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Taiwan Backlash Over Emirates Flag Ban

Emirates, the Middle East's largest airline, faced fierce criticism in Taiwan Wednesday after it reportedly banned...

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Beijing’s Rickshaws Teeter Between Tradition, Survival

The makeshift red-canopied vehicles are ubiquitous in Beijing: rickshaws traversing narrow alleyways and...

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EU, China Seek Tighter Bond To Face Trump

The EU and China will attempt to deepen ties at a summit Thursday amid rising worry about the direction taken by US...

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S.Korea’s Moon Orders Probe Into Undisclosed US Missile Launchers

South Korea's new President Moon Jae-In Tuesday ordered an investigation into why his office was kept in the dark about...

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China ‘ping-Pong Prince’ Suspended Over Casino Suit

One of China's best known table tennis champions has been suspended as head coach of the national women's team,...

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China To Launch Cybersecurity Law Despite Concerns

China will implement a controversial cybersecurity law Thursday despite concerns from foreign firms worried about its...

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Indian PM Kicks Off Europe Tour In Powerhouse Germany

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi meets German Chancellor Angela Merkel for joint cabinet talks in Berlin Tuesday as...

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China’s ‘toilet Revolution’ Targets Dirty Lavatories

China is taking care of a pressing need: Authorities have installed or upgraded over 50,000 lavatories in a "national...

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We’ve Been Left To Starve – Scholarship Students In China

Ghanaians students on government scholarship in China are once again drawing attention to the apparent neglect from the...

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Scholarship Students In China

Ghanaians students on government scholarship in China are once again drawing attention to the apparent neglect from the...

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China Says Fighter Jets’ Intercept of US Plane ‘safe’

China on Sunday denied the Pentagon's charge that an encounter between Chinese fighters and a US surveillance plane...

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Better Times? Hong Kong’s British Nostalgia Trip

From its rattling trams and racecourses to its legal system and the ubiquitous consumption of Spam, Britain's colonial...

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Young Chinese In the Red As Easy Credit Drives Up Debt

When Wu Qi and her husband traded in their Mazda 3 for a more expensive Mercedes Benz sedan, they applied for a 200,000...

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Google’s AlphaGo Retires On Top After Humbling World No. 1

The Google-owned computer algorithm AlphaGo is retiring from playing humans in the ancient Chinese game of Go after...

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India Opens Its Longest Bridge Near China Border

India opened its longest bridge close to the border with China in a move seen as bolstering its defences in a sensitive...

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China Arrests Taiwanese Activist For

China has arrested a visiting Taiwanese rights activist on suspicion of subverting state power, according to reports....

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Two Chinese Fighters Intercept US Plane In S. China Sea

The South China Sea, a focus of international tension, was the scene of an "unsafe encounter" between two Chinese...

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India Opens Its Longest Bridge

India has inaugurated a 9.15km (5.68-mile) bridge over the Lohit river, easily its longest ever, which connects the...

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China-Backed Militia New Powerbrokers In Myanmar Peace Process

Branded as Asia's most heavily-armed drug dealers, the China-backed ethnic Wa rebels have emerged as key players in...