Taiwan, China to restart talks on goods free-trade agreement
TAIPEI (Reuters) – Representatives from China and Taiwan have reached an agreement to restart formal negotiations on a free-trade pact that would eliminate tax on the vast majority of goods flowing between the two, Taiwan officials said Tuesday.
Russia to hold war games in show of strength near Ukraine
MOSCOW/DONESTSK Ukraine (Reuters) – Russia announced military exercises near the border with Ukraine on Monday in a show of strength as the Ukrainian army recaptured more territory from pro-Russian separatists in the east of the country.
Obama to announce $14 billion in U.S. corporate investments in Africa
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama will announce on Tuesday that U.S. businesses have committed to investing $14 billion in construction, clean energy, banking, and information technology projects across Africa, a White House official said.
More Turkish police held as PM Erdogan says purge just beginning
ISTANBUL (Reuters) – Dozens of Turkish police officers were detained on Tuesday in a widening probe of wiretapping allegedly targeting Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan, and he said operations against his foes within the state apparatus were just beginning…
Bangladesh garment workers demanding wages clash with police
DHAKA (Reuters) – Bangladeshi garment workers staging a hunger strike for nine days to press for back-pay and a holiday bonus clashed with police in the capital, Dhaka, on Tuesday, police and witnesses said.
Cambodia moves on, but still yearns for ‘killing fields’ justice
PHNOM PENH (Reuters) – Kheang Khun was 21 and training to be doctor when he was forced into a Khmer Rouge labor camp, where he was routinely beaten and forced to watch executions of people accused of theft, or simply of falling in love.
China’s Xi says fight against graft faces ‘deadlock’ : newspaper
BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s campaign against graft has hit a deadlock because of resistance from an “army of corruption” and the destiny of the Communist Party is at stake, President Xi Jinping said in a speech to party officials, according to a state …
Macau casino workers demand bigger share of the winnings
HONG KONG (Reuters) – Disgruntled casino workers are becoming a costly thorn in Macau’s side.
Philippines sentences 12 Chinese fishermen to jail
PUERTO PRINCESA Philippines (Reuters) – A Philippine court on Tuesday found 12 Chinese fishermen guilty of illegal fishing in Philippine waters, sending them to jail for six to 12 years, the first convictions since tension between the neighbors flared …
Bangladesh rescuers battle strong current to hunt capsized ferry; 120 missing
DHAKA (Reuters) – Bangladeshi rescuers struggled against a strong current and choppy river waters on Tuesday in the search for a ferry that capsized with more than 200 passengers on board, leaving about 120 missing, many of them feared dead.
