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Following Chinese aggression, four US bases coming to Philippines

MANILA, Philippines: Under a defense agreement with the U.S., four new military bases will be located in various parts of ...


China issues warning over Taiwan leader's visit to US

Beijing vowed to take countermeasures should the Taiwanese leader meet with the US House speakerTaiwan president Tsai Ing-wen is set ...


Pakistan to Skip US Summit for Democracy

Islamabad - Pakistan on Tuesday declined to attend the second Summit for Democracy, hosted this week by the United States, ...


Biden Says GOP Policies Would Surrender Tech Economy to China

DURHAM, North Carolina - President Joe Biden said Tuesday that Republicans' ideas for cutting the budget could undermine U.S. manufacturing ...


Top US Military Officer Warns of Arms Race in Western Pacific

Washington - The top U.S. military officer is warning of a growing arms race in the western Pacific, as nations ...


We are all Chinese ex-Taiwanese president

Ma Ying-jeou has begun his controversial visit to the mainland by pointing out shared ethnicity, calling for peaceFormer Taiwanese president ...


We are all Chinese Taiwanese ex-president

Ma Ying-jeou has begun his controversial visit to the mainland by pointing out shared ethnicity, calling for peaceFormer Taiwanese president ...


Democrats mark only 'no' votes on Bill requiring reports on Taiwan

Washington [US], March 28 (ANI): Seven progressive House Democrats voted against a Bill that would require periodic reviews and updated ...


Taiwan Told to 'Pack Up And Leave' Honduras After Ties Severed

TEGUCIGALPA - Taiwan must vacate its embassy in Honduras within 30 days, a senior Honduran official said on Monday, after ...


"Neutral" China cozies up to Russia and proves its untrustworthiness

Hong Kong, March 27 (ANI): Chairman Xi Jinping, China's paramount leader for life, arrived in Moscow on March 20 to ...


Honduras establishes diplomatic ties with China; Taiwan displeased

Beijing [China], March 27 (ANI): Central American country Honduras has signed a joint communique formalising establishment of diplomatic ties with ...


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New Jersey bank said to be first choice to buy Silicon Valley Bank

NEW YORK CITY, New York: Bloomberg News has reported that New Jersey-based Valley National Bancorp is bidding to purchase Silicon ...

Higher bond yields dent U.S. stock markets

NEW YORK, New York - U.S. stocks lipped on Tuesday as bond yields rose in the aftermath of the easing ...

Eli Lilly announces new plant in Ireland; Limerick site to employ 300

DUBLIN, Ireland: US pharmaceutical giant Eli Lilly has said it will build a $1bn medicine manufacturing site in Limerick. Lily ...

Violent pitching on business jet kills passenger over New England

WASHINGTON D.C.: The US National Transportation Safety Board has said that after an automated cockpit warning that switched off a ...

China economy remains slow as industrial profits down 4% in 2023

BEIJING, California: As the world's second-largest economy is still struggling to fully recover from the long-term effects of COVID-19, most ...

U.S. industrial stocks advance Monday, techs lag

NEW YORK, New York - Bank shares were being bought up on Monday as U.S. industrial stocks kicked the week ...

Asia Pacific

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Security concerns behind proposed US ban of TikTok

WASHINGTON D.C.: US House of Representatives Speaker Kevin McCarthy has said that lawmakers will move forward on legislation aimed at ...

China economy remains slow as industrial profits down 4% in 2023

BEIJING, California: As the world's second-largest economy is still struggling to fully recover from the long-term effects of COVID-19, most ...

Honduras to end diplomatic relations with Taiwan

TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras: In what could signal the end of his country's decades-long relations with Taiwan, Honduran foreign minister Eduardo Enrique ...

Focus on Chinese abuse of Uyghurs by US House

WASHINGTON D.C.: A new US Congressional committee focusing on China held its second hearing on the alleged abuses of the ...

Russian car buyers slowly learning to buy Chinese cars

MOSCOW, Russia: As western automakers have left Russia since the start of the Ukraine war, the Chinese have rushed in ...

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Security concerns behind proposed US ban of TikTok

WASHINGTON D.C.: US House of Representatives Speaker Kevin McCarthy has said that lawmakers will move forward on legislation aimed at ...


In first, US tribal university to offer PhD degree

CROWNPOINT, New Mexico: Navajo Technical University, located on the largest Native American reservation in the US, has become the first ...


Seven dead, ten injured after chocolate factory explodes

WEST READING, Pennsylvania: An explosion occurred at a chocolate factory in Pennsylvania, killing seven people and seeing ten staff members ...


US, Canada looks to close border roads to migrants

OTTAWA, Canada: US President Joe Biden and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau have announced a plan to close a loophole ...


Migrants found in hot Texas freight train; two die, 10 hospitalized

UVLADE, Texas: Texas police stopped a Florida-bound freight train this week and discovered two migrants had died in a freight ...


Officials confirm 25 dead in Mississippi tornadoes, dozens injured

ROLLING FORK, Mississippi: A powerful tornado has struck Mississippi, killing at least 25 people, injuring dozens, flattening entire blocks and ...


Hotel Review

Hyatt Regency New Orleans

Expectations were high for this top of the line Hyatt product in "The Big Easy". The taxi rolled up to the rear of the ...