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Stock markets rebound on tariff talks hope 18 Sep 2018

Stock markets and the dollar rose Tuesday after US President Donald Trump said he would thump China with another round of tariffs but give some room for talks before jacking them up to the highest rate.

Asian markets bounce on talks hopes after Trump tariff threat 18 September 2018

Asian markets mostly rose Tuesday after Donald Trump said he would thump China with another round of tariffs but give some room for talks before jacking them up to the highest rate.

Hong Kong, Shanghai stocks end day with gains 18 September 2018

Hong Kong and Shanghai stocks rose Tuesday after Donald Trump delayed imposing the highest tariffs on Chinese imports until year-end, giving time for talks.

Asian markets bounce on talks hopes after Trump tariff threat 18 September 2018

Asian markets mostly rose Tuesday after Donald Trump said he would thump China with another round of tariffs but give some room for talks before jacking them up to the highest rate.

Pakistan Furniture Council (PFC) to hold Its 10th Interiors Pakistan expo in December

Pakistan Furniture Council (PFC) Tuesday announced to hold three-day mega 10th "Interiors Pakistan" Expo-2018 here in December to promote local furniture industry worldwide and enhancing its exports besides providing an opportunity to showcase their products to attract local and foreign investors and buyers of quality furniture.

Grim search for typhoon landslide victims as Philippines toll climbs

Hundreds of Philippine rescuers used shovels and their bare hands Tuesday to sift through a massive landslide, with dozens feared dead in the region worst-hit by Typhoon Mangkhut as the storm's toll climbed to 74

Hong Kong comes together for massive typhoon clean-up

Teachers, refugees, children and office workers mobilised in Hong Kong Tuesday for a massive clean-up after Typhoon Mangkhut.

UAE gold mine for financial technology: MENA FinTech Association

The Middle East and North Africa region is a gold mine that exists nowhere else in terms of this unique mix of digital penetration, population growth and government support for FinTech, Nameer Khan, Founding Board Member of MENA FinTech told Emirates News Agency (WAM).

'Flop of Asia' - Sri Lanka slammed after cricket exit

Sri Lankan newspapers and fans lambasted the national cricket team Tuesday after the former champions were dumped out of the Asia Cup by up-and-coming Afghanistan.

Grim search for typhoon landslide victims as Philippines toll climbs

Hundreds of Philippine rescuers used shovels and their bare hands Tuesday to sift through a massive landslide where dozens are feared dead in the region worst-hit by deadly Typhoon Mangkhut, as the storm's toll hit 74.

Afghanistan knock Sri Lanka out of Asia Cup after upset win

Stocks wobble as trade war worries deepen

Rahmat's fifty lifts Afghanistan to 249 against Sri Lanka

Middle-order batsman Rahmat Shah struck a solid half century to lift Afghanistan to 249 in the Asia Cup Group B match against Sri Lanka at Sheikh Zayed Stadium on Monday.

Dozens buried in Philippine landslide as China counts cost of Typhoon Mangkhut

Philippine rescuers on Monday searched desperatelyfor dozens feared buried under a landslide unleashed by Typhoon Mangkhut, which also left a trail of destruction in Hong Kong and saw millions evacuated in southern China.

Massive clean-up in Hong Kong after typhoon chaos

Hong Kong began a massive clean-up Monday after Typhoon Mangkhut raked the city, shredding trees and bringing damaging floods in a trail of destruction that left dozens dead in the Philippines and millions evacuated in southern China.