East Asia

Nicole Kidman brings erotic drama Babygirl to Venice Film Festival

Nicole Kidman returns to the Venice Film Festival for the world premiere of Babygirl on Friday (Aug 30). The erotic drama…

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McTominay joins Napoli after 22 years at Man United

Scotland midfielder Scott McTominay has ended a 22-year stay at Manchester United to join Napoli, the Premier League club said…

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Global oil strength lifts QSE 80 points; M-cap adds QR6.46bn

The foreign institutions were seen bullish as the 20-stock Qatar Index settled 0.79% higher this week The Qatar Stock Exchange…

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Philippines, Vietnam boost military ties amid South China Sea tensions

Vietnam has a tricky balancing act of opposing actions by China that it deems infringements on its sovereignty, while needing…

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Philippines files money-laundering case against fugitive ex-mayor Alice Guo

Guo and her co-conspirators were alleged to have laundered more than 100 million pesos (US$1.8 million) in proceeds from criminal…

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Timor-Leste PM thanks international community on anniversary of independence vote

DILI, Timor-Leste: Timor-Leste’s leader thanked the international community on Friday (Aug 30) as his country celebrated the 25th anniversary of its…

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Opec+ likely to proceed with planned output hike from October, sources say

The loss of Libyan output tightens the market and hopes build that the US Federal Reserve will cut interest rates…

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Philippines, Vietnam agree to bolster defence ties amid maritime security concerns

After the signing of the LOIs, the Philippine Department of National Defence released a statement saying both countries had also…

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Philippines files money-laundering case against fugitive ex-mayor Alice Guo

Philippine authorities on Friday filed several counts of money laundering against a fugitive former town mayor accused of links to…

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Chow Tai Fook Enterprises appoints 3 co-CEOs with diversified experience to lead growth

Chow Tai Fook Enterprises (CTFE), the investment holding company of the Cheng family, said on Friday that it has set…

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