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- Indonesia (807)
- Japan (1,436)
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- Malaysia (6,377)
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- Nepal (712)
- Pakistan (3,592)
- Philippines (1,081)
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- South Korea (305)
- Taiwan (190)
- Tajikistan (42)
- Thailand (1,124)
- Uzbekistan (33)
- Vietnam (614)
Berlin Wall’s tumble 25 years ago an epic blow to tyranny: Merkel
German Chancellor Angela Merkel speaks in front of a sketch arrangement Bernauer Strasse in Nov 1989 during a muster opening during a commemorative in Bernauer Strasse in Berlin. PHOTO: REUTERS BERLIN: Germany outlines 25th anniversary of breaching of Cold War. Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Sunday that [it was] a singular resplendent impulse...
Ukraine central bank to tighten currency rules to support hryvnia – Gontareva
Ukrainian hryvnia banknotes are seen in a photo illustration shot in Kiev, August 6, 2014. Picture taken August 6, 2014. REUTERS/Konstantin Chernichkin … …read more Source: Japan Herald...
Kerry meets China's biggest investors in US
AFTER discussing Ukraine with Russia’s foreign minister in Beijing and flying to a meeting on Iran’s nuclear programme, US Secretary of State John Kerry took time to meet some of China’s biggest investors in the US. …read more Source: The Business...
Ukraine rebels bolster front as shelling rocks stronghold
Armored convoys headed to bolster rebel positions in east Ukraine Sunday as shelling rocked separatist stronghold Donetsk and fears mounted of a return to full-scale fighting. Reflecting growing concerns, the European Union’s foreign policy chief, Federica Mogherini, said reports of military reinforcements in Ukraine’s separatist...
Xi, Putin to ‘harvest a fruits’ of deepening ties
Russia’s President Vladimir Putin (L) and his Chinese reflection Xi Jinping shake hands during a signing rite during a Diaoyutai State Guesthouse in Beijing on Nov 9, 2014. PHOTO: AFP BEIJING: Chinese President Xi Jinping and his Russian reflection Vladimir Putin betrothed ever-closer team-work Sunday as they met for a 10th time in...
Thousands of balloons rise to sky to fete Berlin Wall fall
BERLIN (AFP) – Thousands of illuminated balloons sailed into the night sky Sunday from the former route of the Berlin Wall, as German Chancellor Angela Merkel said its fall 25 years ago proved that dreams can come true.The flight of the glowing white orbs through the heart of Berlin marked the climax of a huge open-air party at the...
Worst East Ukraine Shelling for Month as Ceasefire Looks in Doubt
East Ukraine’s rebel stronghold Donetsk was pummelled on Sunday by the heaviest shelling in a month, and the OSCE said it spotted an armoured column of troops without insignia in rebel territory that … …read more Source:...
Japan PM Shinzo Abe Urges Vladimir Putin to Ensure Ukraine Ceasefire Holds
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Sunday pressed Russian President Vladimir Putin to play a constructive role in ensuring that a shaky ceasefire in Ukraine holds. …read more Source:...
Obama leaves for China, Myanmar, Australia tour
WASHINGTON: President Barack Obama departed for China on Sunday, on a trip meant to help allay Washington’s sometimes tense relations with Beijing. Obama left Washington in the pre-dawn hours en route to an air force base in Alaska, where his plane refueled before traveling on to Beijing. The US leader was accompanied on his eight-day trip,...
Japan's Abe urges Putin to ensure Ukraine ceasefire holds
BEIJING (Reuters) – Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Sunday pressed Russian President Vladimir Putin to play a constructive role in ensuring that a shaky ceasefire in Ukraine holds. …read more Source: The...
