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CITIC Securities: China’s Leading Brokerage in $166 Billion Error
China's leading brokerage, CITIC Securities, overstated its derivative business by $166 billion from April to September, according to the country's securities association. The Securities Association...
Bangladesh: Opposition Leaders Executed for 1971 War Crimes
Bangladeshi opposition leaders Salahuddin Quader Chowdhury and Ali Ahsan Mohammad Mujahid have been executed for war crimes committed during the 1971 independence struggle against...
North Korea and South Korea Talks Scheduled for November 26
South Korea has accepted an offer from North Korea to hold talks on November 26, Seoul officials have confirmed. The talks, to be held at...
New Zealand Flag Referendum Begins
New Zealand is voting in a referendum which could see the country getting a new national flag. People in New Zealand have just under a...
McDonald’s China Opens Outlet in Ex-Taiwan President’s Residence
McDonald’s China has sparked controversy after the opening of a outlet in the home of former Taiwanese leader Chiang Ching-kuo in Hangzhou. Conservationists had called...
China Landslide Kills at Least 25 People in Zhejiang Province
At least 25 people are confirmed dead after a landslide hit Zhejiang province in eastern China. More than 2,000 rescuers are searching for survivors in...
Ban Ki-moon Set to Visit North Korea This Week
UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon will visit North Korea this week, South Korea’s news agency Yonhap reports. Yonhap cited a senior UN source for its...
Japan Slips into Recession Again
Japan’s economy has shrunk 0.8% on an annualized basis in Q3 of 2015 and fell back into recession. The preliminary data means the world's third-largest...
Myanmar Elections 2015: Aung San Suu Kyi’s Party Wins Historic Majority
Aung San Suu Kyi's party, the National League for Democracy, has won Myanmar’s general election, officials say. With more than 80% of contested seats now...
China Police Torture Alleged in Amnesty International Report
According to an Amnesty International reports, the torture of suspects in police detention is widespread in China with implements like spiked rods and torture...
Myanmar Elections 2015: Aung San Suu Kyi Wins Seat in Parliament
Myanmar's opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi has won her own seat after the country’s historic parliamentary election. Aung San Suu Kyi has requested meetings...
Singles Day 2015: Alibaba Breaks Sales Record
Alibaba has broken its own record for sales on China's Singles Day, the world's biggest online shopping event. The e-commerce giant said sales surpassed the...
Maldives Lift State of Emergency
A 30-day state of emergency has been lifted early in the Maldives after "important progress" in an inquiry into a blast on President Abdulla...
Australia: Christmas Island Detention Center Set on Fire by Angry Inmates
Australia's Christmas Island detention center has been set on fire by inmates in a "major disturbance" that is yet to be resolved, government officials...
Maggi Noodles Return to Indian Market
Maggi noodles are back on Indian stores shelves, five months after a food scare saw them taken off shelves. In May, Indian food safety authorities...
Bihar Assembly Election 2015: PM Narendra Modi Admits Defeat
Indian PM Narendra Modi has admitted defeat for his governing BJP in a key regional election in Bihar state. The BJP was running against an...
Myanmar Elections 2015: First Openly Contested Poll in 25 Years
Myanmar, also known as Burma, is voting in the first openly contested general elections in 25 years after decades of military rule. The ruling Union...
China and Taiwan Historic Summit Held in Singapore
China and Taiwan have held historic talks in Singapore - their first in more than 60 years. Chinese President Xi Jinping and Taiwan's President Ma...
Pakistan Factory Collapse Kills At Least 17 in Lahore
Dozens of people are thought to be trapped in rubble after a factory collapsed in Lahore, Pakistan killing at least 17 people. The factory, which...
Maldives: President Abdulla Yameen Declares 30-Day State of Emergency
Maldives President Abdulla Yameen has declared a 30-day state of emergency ahead of a planned anti-government rally. The president’s declaration gives security forces sweeping powers...
Taiwan and China to Hold Talks in Singapore
Taiwan and China will hold a historic summit in Singapore as President Ma Ying-jeou will meet his Chinese counterpart, President Xi Jinping, on November...
C919: China’s First Homegrown Passenger Jet Unveiled in Shanghai
C919, the first Chinese passenger aircraft, has been unveiled in Shanghai at a ceremony attended by 4,000 guests. The C919 is a large passenger aircraft...
China One-Child Policy to End in March 2016
Chinese couples must continue to obey the country's one-child policy until the law changes in March, China's top family planning body has warned. On October...
China, Japan and South Korea Announce Complete Restoration of Trade and Security Ties
China, Japan and South Korea have announced they have "completely restored" trade and security ties, at the first meeting of the countries’ leaders in...
Faisal Arefin Dipon: Bangladeshi Secular Publisher Killed in Dhaka
Bangladeshi secular publisher Faisal Arefin Dipon has been hacked to death in the capital Dhaka in the second attack of its kind on October...
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