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Financial Risks Hang Over China Legislature Meeting

China's rubber-stamp legislature convenes this weekend with the script focused on containing worrisome economic risks...

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Beijing Pushes ‘China Solution’ For Governing Web

Beijing said Thursday it will push a "China solution" to global cyber governance after releasing its first strategy...

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War of Words After Death of North Korean

The murder of the North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un's half-brother in a crowded Malaysian airport has made headlines...

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A Magnet For Unsolved Mysteries, Malaysians Ask ‘why Us?’

Following the Cold War-style assassination of Kim Jong-Nam with a lethal nerve agent, Malaysians have once again found...

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Pictures of China’s Fearsome New Tanks Leaked Online

A leaked picture of two fearsome Chinese tanks has sparked speculation that China is developing new military vehicles....

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Trump Administration Would Ignore WTO Rulings It Sees As Anti-U.S.

U. S. President Donald Trump's administration is preparing to ignore any rulings by the World Trade Organization that...

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China To Cut 500,000 Steel and Coal Jobs This Year

China said Wednesday it will cut 500,000 jobs in the steel and coal industries this year as it continues to trim excess...

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Towns of Hope and Despair

A nerve centre for migrant workers who stream in from around the country in search of a better life, Black Bridge...

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Shanghai Expands Public Smoking Ban

Shanghai widened its ban on public smoking Wednesday as China's biggest city steps up efforts to stub out the massive...

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Hong Kong Rebel Lawmakers Fight Parliament Ban

Four rebel Hong Kong lawmakers were in court Wednesday to fight a government bid to disqualify them from parliament, a...

International

Trump Says He’s Boosting Defense Spending By $54 Billion; the Real Number Is $18 Billion

In the days before President Donald Trump’s high-profile address to Congress Tuesday night, White House aides...

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Wary US and China Pledge Respect At First Trump-Era Meet

China's top diplomat wrapped up his first set of meetings in President Donald Trump's Washington on Tuesday satisfied...

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Russian Vetoes of UN Resolutions On Syria

Russia has now blocked seven UN resolutions regarding Syria since unrest erupted there in 2011, almost always with...

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North Korea Diplomat In China Amid Coal Cut Tension

A senior North Korean diplomat arrived in Beijing on Tuesday for talks with government officials, the first known visit...

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Philippines’ Duterte Sorry For Dead German Hostage

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte apologised on Tuesday for failing to save an elderly German hostage who was...

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China’s Favourite Wins Strong Backing In Hong Kong Leadership Race

The woman seen as China's favourite for Hong Kong's next leader formally registered Tuesday for the election in March...

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UFC Signs Top China MMA Fighter To Boost Asia Return

The world's biggest mixed martial arts organisation, the Las Vegas-based UFC, on Tuesday annnounced it had signed one...

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As Olympics Loom, China Plunges Into Snow Biz

Hao Rui only took up skiing this winter, but the 17-year-oldlooked like a veteran as he perched casually atop a slope...

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S. Korea’s Lotte Signs Land Deal For US Missile System

South Korean retail giant Lotte on Tuesday signed a deal to provide a golf course to host a controversial US missile...