump and Putin walked away without a ceasefire, without even the illusion of one,” said Stephen Innes at SPI Asset Management. “What they did offer was theatre:…
JAKARTA: Indonesia’s military will begin manufacturing medicines for public distribution under a new agreement, officials…
TOKYO: Japan’s northern island of Hokkaido sweltered on Wednesday (Jul 23) as temperatures hit record…
SINGAPORE: Two traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) companies are under investigation over a skin cream that…
HANOI: Flooding caused by Tropical Storm Wipha left hundreds of families cut off in villages…
DHAKA: When a Bangladesh Air Force fighter jet crashed into her school and erupted in…
TOKYO: The EU and Japan pledged on Wednesday (Jul 23) to work together on championing…
Police on Tuesday presented the suspects, including a woman, at the news conference in Pekanbaru,…
BANGKOK: Thailand has recalled its ambassador to Cambodia and will expel Cambodia’s ambassador, the ruling Pheu…
SINGAPORE: A fight broke out between passengers on an AirAsia X flight on Monday (Jul…
BEIJING/SHENZHEN: First, Vietnam and Indonesia. Now, the Philippines and Japan. As the United States strikes…
BEIJING: China said on Wednesday (Jul 23) it will seek to “strengthen cooperation” with the United…
TOKYO: Japan reacted angrily on Wednesday (Jul 23) after Interpol lifted its red wanted notice…
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