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Pentagon Chief Blasts N.Korea Over US Student Who Died

North Korea's treatment of an American student who died after being released from detention in a coma was inhuman and...

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US and China Officials Meet Under North Korea Cloud

Senior US officials will meet their Chinese counterparts Wednesday to seek a tougher line on North Korea's nuclear...

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Otto Warmbier’s Death ‘unfortunate’

China on Tuesday expressed sorrow over the death of US student Otto Warmbier following his release from North Korea in...

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US Tries To Use Better China Ties To Press North Korea

Washington will host two of China's most senior officials Wednesday to deepen the dialogue between the world's greatest...

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Hong Kong Wealth Gap Hits 46-Year High

Hong Kong's wealth gap was on Friday revealed to be at its highest in nearly 50 years, with living conditions fuelling...

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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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Mattis Praises, Criticises China On N. Korea and South China Sea

Pentagon chief Jim Mattis said Saturday that North Korea posed a global threat and praised China's efforts to influence...

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Australia’s Turnbull Warns Against ‘coercive’ China

China has nothing to gain by strong-arming its way in the Asia Pacific, Australia's prime minister said Friday, warning...

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Australia’s Turnbull Warns Against ‘coercive’ China

China has nothing to gain by strong-arming its way in the Asia Pacific, Australia's prime minister said Friday, warning...

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John McCain Visits ‘Big Bad John’ US Destroyer In Vietnam

US senator John McCain visited an American missile destroyer dubbed "Big Bad John" that docked in Vietnam Friday, as...

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Mattis Arrives In Singapore As N. Korea Tensions Swirl

Pentagon chief Jim Mattis arrived in Singapore on Friday ahead of a key defence summit where longstanding US allies...

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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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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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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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China Says US Warship Entered Its Waters ‘without Permission’

The Chinese government charged on Thursday that a US warship had entered its waters in the South China Sea "without...

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US Warship Sails Near South China Sea Reef Claimed By Beijing

A US warship sailed near a reef claimed by Beijing in the South China Sea on Thursday, a US official said, the first...

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US Says Navy Ship Sails Near South China Sea Reef Claimed By Beijing

A US Navy ship has sailed in disputed South China Sea waters near a reef claimed by Beijing in the first "freedom of...