Vietnam arrests eight in connection with UK truck deaths: state media
Police in Vietnam have arrested eight people in relation to the discovery of 39 bodies in a truck near London last week, state media said on Monday.
Iranians chant ‘Death to America’ to mark U.S. embassy seizure
Thousands of Iranians chanted “Death to America” near the old U.S. embassy on Monday, the 40th anniversary on the seizure of the mission, with the country’s army chief comparing the United States with a poisonous scorpion intent on harming Iran.
Three people in critical condition as protests rock ‘heavy-hearted’ Hong Kong
Three people were in critical condition in Hong Kong on Monday, authorities said, after a weekend of chaotic clashes with anti-government protesters that led China to call for a tougher stance to end months of unrest in the Asian financial hub.
‘Still time’ for Thailand to solve U.S. duty-free issue: U.S. commerce secretary
Thailand still has time to renegotiate with the United States over a suspension of duty-free preferences on imports of Thai goods before the suspension takes effect in April, U.S. Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross said on Monday.
Three polls point to a new stalemate in Spanish Nov. 10 election
A general election in Spain on Sunday is unlikely to break the current political gridlock, as neither left-wing or right-wing parties are set to win a parliamentary majority, three polls for Spanish newspapers predicted on Monday.
Protesters block roads in Beirut, other parts of Lebanon
Protesters blocked roads in Beirut and other parts of Lebanon on Monday, pressing a wave of demonstrations against the ruling elite that have plunged the country into political turmoil at a time of acute economic crisis.
U.S. envoy decries Chinese ‘intimidation’ in South China Sea
A U.S. envoy denounced Chinese “intimidation” in the South China Sea at a summit of Southeast Asian leaders on Monday and said they should not be bullied into giving up their resources by what he compared to a conquest.
Indian capital banishes some cars in hope of clearing the air
Authorities in the Indian capital on Monday banished from the roads cars with number plates ending in an odd number in a bid to cut hazardous air pollution shrouding the city.
India to continue talks on RCEP trade deal: Australian minister
India is going to continue talks on an Asia-wide trade deal that is being discussed at a summit of regional leaders in Bangkok and which Thailand has said will be signed next year, Australia’s trade minister said on Monday.
Asia-wide trade pact on course despite India, Thailand says
By Panu Wongcha-um, Patpicha Tanakasempipat and Panarat Thepgumpanat
