Vietnam rocked by political upheaval: 5 things to know
TOKYO -- Vietnam's national assembly on Wednesday elected 66-year-old Public Security Minister To Lam as the country's president, the second-highest post in the Communist Party.
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Japan cannot afford a global alliance with the U.S.
Masahiro Matsumura is professor of international politics and national security at the faculty of law of St. Andrew's University in Osaka and a Taiwan Fellow at the Taiwan Center for Security Studies in Taipei.
U.K. investigates death of man charged with spying for Hong Kong
LONDON (Reuters) -- British police are investigating the unexplained death of a man charged earlier this month with assisting Hong Kong's foreign intelligence service.
China's special long-term bonds rise in exchange debut
SHANGHAI -- The first batch of China's 1 trillion yuan ($140 billion) worth of ultra-long-term treasury bonds rose as they debuted on local exchanges on Wednesday, as investors flocked to government-backed securities perceived as low-risk.
India's central bank approves highest-ever dividend to the government
The board of India's central bank approved a record surplus transfer of 2.11 trillion rupees ($25.35 billion) to the government for the fiscal year ended March, sharply above analysts' and government projections.
Power Struggle in Vietnam Brings Third President in Less Than 2 Years
A powerful security official was named president of Vietnam on Wednesday, the third person in the job in less than 18 months amid jostling ahead of a generational change in leadership.
Briton Charged With Aiding Hong Kong’s Intelligence Service Is Found Dead
A former British marine charged with spying for Hong Kong’s intelligence service has died, according to a police statement released on Tuesday evening.
