SINGAPORE, (PNA/Xinhua) — Singapore shares closed 0.25 percent lower, as the U.S. government shutdown dragged on with no obvious end in sight, stirring unease about the country’s economy and its debt ceiling….
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(Nightlead) Kenya closes police posts amid heightened security along border
By Fabian Mangera and Stephen Ingati MANDERA, Kenya, (PNA/Xinhua) — The Kenyan government has closed police posts with less than 30 police officers in the border town of Mandera following increased attacks…
Terror attacks increased by 40% after APC: report
ISLAMABAD, (PNA/IRNA) -– An unprecedented hike in anti-state violence has been observed in Pakistan during last month, says a report issued by Conflict Monitoring Center of security, local media reported on Thursday….
(Nightlead) Hong Kong stocks end 1 % higher
HONG KONG, (PNA/Xinhua) — Hong Kong stocks rose 229.92 points, or 1 percent to close at 23,214.40 points on Thursday. The benchmark Hang Seng Index traded between 23,214.40 and 23, 126.99. Turnover…
Gold price closes higher in Hong Kong
HONG KONG, (PNA/Xinhua) — The gold price in Hong Kong moved up 190 HK dollars to close at 12,170 HK dollars per tael on Thursday, according to the Chinese Gold and Silver…
UN considering actions to address challenges of int’l migration
TEHRAN, (PNA/IRNA) — The United Nations this week will consider actions to harness the benefits of international migration for development and reduce its economic and social costs, it was reported on Thursday….
HK’s total retail sales up 8.1 % in August
HONG KONG, (PNA/Xinhua) — Hong Kong’s value of total retail sales in August is provisionally estimated at 38.7 billion HK dollars (about 5 billion U.S. dollars), rising 8.1 percent year-on- year, the…
Tibet’s 1st Western restaurant makes Nat’l Day int’l
LHASA, (PNA/Xinhua) — How does it feel to grab a bite of traditional Western food during China’s National Day holiday in Tibet? Foreign visitors and local Tibetans may have different answers. “The…
United Russia congress to discuss party strategy
MOSCOW, (PNA/Itar-Tass) — The results of the recent regional elections and the party strategy in the face of increasing political competition will be the main issues at a regular, 14th Congress of…
Libyan media links embassy attack to alleged crime by Russian
DUBAI, (PNA/RIA Novosti) -–A group of armed gunmen opened fire on the Russian embassy in Tripoli on Wednesday night, in an attack that Libyan media speculated may have been motivated by a…
IAICS conference opens in Vladivostok
VLADIVOSTOK, (PNA/Itar-Tass) — A three-day conference of the International Association for Intercultural Cooperation Studies (IAICS) opened on the Far Eastern Federal University (FEFU) campus here on Thursday, with delegations from 28 countries…
VN stocks rebound on both bourses
HANOI, (PNA/VNS) — Stocks on the Ho Chi Minh (HCM) City Stock Exchange bounced back yesterday, sending the market index back to a five-week high, as the buying force intensified amid growing…
China proposes setting up Asian infrastructure investment bank
BEIJING, (PNA/Kyodo) — Chinese President Xi Jinping on Wednesday proposed the establishment of an Asian infrastructure investment bank in summit talks with Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono in Jakarta, China’s official Xinhua…
TPP countries to waive total ban on fishing subsidies
NUSA DUA, Indonesia, (PNA/Kyodo) — The 12 countries involved in the Trans-Pacific Partnership free trade negotiations are now planning not to ban fishing subsidies except those that obviously lead to overfishing, negotiation…
Japan, U.S. agree to revise defense cooperation guidelines
TOKYO, (PNA/Kyodo) — Japan and the United States agreed Thursday to revise bilateral defense cooperation guidelines by the end of next year, for the first time in 17 years, to better deal…