BANGKOK (AP) — Asian shares advanced Friday after President Donald Trump and his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping spoke by phone and the Chinese state media reported progress in resolving trade tensions between their two...
Read MoreWASHINGTON (AP) — The final U.S. jobs report before Tuesday’s midterm elections is expected to show that employers are still hiring at a healthy pace. Whether it will make much difference to voters at this point is another...
Read MoreJAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — New details about the crashed Lion Air’s jet previous flight have cast more doubt on the Indonesian airline’s claim to have fixed technical problems as hundreds of personnel searched the sea...
Read MoreTEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran is bracing for the restoration of U.S. sanctions on its vital oil industry next week, as it grapples with an economic crisis that has sparked sporadic protests over rising prices, corruption and...
Read MoreNEW YORK (AP) — When Google employees staged a global walkout Thursday to protest the company’s treatment of women, they made themselves the most visible example of a surprising trend: high-paid engineers emerging from...
Read MoreHANOI, Vietnam (AP) — Vietnamese President Nguyen Phu Trong (WEN FUH CHONG) has submitted a Pacific Rim trade pact to the National Assembly for approval. The Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership...
Read MoreBEIJING (AP) — President Xi Jinping has promised tax cuts and other help to China’s entrepreneurs in a renewed effort to revive growth in a cooling, state-dominated economy amid a mounting tariff battle with Washington....
Read MoreBEIJING (AP) — Facing a blizzard of trade complaints, China is throwing an “open for business” import fair hosted by President Xi Jinping to rebrand itself as a welcoming market and positive global force. More than...
Read MoreSEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Hope and anxiety hang over Asia — and north Asia in particular — ahead of Tuesday’s U.S. midterm election. President Donald Trump has shaken up Asia, as he has much of the world. Now Beijing,...
Read MoreWELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — In an attempt to protect coral reefs that divers have dubbed the underwater Serengeti, the Pacific nation of Palau will soon ban many types of sunscreen. President Tommy Remengesau Jr. last week...
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