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Vietnam and US Sign New Deals Worth $8 Billion

Vietnam and the US have signed $8 billion in deals, including a massive engine contract with a Vietnamese budget...

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China Replaces ‘ping-Pong Prince’ After Gambling Report

China has replaced the head coach of its women's table tennis team at the world championships in Germany following a...

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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 ‘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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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 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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Trailblazing Woman Football Coach ‘Beef Ball’ Chan Quits

Pioneering female coach Chan Yuen-ting has stepped down a year after making history as the first woman to lead a team...

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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...

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US Warship Sails Close To Disputed Mischief Reef

A US warship has sailed close to an artificial island built by China in the South China Sea, the first challenge to...

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Branstad, Friend of Beijing, Confirmed As US Envoy To China

The US Senate on Monday confirmed Iowa Governor Terry Branstad as the next ambassador to Beijing, providing President...

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Branstad, Friend of Beijing, Confirmed As US Envoy To China

The US Senate on Monday confirmed Iowa Governor Terry Branstad as the next ambassador to Beijing, providing President...

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China Sidesteps Duterte Claim of War Threat Over Sea Row

China on Monday sidestepped claims by Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte that it had threatened to go to war over the...

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Philippines’ Duterte Heads To Russia In Blow To US

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte flies to Russia on Monday to meet his hero, seek arms and steer his nation's...

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China Threatened ‘war’ Over Sea Row

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte said Friday China's leaders told him they were prepared to go to war over...

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Chinese Jets Intercept US Aircraft Over East China Sea, US Says

Two Chinese Sukhoi Su-30 jets have conducted an "unprofessional" intercept of a US aircraft, the US military said. The...

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China, ASEAN Agree On Draft Framework For South China Sea Code

China and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) took a step towards easing tensions in the South China...