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Southeast Asia

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China, Vietnam plan new rail links during Xi's Hanoi visit
China, Vietnam to assess viability of new railways, document shows

HANOI, Vietnam: During Chinese President Xi Jinping's visit to Hanoi this week, China and Vietnam agreed to take the first steps toward...

Indonesia plans US visit to avert tariffs with bold offer
Indonesia to offer to increase U.S. imports to help trade talks

JAKARTA, Indonesia: Indonesia is preparing a high-level visit to Washington with an ambitious offer to avert steep U.S. tariffs on...

Xi Jinping shifts focus to Southeast Asia amid US tensions
China's Xi in Southeast Asia as trade conflict with US widens

BEIJING, China: As tensions with Washington deepen, Chinese President Xi Jinping is turning his focus to Southeast Asia, with a diplomatic...

India seeks to fast-track US trade deal after tariff pause
India seeks quick US trade deal as Trump tariffs paused

NEW DELHI, India: India is pushing to fast-track a trade agreement with the United States following a temporary pause on new tariffs,...

Rice gene map to enable breeding of improved varieties
Rice gene map to enable breeding of improved varieties

A worker checks the growth of paddy rice seedlings at a smart seedling cultivation factory in Dongheng Village, Huzhou City of east...

MEA slams Pakistan's misuse of OIC, calls it "longstanding habit"
MEA slams Pakistan's misuse of OIC, calls it "longstanding habit"

New Delhi [India], April 19 (ANI): The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) on Saturday slammed Pakistan for misusing the platform of...

International

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22,000 IRS workers agree to buyout offer
Over 22,000 IRS workers take Trump's buyout offer

WASHINGTON, DC - A Trump administration early retirement plan at the Internal Revenue Service has been accepted by more than 22,000...

Hong Kong suspends goods deliveries to 'bullying' U.S. as trade tensions rise
Hongkong Post halts U.S. mail shipments amid tariff dispute

HONG KONG - Mail services between Hong Kong and the United States are the latest casualty in an escalating trade dispute, with Hong...

TSA to enforce new ID rules at airports starting May 7
US warns airline passengers of new ID rules starting May 7

WASHINGTON, D.C.: The U.S. Transportation Security Administration has announced that starting May 7 it will begin enforcing stricter...

Trump administration seeks to scrap $8 credit card late fee cap
Trump administration to scrap Biden-era credit card late fee rule

WASHINGTON, D.C.: President Donald Trump's administration asked a federal court to cancel a rule that limits credit card late fees...

Trump administration plans to halve State Department budget
Trump administration wants to nearly halve State Dept budget

WASHINGTON, D.C. President Donald Trump's administration wants to cut the State Department's budget by nearly half, according to documents...

Myrtle the Tortoise reunited with Family after tornado escape
Pet tortoise lost in Mississippi tornado reunited with family

KOKOMO, Mississippi: Myrtle, a beloved pet tortoise, is back with his family in Mississippi after being lost for weeks during a deadly...

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