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Hong Kong Activists Gatecrash Meeting of Leadership Hopeful Lam

Pro-democracy protesters Monday gatecrashed a press conference by Hong Kong leadership hopeful Carrie Lam, displaying...

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EU Expands North Korea Sanctions

The European Union imposed additional sanctions on North Korea on Monday over nuclear and ballistic missile tests...

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S. Korea’s Lotte ‘agrees Land Swap’ For US Missile System

South Korean retail giant Lotte agreed Monday to provide land to host a controversial US missile defence system loathed...

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Meet Malaysia’s First Family of Skiing

A fanciful idea that started out as a joke among young members of one of Malaysia's most prominent families has...

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China’s Top Diplomat Yang Jiechi To Visit US

China's top diplomat will be in the US this week, becoming the highest-level Chinese official to visit the United...

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Miners Regain Sparkle As Commodity Prices Rebound

Increased Chinese spending on housing and hopes of an infrastructure bonanza in the US and India are driving a recovery...

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Trump Calls Chinese ‘grand Champions’ of Currency Manipulation

President Donald Trump declared China the "grand champions" of currency manipulation on Thursday, just hours after his...

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China Says US Must Work Together On Solution To N. Korea

China called on the US to shoulder more responsibility in tackling North Korea's rogue nuclear programme Friday,...

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N. Korea Lashes Ally China Over Coal Import Ban

North Korea denounced its chief ally and diplomatic protector China for "dancing to the tune of the US" after it banned...

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China Continues ‘steady Pattern’ of S.China Sea Militarization

Recent satellite imagery appears to show China is completing structures intended to house surface-to-air missiles...

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NBA Legend Yao Ming Named Chinese Basketball Chief

NBA Hall of Famer Yao Ming called for "urgent" reform and said he was facing a multitude of problems as he was elected...

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Ultimate Fighting Championship Muscles Into Asia With Eyes On China

The world's biggest mixed martial arts organisation, the Las Vegas-based UFC, Thursday announced its long-awaited...

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Chief Executive Out At Paramount Pictures

Viacom announced the departure of the top executive at Paramount Pictures, which has struggled for profit and was at...

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China Offers Huge Anti-Terror Awards In Xinjiang

China has created a 100 million yuan ($14.5 million) fund for "anti-terrorism" awards in a violence-wracked part of the...

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China Jails Safety Boss Who Was Sacked Over Huge Blast

China's former top work-safety official has been jailed for 15 years for graft, a year and a half after he was sacked...

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Film Depicts Crackdown On China Labour Advocates

Film-maker Wen Hai had intended to portray the gritty lives of Chinese migrants toiling in factories in his documentary...

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Malaysia Says Still To Establish What Killed North Korean

Malaysian authorities said on Tuesday they had still to establish what was used to kill the estranged half-brother of...

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Chinese Police In Restive Xinjiang To Track Cars By GPS

A prefecture in China's restive Xinjiang region has ordered all vehicles to be equipped with GPS-like tracking...

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Wanda’s Bid For US TV Producer In Trouble

A $1 billion bid for US television rights holder Dick Clark Productions by Chinese conglomerate Wanda Group is in...