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China says Trump clear about Taiwan, in touch with his team

December 5th, 2016913 US President-elect Trump is clear about China's position on the Taiwan issue and China has maintained contacts with his team, the foreign ministry said on...

Asia

Relatives of missing Flight MH370 passengers 'taking search into own hands'

December 3rd, 2016757 Relatives of those aboard Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 said on Saturday they were taking the search for the plane into their own hands to try to...

Asia

South Korea, Japan impose new unilateral sanctions on N. Korea

December 2nd, 20161204 South Korea and Japan said on Friday they would impose new unilateral sanctions on North Korea over its nuclear and ballistic missile programmes, following a...

Asia

British fighters to overfly South China Sea; carriers in Pacific after 2020 - envoy

December 2nd, 20161035 British fighter planes visiting Japan will fly over the South China Sea and Britain will sail aircraft carriers in the Pacific once they are operational in...

Asia

Sea of protesters in Jakarta amid fury over Christian governor

December 2nd, 20161025 By Kanupriya Kapoor and Hidayat Setiaji Tens of thousands of Muslims poured into central Jakarta on Friday to protest against the city's governor, a...

Asia

Thailand's crown prince becomes country's new king

December 1st, 20161332 Crown Prince Maha Vajiralongkorn, 64, became Thailand's new king on Thursday after he accepted an invitation from parliament to succeed his father, King...

Asia

Shamed by scandal, South Korea's Park asks for exit plan

November 29th, 20161034 South Korean President Park Geun-hye on Tuesday asked parliament to decide how and when she can give up power over an influence-peddling scandal, taking the...

Asia

Philippines' Duterte describes Western threats of ICC indictment as 'bullshit'

November 28th, 20161118 Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte on Monday hit out at what he called "bullshit" Western threats to seek his indictment by the International Criminal Court...

Asia

Militants kidnap six Pakistani workers of Polish oil company

November 27th, 20161278 By Saud Mehsud Six Pakistani workers from a Polish oil and gas surveying company have been kidnapped in northwestern Pakistan, military sources told...

Asia

Hundreds of thousands gather in South Korea for 5th week of protests against Park

November 26th, 20161107 Hundreds of thousands rallied in central Seoul on Saturday for a fifth week of protests against President Park Geun-hye, in the largest ongoing series of...

Asia

Tokyo hit by first November snow in 54 years

November 24th, 2016829 The Japanese capital of Tokyo on Thursday was hit by its first November snow in 54 years, slowing rush hour trains as residents slogged to work wearing heavy...

Asia

At least 40 killed in China construction accident - Xinhua

November 24th, 20161013 At least 40 people have died and others are still trapped after a platform under construction at a power plant's cooling tower in eastern China's Jiangxi...

Asia

Facebook builds censorship tool to attain China re-entry -NYT

November 23rd, 2016721 Facebook Inc has quietly developed a censorship tool that could persuade China to allow the world's biggest social media network to re-enter the...

Asia

Bitter lessons of Japan's 2011 tsunami put to use with latest quake

November 22nd, 2016811 Massive tsunami waves slammed into Japan's northeastern coast more than five years ago, killing about 18,000 people and prompting authorities to revise warning...

Asia

Tsunami hits Japan after strong quake near Fukushima disaster site

November 21st, 20161137 A powerful earthquake rocked northern Japan early on Tuesday, briefly disrupting cooling functions at a nuclear plant and generating a small tsunami that hit...

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IS claims attack that kills dozens at Shi'ite mosque in Kabul

November 21st, 2016897 Islamic State claimed responsibility for a suicide attack on a crowded Shi'ite mosque in Kabul on Monday that killed more than 30 people and wounded dozens in...

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Meeting Putin, Philippines' Duterte rails at Western 'hypocrisy'

November 20th, 20161046 Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte lashed out at Western "bullying" and "hypocrisy" during his first meeting with Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin and said...

Asia

India train derails, at least 119 killed, more than 150 injured (Update 4)

November 20th, 2016840 At least 119 people were killed and more than 150 injured when an Indian express train derailed in northern state of Uttar Pradesh on Sunday, with the toll set...

Asia

Thousands march in Malaysian capital calling for PM Najib to step down

November 19th, 2016915 By Rozanna Latiff and Praveen Menon KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 19 (Reuters) - Tens of thousands of anti-government protesters marched in Malaysia's capital on...

Asia

Philippine dictator Marcos buried at heroes' cemetery amid protests

November 18th, 2016696 Former Philippine dictator Ferdinand Marcos was buried with military honours at a heroes' cemetery in Manila on Friday, almost 30 years after his death in...

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