GENEVA / AP More than nine out of 10 people worldwide live in areas …
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Asia growth holds stable
Hong Kong / AFP The Asian Development Bank (ADB) said on Tuesday that growth …
Read More »China industrial profits hit US$80.2 billion
Bloomberg Profits of China’s industrial corporations jumped the most in three years, adding to …
Read More »Singapore urged to get tougher on money-laundering
Singapore / AFP Singapore must take more aggressive action against complex cross-border money-laundering including …
Read More »Taiwan shuts markets as typhoon Megi strengthens, cuts power
Bloomberg Typhoon Megi lashed Taiwan with wind and rain on Tuesday, bringing 20-foot-high waves …
Read More »Lanco to start $1billion power assets sale
Bloomberg Indian power producer Lanco Infratech Ltd. expects to start the process to sell …
Read More »Vietnam fishermen sue Taiwan firm over mass fish deaths
Hanoi / AFP Hundreds of fishermen in central Vietnam have filed lawsuits demanding more …
Read More »Australia softens ‘backpacker tax’
Sydney / AFP Australia watered down plans for a “backpacker tax” on foreigners on …
Read More »Saudi petition seeks ‘full’ rights for women
Riyadh / AFP Thousands of Saudis have signed a petition urging an end to …
Read More »17 dead in Iraq suicide bombing
Baghdad/ AFP Bombings targeting shopping areas in Shiite districts of the Iraqi capital on …
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