Diplomatic Relations

Philippines hoping China ties will improve

17 Oct 2012

Philippine President Benigno Aquino said on Wednesday he hoped “ultra-nationalist” sentiment in China would ease after a leadership change next month and thereby help to resolve a maritime row.

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China and Japan must dial down the tension over the Diaoyus

13 Sep 2012

Territorial sovereignty is a serious matter, as are resources like fish and gas to a hungry economy. The Diaoyu Islands embrace all three, which is why they have stirred nationalist fervour in...

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Briefs

8 Sep 2012

Strike hits two thirds of Lufthansa's flights

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Clinton in South Pacific with China in focus

31 Aug 2012

US Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton has arrived in the South Pacific at the top of a six-nation Asia tour during which she aims to reassert American interests in the face of China’s...

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Australian PM cuts Pacific trip after troop deaths

30 Aug 2012

Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard cut short her trip to a major Pacific summit on Wednesday after five of the nation’s troops were killed in two separate incidents in Afghanistan.

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HK enacts Iran sanctions law after 9 months

30 Mar 2011

After nine months of delay Hong Kong has quietly enacted regulations that implement last year's United Nations sanctions against Iran.

The city's action comes amid increasing...

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Opinion

The last straw for Terry Wong?

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Jake Van Der Kamp

iBonds are little help in easing inflation and a bad bet financially

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Uncertain future in HK for Iranian shipping line

Hong Kong may have updated its sanctions against Iran, but it is not clear whether it will have the power to shut down the global sanctions-busting network that operates in the city.

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Canada harness anger to brush aside Japan

Who says it's not healthy to dwell on misfortune? Canada, harbouring a glowing sense of injustice after a harsh refereeing decision in pool F cost them a potential Cup place, fed off that anger to...

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Responses to quake offer hope of understanding

It's in people's nature that in times of crisis, differences are set aside to lend a helping hand. The greater the hardships, the higher the likelihood that even the bitterest of enemies will...

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Race has no place in diplomatic dealings

Enthusiasm has greeted the nomination of Gary Locke as the next US ambassador to China.

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Hard Truths to Keep Singapore Going

Hard Truths to Keep Singapore Going
by Lee Kuan Yew
Straits Times Press HK$234

It's in the genes. That is a theme running through the latest book by Singapore's...

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Test is yet to come for Fiji after rout of Malaysia

After receiving a harsh lesson in last month's final in Las Vegas, Fiji made their intentions known with a professional nine-try, 59-0 demolition of helpless Malaysia.

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