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Hong Kong stocks chalk up healthy gains by break

  • Hong Kong stocks chalk up healthy gains by break Hong Kong, (MILLAT ONLINE):Hong Kong stocks rallied for a second day on Friday as investors welcomed news that Donald Trump would meet Kim Jong Un to discuss North Korea’s nuclear programme. The Hang Seng Index rose 0.85 percent, or 260.34 points, to 30,914.86 by the break.

  • At UN, Pakistan urges Afghan parties to negotiate peace settlement

    At UN, Pakistan urges Afghan parties to negotiate peace settlement UNITED NATIONS, (MILLAT ONLINE):Pakistan has called on both Afghan parties — the government and the Taliban — to seize fresh opportunity for peace by entering into talks aimed at ending the prolonged conflict to usher in durable peace in Afghanistan. Speaking in the UN Security […]

  • Japan PM hails N. Korea talks on basis of denuclearisation

    Japan PM hails N. Korea talks on basis of denuclearisation Tokyo, (MILLAT ONLINE):Japan’s prime minister on Friday welcomed the surprise announcement of a summit between US President Donald Trump and North Korea’s Kim Jong Un by the end of May. “I highly appreciate North Korea’s change that it will begin talks on the premise of […]

  • PNG quake toll rises above 100 as PM warns of long recovery

    PNG quake toll rises above 100 as PM warns of long recovery Sydney, (MILLAT ONLINE):The death toll from an earthquake that hit Papua New Guinea last month has topped 100 with thousands injured, Prime Minister Peter O’Neill said Friday, warning it will take years for the region to recover. The Pacific nation’s mountainous interior was […]

  • US stocks end modestly higher after Trump tariffs move

    US stocks end modestly higher after Trump tariffs move New York, (MILLAT ONLINE):US stocks finished a volatile session higher Thursday after President Donald Trump enacted controversial tariffs on imported steel and aluminum amid worries the move could ignite a global trade war. The Dow Jones Industrial Average advanced 0.4 percent to 24,895.21. The broad-based S&P […]

  • Tokyo stocks open higher as trade war worries recede

    Tokyo stocks open higher as trade war worries recede Tokyo, (MILLAT ONLINE):Tokyo stocks opened higher on Friday, extending gains on Wall Street following signs from the White House that President Donald Trump’s tariffs may be softer than initially feared. The benchmark Nikkei 225 index rose 1.05 percent, or 224.38 points, to 21,592.45 in early trade […]