Air Vanuatu files for bankruptcy protection after canceling more than 20 flights
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Air Vanuatu filed for bankruptcy protection on Friday a day after the South Pacific state-owned carrier cancelled all international flights.
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Vietnam’s arrest of reformist labor official could disturb bid for better trade terms with the US
BANGKOK (AP) — A senior Vietnamese official with the country’s labor ministry was arrested for “deliberately disclosing state secrets,” police announced on Thursday, a development that analysts say could hurt Vietnam’s efforts to obtain more favorable trade terms for exports to the United States.
Japan, like Greece, finds it taxing to deal with too many tourists
Nancy Snow is a senior visiting scholar at the Institute of International Relations in Athens and also Fulbright professor of public diplomacy at Panteion University of Social and Political Sciences in the city. She is the author of "The Mystery of Japan's Information Power."
Law firms rally Asian claimants against Switzerland over AT1 bond wipeout
HONG KONG -- Global law firm Withersworldwide is seeking to unite holders of additional tier one, or AT1, bonds issued by the now-defunct Credit Suisse in Asia, aiming to launch legal action to recover losses they suffered when the bonds were written off during the bank's sudden merger with UBS last year.
Malaysian maritime authorities too stretched, underfunded to stem trade in US-sanctioned Iran oil, observers say
Malaysia’s underfunded maritime authorities may struggle to contain rampant transshipment of US-sanctioned Iranian oil off its coast, experts say, as a visiting US delegation revealed that Washington’s security forces had been monitoring ship-to-ship oil transfers in Malaysian waters.
The Taliban warn journalists, experts against cooperating with Afghanistan International TV
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — The Taliban Thursday warned journalists and experts against working with Afghanistan International TV. It’s the first time they have told people not to cooperate with a specific outlet.
Kishida deserved the warm embrace Macron gave Xi
Celine Pajon is head of Japan research at the Center for Asian Studies of the French Institute of International Relations in Paris.
Australia and Tuvalu strike new security deal that eases the tiny nation’s sovereignty concerns
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Australia struck a new security deal with Tuvalu on Thursday after critics complained that a previous pact created an Australian veto power over any other agreement the tiny South Pacific island nation pursued with a third country, such as China.