Singapore plans to buy four F-35 jets with option for eight more
Singapore plans to buy an initial four F-35 fighter jets from Lockheed Martin Corp, with an option to purchase eight more, as it looks to replace its ageing F-16 fleet, the city-state’s defense minister said on Friday.
Indonesian rescuers amputate miner’s leg to save him from collapsed mine
Indonesian authorities had to amputate the leg of a victim trapped under rubble to pull him out of a collapsed gold mine on Sulawesi island, as the slow and harrowing rescue operation entered its third day on Friday.
South Korea’s Moon says Seoul will help U.S., North Korea talks ‘by any means’
South Korean President Moon Jae-in said on Friday South Korea will cooperate with the United States and North Korea to help their stalled talks reach a complete settlement.
North Korea wanted sanctions lifted in exchange for partial nuclear plant closure: U.S. official
North Korea proposed closing part of its Yongbyon nuclear complex in exchange for the lifting of all U.N. sanctions except those directly targeting their weapons of mass destruction programs, a senior U.S. State Department official said.
Pompeo says North Korea not clear on scope of closing Yongbyon facility
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Friday that North Korea had asked for full sanctions lifting during a summit in Hanoi but lacked complete clarity on what it was prepared to offer on dismantling the Yongbyon nuclear facility.
North Korea leader Kim to leave Hanoi around noon on Saturday: source
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un is scheduled to leave the Vietnamese capital of Hanoi at around noon on Saturday and depart from the country via the Dong Dang railway station on the border with China in the afternoon, a Vietnamese foreign ministry sour…
New Zealand arms some police after shootouts
Frontline police in New Zealand’s Canterbury District on the southern island will be armed until further notice following three shooting incidents that sparked a debate on whether all police should carry fire arms.
Bangladesh tells U.N. Security Council cannot take more Myanmar refugees
(This Feb 28 story corrects attribution of quote in paragraph 11 to Pierce not Schraner-Burgener)
China looks to parliament for reassurances as economy slows
China’s leaders will pledge in parliament next week to keep the country on safe footing as the economy faces its biggest test in years, amid pressure to roll out more measures to bolster growth and revive weak business and consumer confidence.
Factbox: What to expect from China’s annual meeting of parliament next week
Around 3,000 delegates to the annual gathering of China’s largely rubber-stamp parliament, the National People’s Congress, will meet in Beijing on March 5 to discuss political and economic policy.
