European Parliament’s int’l trade committee gives go-ahead to free trade deal with Vietnam
The full Parliament will cast the final vote in February
China virus fears grow as human transmission and fourth death confirmed
The outbreak was also spreading to other cities, with 15 cases in southern province of Guangdong, five in the capital Beijing and two in Shanghai
Philippines investigates suspected case of Chinese virus
He was confined to a hospital several hours after arriving in Cebu City in the central Philippines on Jan. 12 with his mother, after he manifested a fever, throat irritation and cough, Duque told a media briefing
As virus spreads to more Chinese cities, WHO calls emergency meeting
Adding to the difficulties of containing it, hundreds of millions of Chinese will be traveling domestically and abroad during the Lunar New Year holiday that starts this week
Capitalism seen doing 'more harm than good' in global survey
The survey was launched in 2000 to explore the theories of political scientist Francis Fukuyama, who declared that liberal capitalist democracy had seen off rival ideologies and so represented 'the end of history'
Bravery orange shades in Ho Chi Minh City night shadow
After hearing the story of Tran Thi Minh Hanh, a 45-year-old resident in Hoc Mon District, also a sanitation worker, nobody could imagine how she conquered the tragedy of her life
SARS-like virus spreads in China, nearly 140 new cases
No human-to-human transmission has been confirmed so far, but authorities have previously said the possibility 'cannot be excluded'
World's richest 2,000 people hold more than poorest 4.6 billion combined: Oxfam
In its 'Time to Care' report, Oxfam said it estimated that unpaid care work by women added at least $10.8 trillion a year in value to the world economy - three times more than the tech industry
Samsung Electronics appoints new mobile chief
Former mobile chief DJ Koh will continue to lead Samsung’s IT & mobile communications (IM) division, which includes both mobile devices and network equipment
Evacuees pray for safety at Sunday mass amid Philippine volcano threat
More than 70,000 people have been evacuated since the Taal, one of the Philippines’ most active volcanoes, began spewing clouds of ash, steam and gas on Jan. 12