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Surakiart: Myanmar crisis panel's credibility intact
Reuters, Published on 02/02/2018
» The Thai head of the international panel set up by Myanmar's leader Aung San Suu Kyi to advise on its Rohingya crisis, said its credibility was intact despite the departure of its most prominent member.
This cashless cafe lets you buy coffee with bitcoin
Business, Reuters, Published on 22/12/2017
» SINGAPORE: Just a street away from Singapore's central bank, a cryptocurrency firm has set up what it claims is the first cafe in the city-state to be owned and operated by a business promoting its own digital coin.
Microchip surge warps Singapore's outlook
Reuters, Published on 01/12/2017
» SINGAPORE: The race to build microchips to meet global demand for electronic gadgets is exaggerating Singapore's economic rebound, creating a potential headache for policymakers deciding whether to tighten monetary conditions for the first time in six years.
In Kim Jong Un's summer palace, fun meets guns
Reuters, Published on 10/10/2017
» SEOUL: In the seaside city of Wonsan, North Korean families cook up barbecues on the beach, go fishing, and eat royal jelly flavour ice cream in the summer breeze. For their leader Kim Jong Un, the resort is a summer retreat, a future temple to tourism, and a good place to test missiles.
Fairy tales and nightmares at S.Korea’s border town
Reuters, Published on 27/07/2017
» SEOUL -- A half-hour's drive north of Seoul, along a highway lined with barbed wire, lie two shopping malls the size of several football stadiums, a stone's throw from the world's most militarised border.
Trump administration: Is Pakistan an ally?
Reuters, Published on 21/06/2017
» WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump's administration is exploring hardening its approach toward Pakistan to crack down on Pakistan-based militants launching attacks in neighboring Afghanistan, two US officials said.
Hyundai keen to refurbish brand image
Business, Reuters, Published on 30/05/2017
» SEOUL/BEIJING: Bruised by anti-Korean sentiment in its biggest market and losing ground to local automakers, Hyundai Motor Co will open its first Chinese brand store, and may locally assemble its premium Genesis cars and accelerate the launch of a sport-utility vehicle (SUV).
North Korea's cyber warriors who worry the West
Reuters, Published on 22/05/2017
» SEOUL - North Korea's main spy agency has a special cell called Unit 180 that is likely to have launched some of its most daring and successful cyber attacks, according to defectors, officials and internet security experts.
South Korea's shy new president
Reuters, Published on 10/05/2017
» SEOUL - South Korean human rights lawyer Moon Jae-in never felt comfortable being at the Blue House when he was a top aide to the president. He quit in 2004, a year into the job, and went on a long hike in the Himalayas.
N.Korea 'ready to strike' US aircraft carrier
Reuters, Published on 24/04/2017
» SEOUL - North Korea said on Sunday it was ready to sink a US aircraft carrier to demonstrate its military might, as two Japanese navy ships joined a US carrier group for exercises in the western Pacific.