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Nelson Mandela responds better to treatment in hospital

Nelson Mandela responds better to treatment in hospital

Former President Nelson Mandela began responding better to treatment Wednesday morning for a recurring lung infection following “a difficult last few days,” South Africa’s president said. President Jacob Zuma told parliament that he is happy with the progress that the 94-year-old is making following his hospitalization on Saturday. Mandela spent a fifth straight day Wednesday […]

Obama-Xi reach ‘firm understanding’ on N. Korea’s nuclear issues

Obama-Xi reach ‘firm understanding’ on N. Korea’s nuclear issues

President Barack Obama and Chinese President Xi Jinping’s 50-minute stroll through an estate in the California desert could mark a notable moment in the relationship between the heads of the world’s two largest economies. At the very least, it was a rare opportunity Saturday for the presidents to dispense with their advisers for one-on-one talks. […]

Global Summit of Women 2013 held in Kuala Lumpur

Global Summit of Women 2013 held in Kuala Lumpur

Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak addresses the opening ceremony of the Global Summit of Women 2013 in Kuala Lumpur, capital of Malaysia, on June 6, 2013. The three-day summit opened here on Thursday, attracting women leaders and representatives from more than 20 countries and regions including China, the United States, Poland, South Korea, South Africa […]

Xi visits Mexico to discuss ways increase Mexican exports to China

Xi visits Mexico to discuss ways increase Mexican exports to China

China’s President Xi Jinping waves upon his arrival to the Benito Juarez International Airport in Mexico City, Tuesday, June 4, 2013. Xi is in Mexico for a three day visit, where he has said he plans to discuss ways to increase Mexican exports to China. <AP Photo/NEWSis/Marco Ugarte>

Sino-Myanmar gas pipeline concludes construction in Myanmar section

Sino-Myanmar gas pipeline concludes construction in Myanmar section

After three years of intensive work, the construction work for the Sino-Myanmar natural gas pipeline in the Myanmar section has been completed, CNPC, the parent company of PetroChina (PTR.NYSE; 601857.SH; 0857.HK), said in a statement on Tuesday. The statement added that operation of the gas pipeline could start at any time upon successful test of the supervisory control and data acquisition […]

Japanese PM Abe speaks at International conference on African development

Japanese PM Abe speaks at International conference on African development

The Fifth Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD V) kicked off Saturday in Japan’s Yokohama, with leaders from Japan and African countries participating to discuss topics on African development. Under the overarching theme of “Hand in Hand with a More Dynamic Africa”, the discussions will be focused on three themes:” Robust and Sustainable Economy,” […]

Bangkok ranked world’s top tourist destination

Bangkok ranked world’s top tourist destination

Bangkok has emerged as the world’s top tourist destination, with 15.98 million visitors projected to visit the Thailand’s capital city this year, according to the 2013 Global Destination Cities Index released by MasterCard on May 27. Bangkok surpassed London for the first time for the most popular destination city in the world. The index ranks […]

Asia’s currency war escalates

Editor’s note: The recent weakening of the Japanese yen is sparking responses across the region. Following article published in the online version of The Diplomat explains the possible implications of Asia’s currency war. Global finance chiefs may have denounced it, but that has not stopped Japan joining other central banks in driving its exchange rate […]

Vietnam rises as top smartphone producer

Vietnam rises as top smartphone producer

Vietnam is becoming a leading smartphone producer in the world as world electronics giants increase investments in Vietnam, Japan’s economic daily Nihon Keizai reports. According to its recent article, with the Samsung Electronics Vietnam (SEV)’s plan to produce 240 million smartphones in 2013, accounting for 20 per cent of the world market share, Vietnam is […]

[Asia Round-up] Slap in the face for women

Editor’s note: Followings are summaries of editorials from major Asian media on current issues. Slap in the face for women [India, Hindustan Times, 15-05-2013] After the huge demonstrations following the December 16 Delhi gang rape incident, many hoped that the police’s attitude toward crimes against women and women’s rights might change. However, the recent case of […]

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