Hanoi / AFP Vietnam on Thursday hit back at Taiwan for taking international media on a tour of a disputed island in the South China Sea, saying the “illegal and worthless” trip had further raised tensions in the hotly contested waters. Taiwanese officials on Wednesday took journalists to Taiping, the largest island in the Spratlys chain, which it controls and ...

Tripoli / AFP It was meant to finally bring an end to Libya’s political chaos and unrest, but the creation of a new UN-backed unity government has only added to the country’s disarray. Desperate to resolve years of political deadlock that has allowed extremists to gain an important foothold on Europe’s doorstep, the United Nations and Western powers have been ...

Sunaina Rana / EMIRATES BUSINESS The country’s recent cabinet reshuffle — which aims at economic diversification, reducing oil dependence — will boost the national economy, according to Dr Vasiliki Kostami, a renowned academician and management guru. She emphasised a that the reorganisation targets at bringing about an improvement in the service industry in the country. Citing UAE as an investment ...