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AFP/APP Tokyo: Tokyo stocks opened higher on Monday as investors took heart from Wall Street rallies on strong job data. The benchmark Nikkei 225 index was up 1.01 percent, or 392.88 points, at 39,384.96 in early trade, while the…

AFP/APP Tokyo: Tokyo stocks closed lower on Wednesday, weighed down by falls on Wall Street and a tsunami warning issued by Japanese authorities in the morning after an earthquake in Taiwan. The benchmark Nikkei 225 index fell 0.97…

Xinhua/APP Chengdu: Three Spanish-born giant pandas, together with their parents, arrived in the southwestern Chinese city of Chengdu in Sichuan Province on Friday after a flight of about 12 hours. The three pandas Chulina, Jiu Jiu, and…

Mukhtar Kareem Quetta: Global political environment is turbulent. The rivalry among great powers is reaching new heights. The Indo-Pacific region is the stage where power plays is orchestrated. The most important players are the United…