September 19, 2018 | 15:47
Venezuela is to increase its oil exports to China to one million barrels a day, President Nicolas Maduro said on Tuesday (Sep 18), just days after visiting the Asian powerhouse.
September 19, 2018 | 11:08
McDonald's workers in 10 US cities staged a one-day strike on Tuesday (Sep 18) inspired by the #MeToo movement, accusing the fast food giant of failing to address pervasive sexual harassment at its restaurants.
September 19, 2018 | 11:00
President Donald Trump doubled down on Tuesday (Sep 18) on backing for his Supreme Court pick Brett Kavanaugh ahead of an explosive Senate hearing in which the conservative judge will defend himself against a claim he committed sexual assault as a teenager.
September 19, 2018 | 10:54
France's Interior Minister Gerard Collomb announced on Tuesday (Sep 18) that he will stand down next year to run again for his old job as mayor of the city of Lyon, in yet another blow to President Emmanuel Macron.
September 18, 2018 | 21:01
Argentina's ex-president Cristina Kirchner was charged with corruption on Monday (Sep 17) as a judge asked that her legislative immunity be lifted so she can be detained.
September 18, 2018 | 20:55
President Donald Trump, to the alarm of US trading partners, has kept his course of aggressive trade policy, imposing punitive tariffs on countries he accuses of cheating American workers.
September 18, 2018 | 09:30
Germany on Monday (Sep 17) rolled out the world's first hydrogen-powered train, signalling the start of a push to challenge the might of polluting diesel trains with costlier but more eco-friendly technology.
September 18, 2018 | 09:23
As Typhoon Manghkut hurtled toward the Philippines, those in its firing line had a stark choice: stay or flee. Many chose to remain in order to protect their most precious possessions - their food and livestock.
September 17, 2018 | 14:44
Typhoon Mangkhut killed at least 59 people in the Philippines as it smashed homes and left behind torrents of floodwater, and is now on course to plough into China's coast.
September 17, 2018 | 11:51
Turkey has freed 160 workers out of almost 600 who were arrested following a protest over work-related deaths and poor conditions at the construction site for Istanbul's third airport.
September 17, 2018 | 11:33
Hong Kong began a massive clean-up on Monday (Sep 17) after Typhoon Mangkhut raked the city, shredding trees and bringing damaging floods, in a trail of destruction that has left dozens dead in the Philippines and millions evacuated in southern China.
September 17, 2018 | 11:21
A super typhoon made landfall in China's Guangdong on Sunday (Sep 16), the country's most populous province, killing at least two people and causing millions to be evacuated.
By Dat Thu
September 17, 2018 | 11:00
Industry 4.0 has brought Vietnam and Indonesia closer, with the two countries having expanded their co-operation in the digital technology field.