ELAINE KURTENBACH

January 8, 2019 at 7:17 am

Asian shares rally on hopes for China-US trade breakthrough VIEW

Stocks climb as investors anticipated progress in trade-deal negotiations between the U.S. and China.

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January 7, 2019 at 7:40 am

Asian shares mixed amid silence on China-US trade talks

U.S. stocks rose Monday, led by gains in retailers and smaller companies after a report showed strong orders last month for service-sector companies.

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November 29, 2018 at 7:16 am

Asia shares mixed ahead of Trump-Xi meeting at G-20 summit

BANGKOK (AP) — Share prices were mixed Friday in Asia ahead of the planned meeting by Presidents Donald Trump and Xi Jinping at the Group...

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November 27, 2018 at 11:01 pm

UN: Climate change, depleted resources leave world hungry

BANGKOK (AP) — Feeding a hungry planet is growing increasingly difficult as climate change and depletion of land and other resources undermine food systems, the...

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November 14, 2018 at 6:08 pm

US, China rivalry challenging entwined Asia-Pacific region VIEW

SINGAPORE (AP) — The rivalry between the U.S. and China in the Asia-Pacific is proving "awkward" for Southeast Asian nations that do not want to...

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November 13, 2018 at 7:19 pm

Southeast Asian-centered trade deal set for further delays VIEW

SINGAPORE (AP) — Leaders of Southeast Asian nations have again pushed back an agreement on a pan-Asian free trade deal amid a whirlwind of diplomacy...

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November 12, 2018 at 6:42 pm

At Southeast Asian summit, pushback against going it alone

SINGAPORE (AP) — The annual gathering of Southeast Asian leaders began Tuesday with a warning from the host, Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong, about...

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November 12, 2018 at 2:48 am

UN refugee agency warns against returning Rohingya refugees

SINGAPORE (AP) — The United Nations refugee agency on Monday cautioned against returning ethnic Rohingya Muslims to Myanmar from Bangladesh at this time, urging that...

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November 5, 2018 at 11:16 pm

World markets turn lower as eyes turn to US midterm election VIEW

BANGKOK (AP) — Global stock markets turned lower Tuesday, with Wall Street expected to dip on the open, as cautious investors awaited the outcome of...

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November 5, 2018 at 7:11 am

Asian shares meander, oil lower ahead of US midterms vote

BANGKOK (AP) — Share prices are mixed in Asia as markets await the outcome of the U.S. midterm elections. KEEPING SCORE: Japan's Nikkei 225 index...

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