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Nepal PM kicks off China visit eyeing investment deals
Nepal PM kicks off China visit eyeing investment deals
by  AFP

Nepal's prime minister was in Beijing on Tuesday to meet Chinese leaders, seeking to expand infrastructure cooperation after breaking with the longstanding tradition of new leaders making their first official visit to neighbouring India. The leader of the Himalayan republic is scheduled to meet with Chinese President Xi Jinping and Premier Li Qiang during his visit, which will last until Thursday.

Vietnam property tycoon on death row faces appeal verdict
Vietnam property tycoon on death row faces appeal verdict
by  AFP

A Vietnamese property tycoon sentenced to death for a multi-billion-dollar fraud will learn Tuesday whether her life will be spared, as an appeal court reaches its verdict on one of the biggest corruption cases in history.

Venezuela's 'Pearl of the Caribbean' loses its luster
Venezuela's 'Pearl of the Caribbean' loses its luster
by  AFP

One of the five stars that used to adorn the facade of the Margarita hotel on the Venezuelan paradise island of the same name has fallen off. The hotel is abandoned, its peeling facade a symbol of the decline of an island once dubbed the "Pearl of the Caribbean" that has been robbed of its shine by a severe economic crisis.

Stellantis says goodbye to 'performance psychopath' CEO
Stellantis says goodbye to 'performance psychopath' CEO
by  AFP

Carlos Tavares, a self-proclaimed "performance psychopath" who drove auto giant Stellantis with aggressive cost-cutting and high car prices, reached the end of the road as CEO when his strategy hit a dead end. "This is the end of the road for the strategy of cost cutting," said German car analyst Matthias Schmidt.