The Afghan government and Taliban, accompanied by representatives of the Haqqani network, met for peace talks. The Taliban demand closure of all foreign bases, a prisoner exchange and end to a United Nations blacklist on travel for individuals. The government expects the insurgents to respect women...
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Many voters in the United Kingdom are having second thoughts about leaving the European Union, and not simply because of the plummeting value of currency or stock markets. The referendum’s outcome instantly transformed the UK’s reputation, from being open to trade and diversity to being isolated...
Buy here, but don’t stay: Foreign shoppers go wild in London, top, while British National Party demonstrates against immigrants
NEW BRUNSWICK: The action of 17.4 million voters from a small island on the western edge of the Eurasian landmass has...
Intellectual property rights experts and farmer's rights activists in Thailand are up in arms over their government's proposed native-resources protection bill. The bill, designed to protect the country's native animal and plant species, has been drafted to help Thailand comply with...
Academics and lawyers yesterday called on the House of Representatives to set up a joint committee with the Senate to revise the native-resources protection bill.
They argue that the bill - approved by the...
Two leaders, one a dictator of an isolated state and the other who oversees the world's largest economy and military, have agreed to meet. While many analysts hope a meeting between Donald Trump and Kim Jong-un might end nuclear threats for the region, journalist Shim Jae Hoon is cautious,...
Nuclear checkmate? US President Donald Trump says “yes” during impromptu meeting with Chung Eui-yong, the South Korean national security adviser who visited the White House; North Korea’s leader Kim Jong-un inspects a missile
SEOUL: Kim Jong-un’s...
Often criticized for overwhelming global audiences with 'American culture', evidence from the past twenty years shows that Hollywood is expanding its embrace to include actors from Hong Kong, scripts from South Korea, and production facilities in New Zealand and China. With 50% of its...
Jet Li in China's official entry at the Oscars - 'Hero': A global film with a Chinese director, Hong Kong actors and Hollywood financing. (Courtesy: www.netasia.net Target Asia Network Corporation)
CAMBRIDGE, MASS.: In the eyes of the world,...
China’s participation as the guest of honor at the recent Frankfurt Book Fair was filled with plenty of histrionics: walk-outs, gag orders, and a firing. There were, however, over 2000 copyright deals inked with various Chinese publishers. But beyond the sensational, the event shows China’s uneasy...
Hard edge of soft power: Chinese Vice President Xi Jinping (top) speaks at the opening of Frankfurt Book Fair; the show was stolen by dissident poet Bei Ling (left) and writer Dai Qing.
LONDON: For all its prowess in exporting manufactured goods in...
Despite a global credit crisis, environmental protection and development of alternative energy sources by no means should be pushed to the back burner, argues Geoffrey Lean for the Independent. The current financial crisis could be quite mild compared with future crises, as supplies of natural...
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The Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States reviews US foreign investments in the United States and allows the president to suspend or block transactions if other laws do not apply even as “credible evidence” suggests a national security risk. The group of nine cabinet members and...
Wide security net: UAE-owned DP World manages ports around the world, including one in Vancouver, Canada, left, yet was forced to sell operations of six US ports in 2006; Beijing Kunlun Company divests from online dating site Grindr, as ordered by...
