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Thai ‘hermits’ Harness Web To Go Global

From communing with forest spirits to whipping up love potions, Thailand's cave-dwelling hermits once conducted their...

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US-China Rifts Widen Despite Economic Headway

Three months after US President Donald Trump hosted a lavish welcome for his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping at his...

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China Won’t Pay Price For Nobel Winner’s Death

When China allowed Nobel laureate Liu Xiaobo to die in police custody, it made a bet that world governments were more...

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Tiananmen Leader Says World Failed To Save Mentor Liu

Exiled Tiananmen Square student protest leader Wu'er Kaixi said on Friday the world had "failed to save" Nobel peace...

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Google Announces London Cloud Computing Data Centre

Google has revealed it has built a London data centre for the cloud computing services it rents to third parties. The...

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Taiwan Lawmakers Clash In More Parliament Chaos

Taiwan's parliament descended into chaos for a second consecutive day Friday with lawmakers wielding chairs above their...

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Pain Runs Deep For Taiwan Artists 30 Years After ‘White Terror’

When saxophonist Chen Shen-ching was jailed during Taiwan's "White Terror" political purges, it was music that helped...

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Ghana Signs $4bn MoU With Chinese Company

The government of Ghana has signed a memorandum of understanding with Sinohydro Corporation Limited for the execution...

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Nobel Laureate, Liu Xiaobo Dies At 61

China’s most famous political prisoner, the Nobel laureate and democracy icon Liu Xiaobo, has died at the age of 61....

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Taiwan Lawmakers Go For the Jugular In Parliament Brawl

Two Taiwanese lawmakers tried to choke each other during a brawl in the island's parliament Thursday as the government...

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Pride and Prejudice At S.Korea Gay Parade

Thousands of people will march through Seoul to support gay rights in this Saturday's Pride parade, and probably just...

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China Under Pressure To Free Ailing Nobel Laureate

China faced sustained international pressure on Thursday to let cancer-stricken Nobel laureate Liu Xiaobo seek...

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Beijing Says US Apologises For ‘Republic of China’ Gaffe

China said Monday the United States apologised after Beijing officially protested a White House statement that...

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US Vows To Press China To Enforce NKorea Sanctions

The United States will crank up pressure on China to ensure that it implements sanctions against North Korea over its...

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Trump Versus the Rest As Violent G20 Wraps Up

US President Donald Trump heads Saturday into the final day of a fractious and violent G20 summit in Germany at odds...

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US Warplanes Fly Over Disputed South China Sea

US warplanes have flown over the disputed South China Sea, the US Air Force said Friday, a move aimed at asserting...

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Chinese Deities Flown On Business Class To Malaysia

Images of three revered Chinese deity statues went viral on social media after they were seen travelling in business...

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Chinese Deities Flown On Business Class To Malaysia

Images of three revered Chinese deity statues went viral on social media after they were seen travelling in business...

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China Walks A Tightrope With Trump Over North Korea

The US and Chinese presidents face an awkward encounter at the G20 summit this week as rising tensions over how to deal...