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China, ASEAN Agree On Draft Framework For South China Sea Code

China and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) took a step towards easing tensions in the South China...

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774 Ghanaians Deported From Abroad Last Year

A total of 774 Ghanaians were deported from abroad last year as against 1,278 in 2015 for committing various offences....

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God Helps Those Who Help Themselves

Do we expect prayers and God to clean up the mess we create? My attention was stirred by a caption culled from...

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Albino Orangutan Named ‘Alba’ After Global Appeal

A conservation group said Monday it has chosen the name Alba for a rare albino orangutan rescued from captivity in...

International

AirAsia To Launch China Joint Venture

Budget airline AirAsia has signed a joint venture agreement to set up a new low-cost carrier in China. It wants to tap...

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Malaysia Seizes Smuggled Tortoises Worth $300,000

Malaysian customs foiled an attempt to smuggle hundreds of the world's most endangered tortoises into the country from...

Business

Ghana Does Not Have A Foreign Policy Towards China

A lecturer with the Political Science Department of the University of Ghana says Ghana does not have any foreign policy...

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Manila, Beijing To Open South China Sea Talks Next Week

The Philippines and China will open bilateral talks on their dispute over the South China Sea next week, Manila's...

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Malaysia Deports Turks Wanted Over Alleged Gulen Links

Malaysia has deported three Turkish nationals wanted by Ankara for alleged links to a US-based preacher accused of...

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Malaysia Football Chief In North Korea Poison Warning

Malaysia's football chief on Thursday said he was worried about players being deliberately poisoned if their...

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Malaysia Appeals Against Pyongyang Football Venue

Malaysia has lodged an appeal against having to play an Asian Cup qualifier against North Korea in Pyongyang, Asian...

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Public Asked To Name Rare Albino Orangutan

The public are being asked to name a rare albino orangutan rescued in the Indonesian part of Borneo island, with...

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Devotees Mark Buddha’s Birthday In Malaysia

Thousands of devotees gathered in Malaysian temples Wednesday to celebrate Buddha's birth, death and enlightenment -- a...

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Kufuor Government Sold Railway Lines As ‘scrap Metal’

The Kufuor administration sold Ghana’s railway lines to Indians as scrap metal, former Minister of Trade and Industry...

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An Economy That Wobbles

BY: Ivor Agyeman-Duah If Ghana’s 60-year-old post-colonial economy had a human form, it could be on retirement with...

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North Korea-Malaysia Football Match To Be Played In Pyongyang

An Asian Cup qualifier between North Korea and Malaysia will be played in Pyongyang, the Asian Football Confederation...

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Wife Seeks Release of Turkish Businessman Held In Malaysia

The wife of a Turkish businessman detained in Malaysia for alleged terrorism offences made a tearful appeal to the...

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The Mekong Middlemen Running Drugs Across Asia

Compared to their ultra-violent Central and Latin American cousins, the drug dealers of Southeast Asia's Golden...

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Mr X and the Cartels Hooking SE Asia On Pills

The downfall of millionaire "Mr X", long shielded by cash and contacts in Laos, has highlighted the role of the...