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US forces are set to pull out from their last bases in Iraq by Wednesday, a departure celebrated as a victory by Iran and its…
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Hong Kong’s IPO revival faces test as three new stocks stumble on debut
Hong Kong welcomed four companies to start trading on Tuesday after they raised a combined HK$14.4 billion (US$1.83 billion) – but three opened below their…
Malaysia begins sending thousands of Myanmar nationals back to war-torn homeland
Malaysia began an operation to send nearly 1,500 Myanmar nationals back to their war-torn homeland on Tuesday, pressing ahead with a government-to-government repatriation deal despite…
MTR technician, winner at global vocational competition, will apply insights to job
A Hong Kong technician who won a global prize for train repair at an international competition for vocational skills has pledged to apply insights from…
One Bangkok flood battle after another as Thai Airways races to clear baggage backlog
Standing water in Thailand’s capital is expected to clear within three days if there is no additional rainfall, the government said on Tuesday, as flag…
China warns Japan over WWII history as business delegation visits Beijing
China’s top diplomat Wang Yi met Japan’s former foreign minister Takeshi Iwaya, who is leading a 50-member delegation of corporate executives, in Beijing on Monday,…