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    China

  • China's teapots buy Iranian oil at premiums to Brent for first time in years, sources say
    SINGAPORE — Chinese independent refiners have bought Iranian oil at premiums to Brent for the first time in years, after benchmark prices fell and amid expectations that India might purchase more cargoes after Washington's temporary waiver of sanctions.India is set to get its first Iranian oil cargo in seven years... Read more »
  • 'I don't want her': Man in China attends dating event while wife goes to washroom
    A man in China was scolded and shamed by a woman claiming to be his wife after he attempted to attend a dating event while she was in the washroom, South China Morning Post (SCMP) reported on Friday (April 10).The incident happened during "Auntie Wang's Matchmaking" event in Bengbu, in... Read more »
  • China will not tolerate independence for Taiwan, Xi tells island's opposition leader
    BEIJING — China will "absolutely not tolerate" independence for Taiwan, which is the chief culprit in undermining peace in the Taiwan Strait, President Xi Jinping told the island's opposition leader on Friday (April 10). Cheng Li-wun, chairwoman of Taiwan's largest opposition party, the Kuomintang (KMT), is in China on what she... Read more »
  • China's factories jolts back to inflation on Iran war price shock
    BEIJING — China's factory-gate prices rose for the first time in more than three years in March, in an early sign that the war in Iran is feeding cost pressures into the world's second-largest economy.Economists warn that a shift to inflation driven by higher costs rather than stronger demand could... Read more »
  • Hong Kong offers diesel subsidy, toll waivers to lower fuel cost pain
    HONG KONG — Hong Kong took steps to help its transport sector with rising fuel costs on Thursday (April 9) with a HK$3 (S$0.49) per litre subsidy on diesel used by commercial vehicles and vessels and a 50 per cent toll discount for commercial traffic using government-managed tunnels.Hong Kong, which... Read more »
  • US considers new crackdown on Chinese telecom companies
    WASHINGTON — The US Federal Communications Commission (FCC) said it may bar three major Chinese telecom companies from operating their data centres in the US and could ban telecom carriers from connecting with those Chinese carriers.The FCC said it has tentatively concluded it should prohibit American and other telecommunications carriers... Read more »
  • Chinese foreign minister tells North Korean minister Pyongyang is making strides despite US 'oppression'
    SEOUL — China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi said North Korea has made remarkable accomplishments despite conspiracies by the US and Western forces to oppress and isolate Pyongyang, the North's official KCNA news agency reported on Friday (April 10).Wang and his North Korean counterpart Choe Son-hui hailed their leaders for opening... Read more »
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    Asia

  • Taiwan sees only warships and warplanes as China talks peace with opposition
    TAIPEI — Taiwanese officials are tracking what they view as a worrying rise in Chinese naval activity and military pressure against the island, even as Beijing presses a message of peace and co-operation in meetings with Taiwan's opposition leader.China's tactics are all the more unnerving for the Taipei government given... Read more »
  • Thailand has limited ammunition to address economic problems, says finance minister
    BANGKOK — Thailand has limited ammunition to address its economic problems, Finance Minister Ekniti Nitithanprapas said on Friday (April 10).The government will approve soft loans for the use of solar panels, he told reporters. It is considering a car trade-in scheme, Ekniti said, adding the budget for the next fiscal year... Read more »
  • Japan plans to release extra 20 days' oil reserves from May
    TOKYO — Japan plans to release 20 days' worth of oil reserves from May, Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi told a cabinet meeting on Friday (April 10), to ensure stable domestic supply while searching for non-Middle East barrels as conflict in the region disrupts global supply.The US and Iran have agreed... Read more »
  • Myanmar president says many challenges ahead, seeks to normalise Asean ties
    Myanmar's President Min Aung Hlaing said on Friday (April 10) his new government has many challenges to overcome and would seek to enhance international relations and normalise ties with the Southeast Asian bloc Asean.In his inauguration address to parliament, the former junta chief said peace and democracy was his priority,... Read more »
  • Singlish-capable former Japanese star Keisuke Honda to play for SPL's FC Jurong
    It's official — Japan and former AC Milan midfielder Keisuke Honda is joining Singapore Premier League Club FC Jurong next season.The club, formerly known as Albirex Niigata Singapore, announced the signing in a statement on Friday (April 10) morning."This agreement goes beyond the signing of a single player; it aims... Read more »
  • Indonesia names Pertamina officials and oil tycoon as suspects in oil procurement probe
    JAKARTA — Indonesia's Attorney General's Office has named seven people, including executives from state energy firm Pertamina, as suspects in a corruption probe related to crude oil procurement.The suspects in the alleged corruption, which took place between 2008 and 2015, include a vice president and a manager at Pertamina as... Read more »
  • Pakistan's high-stakes Iran peace bid is fraught with risk
    ISLAMABAD — Pakistan is under huge pressure to pull off what some diplomats regard as mission impossible: Broker a peace deal between Iran and the United States to stabilise the world economy while safeguarding delegates already arguing over a fragile truce.Army chief Field Marshal Asim Munir and Prime Minister Shehbaz... Read more »
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