HANOI (Reuters) – Vietnam was once again on high alert for the coronavirus after medical officials in the central city of Danang detected the country’s first case of local transmission for three months. FILE PHOTO: A health worker sprays disinfectant inside a bus to ward off the recent coronavirus outbreak, …
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BEIJING (Reuters) – HSBC on Saturday denied Chinese media reports of having “framed” Huawei Technologies and played a role in the arrest of the chief financial officer (CFO) of the world’s largest telecommunications equipment maker. FILE PHOTO: HSBC Headquarters lights up in Hong Kong’s Central Business District on November 3, …
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Malaysia has reached a $ 3.9 billion settlement with Goldman Sachs over the losses suffered by a multi-million dollar scandal in the country’s 1MDB investment fund. The deal announced Friday includes a $ 2.5 billion cash payment by the Wall Street giant to the Malaysian government and a guarantee to …
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MELBOURNE (Reuters) – Australia has joined the United States in claiming that China’s claims in the South China Sea do not comply with international law in a statement that is likely to anger China and put further pressure on deteriorating relations. The United States this month rejected China’s claims about …
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FILE PHOTO: The US Department of Justice building is bathed in morning light at sunrise in Washington, USA, February 14, 2020. REUTERS / Mary F. Calvert / File Photo WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A Singaporean man who created a bogus consulting site to request information from the US government and military …
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