Asia is minting billionaires faster than anywhere else in the world, and this elite group is giving Russian oligarchs and Middle Eastern aristocrats a run for their money in the trophy-assets stakes.
Singapore agreed to host a deployment of US P-8 Poseidon spy planes for the first time, as it signed an enhanced deal with the United States on Monday (Dec 7) to boost military cooperation in a broad range of areas, including - for the first time - cyberdefence and biosecurity.
The International Monetary Fund will decide on Monday (Nov 30) whether the yuan can be added to its Special Drawing Rights (SDR) basket, alongside the US dollar, euro, yen and pound. Here are five things to know about the yuan and the SDR:
Since the Yiwu Import Commodities Fair 2015 had been held on June 4th-7th, now there are more than 764 foreign companies with 1402 multinational brands newly stationed in Yiwu Commodity Import Exhibition Hall.
US President Barack Obama on Wednesday apologised to Doctors without Borders (MSF) for a deadly US air strike on an Afghan hospital, as the medical charity demanded an international probe into the incident.
Special Assistant to the U.S. President for National Security Affairs, Dr. Peter Lavoy, on Wednesday recognized Pakistan's efforts and facilitation role in the Afghan reconciliation process.
Chile coach Jorge Sampaoli this week described the Copa America as a "football fiesta" that was capable of "rising above any other issue".
Brazil President Dilma Rousseff said Wednesday her country was ready to collaborate with Swiss and US authorities over their probe into football corruption.
Scientists using powerful ground-based telescopes said Thursday they have discovered a star that's blasting out of the Milky Way with a speed much faster than any other runaway star in the Galaxy.
Chinese lawmakers began to consider a proposed revision to the country's Food Safety Law on Monday, including mandatory labeling of all goods containing genetically modified organisms.
Canada is the most popular destination for Chinese students pursuing a high school education overseas, but the United States is catching up, a survey has found.
U.S. president Obama on Wednesday canceled next month’s Moscow summit meeting, while Russian and Chinese leaders exchange more phone calls than either does with the US. It seems the relationship of Sino-American-Russian has rebuilt.
Pakistani Prime Minister Muhammad Nawaz Sharif Tuesday the visiting US special envoy his government's full commitment to an Afghan-led and Afghan-owned peace process, the PM office said.
The Pakistani announced on Tuesday to launch a new policy to stop the US drone attacks in the country's tribal regions.
American Airlines, a unit of AMR Corp., and US Airways said on Thursday that they have agreed on an 11-billion-dollar merger agreement to create the world's largest carrier and put 86 percent of the country's domestic air travel in the hands of four big airlines.
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