2+ hour, 51+ min ago   (506+ words) NEW DELHI, Sept 13 — Brics leaders including China, Russia and India entered a second day of talks in New Delhi on Sunday, discussing “inclusive global growth”, after reaching rare agreement calling for calm in the Middle East. Indian Prime Minister Narendra…...

7+ hour, 58+ min ago   (514+ words) SINGAPORE, Sept 13 — Consumers looking for a new laptop or desktop may want to think twice, as PC prices here have skyrocketed by as much as 40 per cent amid a global shortage of key components. The squeeze is being driven largely…...

8+ hour, 32+ min ago   (635+ words) NEW DELHI, Sept 13 — Members of the 11-nation Brics group including China, Russia, Iran and India called for calm in the Middle East at a summit in New Delhi on Saturday, overcoming earlier divisions to issue a joint statement. Chinese President…...

1+ day, 7+ hour ago   (405+ words) MACAU, Sept 12 — Macau will hold its first national security trial behind closed doors next week, a court said on Friday, in a case against a former pro-democracy lawmaker charged with “subversion”. The Chinese casino hub expanded the scope of national…...

1+ day, 10+ hour ago   (222+ words) NEW DELHI, Sept 12 — Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim and Russian President Vladimir Putin met on the sidelines of the 18th BRICS Leaders’ Summit here, providing an opportunity for both leaders to strengthen Putrajaya and Moscow’s relations and exchange views on…...

2+ day, 10+ hour ago   (217+ words) CALGARY, Sept 11 — Prime Minister Mark Carney said yesterday that he had spoken to US President Donald Trump “in recent days” and Ottawa remains ready to reach a “fair” trade deal with Washington, despite escalating economic tensions. The once ironclad trading…...

2+ day, 23+ hour ago   (549+ words) NEW DELHI, Sept 10 — Chinese President Xi Jinping heads to India for a summit on Saturday that could mark the biggest step in a cautious thaw after years of hostility between the two countries. Xi’s visit for the September 12-13 BRICS summit…...

3+ day, 55+ min ago   (171+ words) BEIJING, Sept 10 — A fire on a foreign-flagged cargo ship docked at an eastern Chinese port caused “heavy casualties” on Thursday, state media said, with President Xi Jinping calling for urgent search and rescue operations. “A foreign cargo ship of Beihai…...

3+ day, 1+ hour ago   (169+ words) BERLIN, Sept 10 — Chinese teenager Zhang Ziyu has towered over the women’s basketball World Cup in Berlin — and her coach has tipped the 2.23-metre tall player for the very top, German Press Agency (dpa) reported. As one of the tallest women…...

3+ day, 4+ hour ago   (917+ words) SEPTEMBER 10 — For years, one of the most common descriptions of Southeast Asian foreign policy has been “hedging.” Asean member states, according to this interpretation, hedge between the United States and China. They avoid choosing sides because the strategic outcome of…...