Philippines says three fishermen killed after boat struck by 'foreign' vessel in South China Sea
Three Filipino fishermen have died after an "unidentified commercial vessel" allegedly rammed their fishing boat near Scarborough Shoal, the Philippine coast guard said Wednesday, compounding tensions in a region of the disputed South China Sea that is already a flashpoint.
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HK Typhoon-Related Claims Set to Top Record $500 Million in 2023
Hong Kong insurance claims caused by natural disasters may climb to a record and exceed $500 million this
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Dollar, China Imperil Asia Stocks’ Stellar Fourth-Quarter Record
Seasonality shows that Asian equities perform best over the last three months of the year. History may not
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Asia Stocks to Follow US Slump as Fear Gauge Rises: Markets Wrap
Asian shares are set to follow a slump in their US peers after employment data bolstered the case
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India-China feud keeps international planes out of Nepal airport
Nepal has spent millions constructing a new airport in hopes of boosting tourism - but no-one is coming.
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US senators examine TikTok hiring of ByteDance executives
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON Two U.S. senators said they were investigating short video sharing app TikTok's reported decision
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US condemns China's reported life sentence for Uyghur academic Rahile Dawut
(This Sept. 29 story has been corrected to change the name to 'Dawut' and description to 'academic' in the headline)
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Schumer announces U.S. Senate trip to China, Japan, South Korea
WASHINGTON A bipartisan U.S. Senate delegation will visit China, Japan and South Korea in October, Senate Majority Leader
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Apple enforces new check on apps in China as Beijing tightens oversight
By Josh Ye HONG KONG Apple has started requiring new apps to show proof of a Chinese government
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Cartoon elves and scrolls visualize Chinese military's goal of Taiwan 'reunification'
China's military released an animation on Sunday depicting the journey to reunite two halves of a torn scroll across the Taiwan Strait, a thinly veiled reference to the country's longstanding goal of "reunification" with the democratic, self-ruled island.
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Morgan Stanley Turns Bearish on Egypt, Warns Risks Building
Morgan Stanley is turning bearish on Egypt as the cash-strapped nation faces what the US bank called “mounting
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Typhoon Koinu on Track to Hit Taiwan, Approach Hong Kong
Severe Typhoon Koinu will pass over the southern tip of Taiwan in coming days before heading toward Hong
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