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Cambodia selects Angelina Jolie film as Oscar submission

AngelinaJolie’s“FirstTheyKilledMyFather”hasbeennamedCambodia’sforeign-languagesubmissiontotheAcademyAwards.TheCambodiaOscarSelectionCommitteeannouncedthechoiceM

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Philippines must give foreign investors far more room: planning minister

ThePhilippinesshould“drastically”cutthenumberofsectorsandactivitiesclosedorlimitedtoforeigninvestorstogetmoreoftheinvestmentflowsintoAsia,theeconomicplanningsec

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China's forex regulator: US dollar withdrawal limits unchanged

Therehasbeennomodificationofrulesonwithdrawalsofforeignexchangebyindividuals,China’sforeignexchangeregulatorsaidonTuesday,denyingreportsthatthefrequencyofUSdoll

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Sri Lanka kicks off joint exercise with foreign military in attendance

ByAPDwriterEaswaranCOLOMBO,September4(APD)–SriLankaonMondaykickedoffajointexercisewiththeparticipationoftroopsfromseveralforeigncountries,includingChinaandIndia

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US criticism of NGO laws is hypocritical

Accordingtomediareports,theUS-fundedNationalDemocraticInstitute(NDI)wasfoundtobeprovidingthemainoppositionCambodiaNationalRescuePartywithan"ill-intended"plantoo

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Thailand has no plan to revoke passports of former PM Yingluck, minister

ThailandhasnoimmediateplantorevokethepassportsofformerprimeministerYingluckShinawatra,theforeignministersaidonTuesday,aftershefledthecountrylastweekaheadofacour

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China to reveal details encouraging foreign investment

Chinawillbuildastrong"magnetfield"forforeigninvestmentandmoredetailedmeasureswillberevealedbeforetheendofSeptember,accordingtoamediabriefingheldbyChina'sStateCo

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Pakistan condemns terrorist attacks in Afghanistan

Pakistan on Thursday has condemned the two terrorist attacks that took place in different areas of Afghanistan since Tuesday.

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Philippine police watching Muslim hitmen ahead of int'l gathering

Philippine security forces are monitoring a group of former Maoist assassins who joined Islamist militants as a possible threat to this week's 50th anniversary meeting of Southeast Asian foreign ministers, Manila's police chief said on Tuesday.

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Anbang denies allegation of selling offshore properties

AnbangInsuranceGroupCo.onTuesdayrespondedtoforeignreportswhichaccuseditofsellingoverseasinvestmentsamidatougherfinancialcrackdown,includingWaldorfAstoriaHotelpu

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Philippine police watching Muslim hitmen ahead of int'l gathering

PhilippinesecurityforcesaremonitoringagroupofformerMaoistassassinswhojoinedIslamistmilitantsasapossiblethreattothisweek's50thanniversarymeetingofSoutheastAsianf

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S. Korea to review "comfort women" agreement with Japan

South Korea's foreign ministry on Monday launched a task force to review the agreement with Japan on "comfort women," a euphemism for women, mostly of the Korean Peninsula, who were forced into sex slavery for Japanese military brothels before and during World War II.

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S. Korea to review "comfort women" agreement with Japan

SouthKorea'sforeignministryonMondaylaunchedataskforcetoreviewtheagreementwithJapanon"comfortwomen,"aeuphemismforwomen,mostlyoftheKoreanPeninsula,whowereforcedin

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Debunking China Myths: Is China’s tech power overrated?

Whentheworld’sleadingride-hailingserviceUbersolditsChinesebusinessunittolocalrivalDidiChuxing,TheEconomist–thefamousweeklypublishedinEngland–describedChinaasa“t

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China Development Bank issues first Panda bond via Bond Connect

Onebillionyuan(US$148million)inbondsunderwrittenbyChinaDevelopmentBankforMalayanBankingBerhad(MayBank)throughChina’sBondConnectprogramwasissuedintheinterbankbon

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China-India coop. helps promote open global trade, counter protectionism

ForChinaandIndia--theworld'stwobiggestmarkets,theirstrengtheningoftradecooperationandadvocacyofopentradepolicywilldefinitelycontributetopromotingopenglobaltrade

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Qatar: Gulf states hint at possible expulsion from regional bloc

TheGulfstatestryingtoforceQatartochangepoliticalcoursehavegiventheirstrongesthintyetthattheyplantoexpelQatarfromtheGulfCooperationCouncil,theregionaltradeandsec