WASHINGTON Dec 24 (AFP) - US trade officials determined that China should be punished for employing unfair tactics to dominate the semiconductor industry, but will wait 18 months to impose tariffs, American authorities said Tuesday.

When Takanori Kuzuoka began climbing the criminal career ladder, he didn't fancy joining Japan's old-school yakuza, with their tattoos, rigid hierarchy and codes of honour.

PHNOM PENH Dec 23 (AFP) - Cambodia's defence ministry has asked Thailand to hold bilateral talks in the neutral venue of Kuala Lumpur, according to a letter seen by AFP on Tuesday, with the countries set to negotiate truce terms after two weeks of dead

Regional food-surplus app turns unsold food into affordable meals, offsets over 1,375 tonnes of CO₂ and pays back more than USD 2.5 million to partners in Thailand, Singapore, and Hong Kong

The food-surplus app returned more than HKD 20 million to partner businesses while making meals more affordable for consumers

JAKARTA Dec 23 (AFP) - Indonesia has finalised details of a tariff deal with the United States, a senior minister said, with the leaders of both countries' expected to sign it next month.