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China bluechips end at 18-month high, buoyed by MSCI inclusion

China stocks rose on Friday to end the week higher, on signs tight liquidity is easing and with sentiment lifted by US index provider MSCI's decision to include A-shares in a key index.

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China bluechips end at 18-month high, buoyed by MSCI inclusion

ChinastocksroseonFridaytoendtheweekhigher,onsignstightliquidityiseasingandwithsentimentliftedbyUSindexproviderMSCI'sdecisiontoincludeA-sharesinakeyindex.Theblue

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Tentative oil price recovery lifts energy stocks

WorldstockswerepoisedtoekeoutslimgainsfortheweekonFridayasatentativerecoveryinoilpricesspurredinvestorstohuntforbargainsinthebeaten-downenergysectorandhelpedcom

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$1.2 million of pangolin scales seized in Malaysia

A$1.2millionillegalshipmentofscalesfromthecriticallyendangeredpangolinhavebeenuncoveredinMalaysia,officialssaidFriday,thesecondsuchseizureinaweek.Customsofficia

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London fire could delay deal between UK's Conservatives and DUP

A deal between Northern Ireland's Democratic Unionist Party and British Prime Minister Theresa May's Conservatives could be delayed until next week after a fire in an apartment block in central London killed several people on Wednesday, the BBC reported.

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London fire could delay deal between UK's Conservatives and DUP

AdealbetweenNorthernIreland'sDemocraticUnionistPartyandBritishPrimeMinisterTheresaMay'sConservativescouldbedelayeduntilnextweekafterafireinanapartmentblockincen

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S.Korean president's approval rating falls 1st time since taking office

SouthKoreanPresidentMoonJae-insawthefirstfallinhisapprovalratingsincetakingofficeearlierthismonth,alocalsurveyshowedMonday.AccordingtotheRealmeterpoll,Moon'ssup

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PGA Tour pro wears golf shoes he bought on eBay

ZacBlairisthemostinterestinggolferyou'veneverheardof,andthisweekhasbeenanintriguingweekforhim.First,hegotcalledoutbynoneotherthanJackNicklausduringahottubsessio

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Chicago agricultural commodities end mixed over the week

ChicagoBoardofTrade(CBOT)grainsfuturesclosedmixedoverthetradeweekwhichendedMay26,withcornandwheatfuturestradingmodestlyhigherwhilecornfuturesdroppingnearly3perc

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Indian girl, 10, seeks abortion after rape

AnIndiancourtwilldecidewhethera10-year-oldIndiangirlleftpregnantaftershewasrepeatedlyrapedshouldbeallowedtohaveanabortion,policesaidTuesday.Thechild,whowasoften

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The Top 5 Milan Fall 2017 Collections

Today’s memorial for Franca Sozzani, the Italian Vogueeditor-in-chief who died in December, brought Valentino Garavani, Donatella Versace, Sarah Burton, and Christopher Bailey to the Duomo, among many other designers, models, colleagues, and friends.

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S.Korea's main opposition party leads opinion polls amid public attention to presidential race

South Korea's main opposition party led recent opinion poll as public attention is being paid to an early presidential race after President Park Geun-hye was impeached in early December.

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Carcasses and 'liquid truths': The spellbinding world of Singapore Art Week

Singapore's culture sector is developing rapidly -- thanks to a government stimulus in arts and heritage, as well as growing interest from the international community in Southeast Asian art.

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S.Korea's ex-opposition party head beats ex-UN chief in presidential poll

​Former head of South Korea's biggest opposition party beat former UN chief in recent presidential poll though the latter's return to his home country boosted hopes among conservative voters, a local survey showed on Monday.

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Demand grows in S.Korea for embattled president's impeachment: poll

​Demand grew in South Korea for the impeachment of embattled President Park Geun-hye ahead of vote on it in parliament, a local poll showed on Thursday.

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Lufthansa cancels 40 flights on Thursday as recovers from strike

Germany's largest carrier Lufthansa said it is cancelling 40 flights on Thursday (Dec 1) as a result of strikes by some of its German pilots this week.

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Kerry discusses renewed bombing in Aleppo with Russia

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said Thursday he discussed Ukraine and "all aspects" of Aleppo including renewed bombing in the Syrian city this week in a meeting with Russia's Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov.