The jury in Ho Chi Minh City rejected all defence arguments by Truong My Lan, chair of major developer Van Thinh Phat, finding her guilty of swindling cash from Saigon …
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Russia Fires Dozens of Missiles and Drones at Ukraine Overnight, Hitting Kharkiv and ‘Critical’ Infrastructure
by Viviana ChanKyiv reported a “massive” attack on the country’s major facilities, but said that so far nobody has been reported killed. “Overnight, Russia fired more than 40 missiles and 40 drones …
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Retail behemoth Fast Retailing now expects to make 320 billion yen ($2.1 billion) in the year to August, up from the previous estimate of 310 billion yen. It also sees …
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In addition to People Power Party (PPP) leader Han Dong-hoon, Prime Minister Han Duck-soo and a string of senior aides also offered to step down, local media said. The result …
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If provoked, North Korea will “deal a death-blow to the enemy without hesitation by mobilising all means in its possession”, Kim said, according to Pyongyang’s official Korean Central News Agency …
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Kurt Campbell, the deputy secretary of state long associated with regearing US policy toward Asia, said that for the United States, maintaining peace and stability in Europe is “our most …
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Security stepped up for PSG-Barcelona Champions League match over terrorist ‘threat’
by Viviana ChanGerald Darmanin said the jihadist group had threatened all the quarter-final matches on Tuesday and Wednesday, not just PSG’s first leg clash with Barcelona at the Parc des Princes. Darmanin …
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At a polling station in Seoul’s Gwangjin district early Wednesday, voters lined up patiently to have their identity documents checked and receive their ballot papers, before heading into polling booths …