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AFP/APP Beijing: Tesla boss Elon Musk boarded a plane departing Beijing on Monday, after a whistle-stop China visit during which the firm secured a key security clearance for the world's biggest electric car market. Musk arrived on…

News Desk  Ankara: Ali Şahin, a member of the Turkish Parliament and Chairman of the Turkish-Pakistani Parliamentary Friendship Group, has emphasized that certain international powers are not supportive of stability and development in…

News Desk  Islamabad: There are reports that Twitter is gearing up to introduce a ticker application for streaming YouTube content. According to sources, Twitter's CEO, along with experts, is actively developing this application, with…

AFP/APP Hong Kong: The yen sank to a new 34-year low past 160 per dollar on Monday after a forecast-beating US inflation reading dented expectations for US interest rate cuts this year. The greenback bought 160.17 yen in morning trade…

AFP/APP Tokyo: The Bank of Japan kept its ultra-low interest rates unchanged Friday and stopped short of signalling another hike, pushing the yen to a fresh 34-year low against the dollar. Officials last month announced the first…

AFP/APP Tokyo: Tokyo stocks opened higher on Wednesday after Wall Street rose for a second straight session on good corporate earnings. The benchmark Nikkei 225 index was up 1.04 percent, or 388.86 points, at 37,941.02 in early trade,…

AFP/APP Taipei: Taiwan was shaken by dozens of earthquakes overnight and into Tuesday that left buildings swaying, with the government saying they were aftershocks from a huge deadly quake that hit the island more than two weeks ago.…

AFP/APP Tokyo: Tokyo stocks opened higher on Tuesday as risk-on sentiment returned with worries over Middle East tensions receding. The benchmark Nikkei 225 index rose 0.86 percent, or 323.16 points, to 37,761.77 in early trade, while…

AFP/APP Tokyo: One died and seven people were missing Sunday after an accident overnight in which two Japanese military helicopters apparently collided before crashing into the sea, officials said. A spokesman for Japan's Self-Defense…

Xinhua/APP Hong Kong: An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.7 jolted Volcano Islands, Japan region at 09:29:03 GMT on Thursday, the GFZ German Research Centre for Geosciences said. The epicenter, with a depth of 10.0 km, was initially…