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Rescuers Pull Bodies From Plane Wreck In Myanmar Sea

Myanmar search and rescue teams were pulling dead bodies from the sea off the country's southern coast Thursday after a...

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31 Chinese Detained In Zambia For Illegal Mining

Zambia has detained 31 Chinese nationals for illegal mining in the African country’s copper belt but has failed to...

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China Slams Pentagon Report On Overseas Military Bases

Beijing on Wednesday dismissed as "irresponsible" an annual US Defense Department report that predicted China would...

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Activists Who Probed Ivanka Trump Supplier Risk Jail

Activists detained while investigating working conditions at a Chinese factory making Ivanka Trump-branded shoes could...

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S. Korea To Freeze New THAAD Deployment Pending Probe

South Korea will suspend any further deployment of a controversial US missile defence system until an environmental...

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FIFA Sponsors ‘accelerate’ China’s World Cup Chances

China's footballers may be struggling on the pitch but its companies are proving to be a big player, signing...

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Clapper Warns Australia On Foreign Interference

Australia must be alert to foreign government interference in its democratic systems, former top US intelligence...

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Chelsea FC Acknowledges Church Celebration of Their Victory In Ghana

Reigning English Premier League Champions, Chelsea FC, has acknowledged its fans at Accra-based Living Streams...

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In China, California Governor Calls For More Climate Action

Failure to step up action against global warming would be "disastrous", California Governor Jerry Brown warned Tuesday...

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Envoys Wade In To Help US Waters Despite Trump Climate Snub

President Donald Trump may have torpedoed the Paris climate accord as US diplomats brace for huge cuts to their...

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Top Career US Diplomat In China Embassy Steps Down

The top career diplomat at the US embassy in China has stepped down, an American official in Beijing confirmed Tuesday,...

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China Rights Lawyer Charged With Subversion

A prominent Chinese human rights lawyer who disappeared late last year has been officially charged with "subversion of...

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China Angry With Zambia For Detaining Nationals Over Illegal Mining

China has condemned Zambia for detaining 31 of its nationals for alleged illegal mining without providing strong proof,...

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Tillerson Tells China To ‘step Up’ On North Korea

China and other nations must strengthen efforts to curb North Korea's nuclear weapons programme, US Secretary of State...

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China Rejects ‘irresponsible’ US Remarks On S China Sea

China has expressed "firm opposition" to remarks made by US Pentagon chief Jim Mattis during a regional defence summit...

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Chinese Skinny-Dippers Defy Public Morals On Nudity

The water might be chilly but dozens of naked men happily relax in an outdoor pool in a Beijing suburb making the most...

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US Calls On China To Respect Human Rights

US President Donald Trump's administration called on China Sunday to respect human rights and release from prison those...

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Thousands Gather At Hong Kong Tiananmen Vigil

Thousands gathered at a candlelit vigil in Hong Kong Sunday night to mark 28 years since China's bloody Tiananmen...

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Crowds Gather For Hong Kong Tiananmen Vigil

Thousands were expected at a candlelit vigil in Hong Kong Sunday night to mark 28 years since China's bloody Tiananmen...