Tokyo’s Nikkei index hits near five-month low Tokyo, (MILLAT ONLINE):Tokyo’s benchmark Nikkei index hit a near five-month low Monday on a strong yen, with steelmakers and other exporters falling amid lingering worries of a trade war. The benchmark Nikkei 225 index slipped 0.66 percent or 139.55 points to 21,042.09, the lowest since mid-October. The broader […]
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Tokyo’s Nikkei index hits near five-month low
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Historic meeting lauds lifetime power for Xi
Historic meeting lauds lifetime power for Xi Beijing, (MILLAT ONLINE):Thousands of Chinese legislators erupted into enthusiastic applause on Monday over plans to give President Xi Jinping a lifetime mandate to mould the Asian giant into a global superpower. China’s rubber-stamp parliament met in the imposing Great Hall of the People for an annual session that […]
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US aircraft carrier in Vietnam for historic visit
US aircraft carrier in Vietnam for historic visit Danang, Vietnam, (MILLAT ONLINE):A US aircraft carrier arrived in Vietnam Monday for the first time since the end of the war, as the former foes bolster military ties in the face of Beijing’s build-up in the disputed South China Sea. The USS Carl Vinson will make a […]
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What next? Post-election scenarios for Italy
What next? Post-election scenarios for Italy Rome, (MILLAT ONLINE):Italy’s election appears to leave a hung parliament in which no single party or coalition commands an overall majority according to projections based on preliminary results, leaving few options for any new government. The prospect of a grand coalition between Silvio Berlusconi’s Forza Italia (Go Italy) party […]
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China’s defence spending to accelerate in 2018
China’s defence spending to accelerate in 2018 Beijing, (MILLAT ONLINE):China announced on Monday an 8.1 percent defence budget increase for 2018, giving a boost to the modernisation of the world’s largest military after spending slowed in the previous two years. Beijing will splash out 1.11 trillion yuan ($175 billion) on its military, according to a […]
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South Korean delegation heads to Pyongyang
South Korean delegation heads to Pyongyang Seoul, (MILLAT ONLINE):A team of South Korean envoys will travel to Pyongyang on Monday to push for talks between Washington and the North on nuclear weapons. An intense rapprochement saw the two rivals march together at the South’s Pyeongchang Winter Olympics last month, with the North’s leader Kim Jong […]