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India Calls For Deeper Ties With Sri Lanka As China Looms

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi declared Friday his desire for a "quantum jump" in relations with Sri Lanka, as New...

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China Agrees To Open Market To US Beef, Gas

China announced on Friday an agreement with the United States to resume imports of US beef and open its market to US...

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Nepal Signs Up To China’s New Silk Road Plan

Nepal on Friday signed up to China's new Silk Road drive, a massive infrastructure project spanning some 65 countries...

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Dramatic Terror Drill Ahead of China Visit

Hong Kong staged a dramatic terror drill Thursday ahead of an expected visit by China's President Xi Jinping this...

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China Simulates Extended Moon Stays Amid Space Drive

China plans to establish a village on the moon with Europe's help by 2036. Now, in a step towards that goal, the nation...

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Xi, Moon Agree Denuclearising North Korea ‘common Goal’

Chinese leader Xi Jinping and new South Korean president Moon Jae-In agreed on Thursday that denuclearising North Korea...

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China Champions Globalisation With New Silk Road Summit

China hosts on Sunday a summit showcasing its ambitious drive to revive ancient Silk Road trade routes and lead a new...

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China Tests ‘Lunar Palace’ As It Eyes Moon Mission

Chinese students will live in a laboratory simulating a lunar-like environment for up to 200 days as Beijing prepares...

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Modi Heads To Sri Lanka As Chinese Influence Rises

India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi heads to Sri Lanka on Thursday on a charm offensive as New Delhi seeks to reassert...

International

Hong Kong Pro-Democracy Rally Application Rejected

Hong Kong's pro-democracy marches draw big crowds every year (like here in 2016) The organisers of Hong Kong's biggest...

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Moon, Trump Agree On Close Cooperation On N. Korea

South Korea's new President Moon Jae-In and US President Donald Trump agreed Wednesday on "close cooperation" in...

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South Korea’s Moon Jae-In Willing To Visit North Korea

Moon Jae-in, South Korea's new president, has declared his willingness to visit the nuclear-armed North, moments after...

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Former Chinese Foreign Minister Qian Dies Aged 89

Former Chinese foreign minister Qian Qichen, who rebuilt relations with the international community after the 1989...

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South Korea’s New Leader Moon Jae-In Sworn In

South Korea’s new President Moon Jae-in has been sworn in, vowing to address the economy and relations with the North...

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Chinese MMA Champion Would Bring Mass Support, Says Li

The crowning of a Chinese mixed martial arts champion could usher in mass support for cage-fighting in the world's most...

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S. Korea’s Moon Sworn In, Says Willing To Go To North

South Korea's new president was sworn in on Wednesday, just a day after a landslide election victory, and immediately...

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South Korea’s Moon Jae-In Sworn In Vowing To Address North

South Korea's new leader Moon Jae-in has been sworn in, vowing to address the economy and relations with the North in...

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‘No Evidence’ of Hulk Wrongdoing In Chinese Super League Punch Row

A Chinese football official has said there is no evidence that Shanghai SIPG striker Hulk broke any rules after the...

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More Trouble Ahead For Taiwan’s Tsai After Rocky Year

It has been a turbulent first year in power for Taiwan's President Tsai Ing-wen as relations with Beijing have soured...