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China's economy should target 6.5% growth in 2017: Think-tank

China's economy should target 6.5% growth in 2017: Think-tank

China should set an economic growth target of around 6.5 per cent for 2017, although it is very likely that the country will be able to exce...
Taliban demands for cash stir fears of comeback in Pakistan's Swat Valley

Taliban demands for cash stir fears of comeback in Pakistan's Swat Valley

When Pakistani shopkeeper Abdur Rahim's phone rang in mid-October, he was shocked to hear the voice of a senior militant commander deman...
Headed home: Workers abandon Indian building sites after cash crackdown

Headed home: Workers abandon Indian building sites after cash crackdown

Hundreds of thousands of Indian construction workers have returned home since Prime Minister Narendra Modi abolished high-denomination bankn...
Taliban demands for cash stir fears of comeback in Pakistan's Swat Valley

Taliban demands for cash stir fears of comeback in Pakistan's Swat Valley

When Pakistani shopkeeper Abdur Rahim's phone rang in mid-October, he was shocked to hear the voice of a senior militant commander deman...
Emergence of political Islam puts Indonesian president to a test

Emergence of political Islam puts Indonesian president to a test

As the ranks of protesters thickened in central Jakarta on Dec. 2, turning into Indonesia's biggest mass demonstration since the end of ...
English elected to replace New Zealand PM Key: Party

English elected to replace New Zealand PM Key: Party

New Zealand's ruling National Party appointed Bill English as the country's new prime minister on Monday (Dec 12) following last wee...
On Madagascar beaches, families search for MH370 clues

On Madagascar beaches, families search for MH370 clues

It was a heartfelt journey before Christmas, a search for clues about loved ones who disappeared in a still unsolved mystery. The mission wa...
Trump questions "one China policy" without Beijing concessions

Trump questions "one China policy" without Beijing concessions

"I don't know why we have to be bound by a one China policy unless we make a deal with China having to do with other things, includ...
Trump questions if US should continue one-China policy

Trump questions if US should continue one-China policy

"I don't know why we have to be bound by a one China policy unless we make a deal with China having to do with other things, includ...
Trump questions continuing 'one China policy'

Trump questions continuing 'one China policy'

"I don't know why we have to be bound by a one China policy unless we make a deal with China having to do with other things, includ...