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Apple: iPhones still available for sale in China

Apple to cut iPhone production, start manufacturing in India

IDC has said in a report that India will emerge as the second biggest smartphone market after China, pushing the US to the third place.

Dec 31, 2016

Trump praises Putin over sanctions row with Obama

Putin refused to reply in kind to the US move and played on the change of approach to Russia with Trump replacing Obama.

Dec 31, 2016

China to relax foreign investment norms as part of 'Made in China 2025 Strategy'

'Besides advanced technology and experience in management, China also need capital investment from overseas'

Dec 30, 2016

Edgar Matobato: Death squad killer on the run could bring down Rodrigo Duterte

Duterte's macabre death squad once raped and killed three women accused of dealing in a local drug.

Dec 30, 2016

UPDATE: 20 killed in magnitude 6.5 earthquake in Banda Aceh, Indonesia

Magnitude 6.2 earthquake hits eastern Indonesia; tremors felt in Bali

The tremor hit about 33 kilometers south of Tolotangga, about 1,350 kilometers from capital Jakarta.

Dec 30, 2016

South Korea says Japanese defence minister's Yasukuni visit is beyond deplorable

Japanese leaders' visits to Yasukuni is seen unfavorably in China and S. Korea which suffered under Japanese imperialism.

Dec 29, 2016

Israel submarine deal: Channel 10 says AG orders probe into Netanyahu

The Israel Defence Forces had reportedly opposed the purchase of submarines from Germany's ThyssenKrupp.

Dec 29, 2016

Twin blasts targeting Church fest injure 35 in central Philippine town

Philippines, which is fighting a strident Islamic militancy in the south, had issued an elevated alert around Christmas.

Dec 29, 2016

Singapore thanks Indonesia for arresting suspects over Marina Bay attack plot

Singapore Defence Minister Ng Eng Hen warns of rising terror threat in city

Risk to the Singapore stems from the intent of radical Islamic operators to cement influence in the region by launching terror strikes,

Dec 24, 2016

Hyundai Heavy, Daewoo Shipbuilding and Samsung Heavy job cuts

Korean ship builders to be in choppy waters until oil climbs back into $70 levels

Debt pile is the biggest in 20 years and there are doubts if shipbuilders like Daewoo, Samsung and Hyundai will be able to avoid default.

Dec 24, 2016

Singapore teen blogger Amos Yee in US detention after seeking political asylum

Amos Yee's asylum effort assumes significance as he is due for military enlistment in Singapore,.

Dec 24, 2016

UPDATE: 'Pro-Gaddafi' hijackers in Malta release 25 passengers from Libyan plane

Libyan government confirms that the hijacked Afriqiyah Airways flight has landed in Malta.

Dec 23, 2016

Deutsche Bank to pay $7.2 bln to settle US Justice Department investigation

Deutsche Bank will pay a $3.1 billion in penalty and 4.1 billion in relief to consumers under deal with DoJ.

Dec 23, 2016

I will burn down United Nations: Duterte calls UN rights chief stupid, idiot and joker

'You U.N. officials, sitting there on your asses, we pay you your salaries. You idiot, do not tell me what to do'

Dec 23, 2016

Australia foils Christmas Day terror attack in Melbourne

Australia thwarts Christmas Day terror attack on Melbourne cathedral and other landmarks

Terrorists targeted locations such as Melbourne's Flinders Street train station, Federation Square and St Paul's Cathedral.

Dec 23, 2016

Breaking: Hong Kong seizes Singapore-bound armored vehicles from Taiwan

Japan ramps up military spending: A look at the evolution of Japanese pacifism

The Constitution drafted after the war limited the use of force only as a means of self defence.

Dec 22, 2016

Singapore orders closure of Swiss bank BSI linked to 1MDB

Ex-BSI banker Yeo Jiawei sentenced to 30 years in jail over 1MDB scandal

Yeo Jiawei was accused of brokering illegal transactions involving 1MDB funds and trying to influence witnesses in the case.

Dec 22, 2016

Japan public divided as laws easing limits on military take effect

Japan unveils record hike in military spending in face of China, N Korea threat

Japan will spend more money on its ballistic missile defence systems in view of the 20 missile tests North Korea conducted this year.

Dec 22, 2016

Houbara bustards hunters from Abu Dhabi royal family attacked in Balochistan.

Bustard hunting: Abu Dhabi royal family members chasing rare aphrodisiac shot at in Pakistan

The royals led by Abu Dhabi ruling family member Prince Saif bin Zayd al-Nahyan, were warned against bustard hunting in the region.

Dec 21, 2016

Shallow earthquake of magnitude 6.4 strikes Banda Aceh in Indonesia

Tremors felt in Darwin as 6.7 magnitude earthquake hits Banda Sea off Indonesia

The earthquake occurred in the Banda Sea off the coast of eastern Indonesia.

Dec 21, 2016

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