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Justin Bieber Banned From China For ‘bad Behaviour’

Canadian pop star Justin Bieber has been banned from performing in China, according to Beijing’s Culture Bureau. In a...

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US To ‘ban Americans From Visiting’ North Korea

The US is to ban its citizens from travelling to North Korea. State Department spokeswoman Heather Nauert said in a...

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US ‘to Ban Travel To North Korea’

The US is to ban its citizens from travelling to North Korea, according to two agencies that operate tours there. Koryo...

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UN Envoy Urges China Stop Repatriating N.Korea Refugees

The UN's human rights envoy to North Korea on Friday urged China to stop repatriating escaped defectors to the North,...

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S. Korea Urges North To Respond To Military Talks Offer

South Korea urged the North on Friday to break its silence on an offer of military talks aimed at easing simmering...

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S. Korean Rapper T.O.P Gets Suspended Sentence For Drug Use

South Korean pop star T. O.P received Thursday a 10-month suspended jail sentence for smoking marijuana multiple times...

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No Response From North Korea As Proposed Talks Loom

North Korea has not responded to South Korea's offer to hold military talks Friday, Seoul said, dimming prospects of...

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Strong Export Demand To Lift Asian Economies

Surging global demand for Asian exports and low oil prices will help China and the region's developing economies grow...

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Dustin Johnson Aiming To Emerge From British Open Pack

Dustin Johnson is aiming to show why he is ranked number one in the world and emerge from a field full of potential...

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US Locked In ‘slow-Going’ Talks With China On N.Korea Sanctions

Despite a push to quickly slap new UN sanctions on North Korea, the United States is bogged down in "slow-going"...

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Park Refuses Order To Testify In Samsung Heir’s Trial

South Korea's disgraced former president Park Geun-Hye on Wednesday again refused to testify in the corruption trial of...

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Surf’s Up! N. Korea Tourism Agency Tries To Woo Foreigners

North Korea's tourism agency has launched a website offering holiday options ranging from surfing to rice planting,...

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S. Korea Probes N. Korea Celebrity Who ‘returned Home’

South Korea is investigating the case of a North Korean defector who became a celebrity refugee in Seoul, but recently...

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South Korea Probes N. Korean Celebrity Who ‘returned Home’

South Korea is investigating the case of a North Korean defector who became a celebrity refugee in Seoul, but recently...

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Shares of Harley-Davidson Tumble On Weak Earnings

Shares of iconic US motorcycle company Harley-Davidson stumbled Tuesday following weak earnings that underscored its...

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Paris Pompidou Centre To Open Art Gallery In Shanghai

The Pompidou Centre in Paris, which houses the world's second biggest collection of modern art, said Tuesday that it...

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Netflix Says It Now Has 104 Million Subscribers Worldwide

Netflix says it now has 104 million subscribers worldwide Netflix shares surged on Monday after the firm said it now...

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S.Korea Child Law Sees More Babies Abandoned

The young woman laboured up the steps, past brightly decorated walls akin to a child's nursery, her daughter in her...

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Japan Says Time For Pressure, Not Dialogue With N.Korea

Japan on Monday downplayed South Korea's offer to hold military talks with North Korea, saying the priority should be...