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U.S. urges DPRK to immediately release sentenced American
The U.S. State Department on Thursday urged the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) to immediately release a U.S. citizen who was sentenced to 15 years of compulsory labor by its court. "There is no greater priority for us than the welfare and safety of U.S. citizens abroad, and we urge the DPRK authorities to grant Mr. Bae amnesty and immediate release," said State ...
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Scientists Race to Contain Malaria New Discoveries More Resistance
Two new medical discoveries are raising hopes of containing malaria - the mosquito-borne parasitic disease that each year infects more than 200 million people and claims an estimated 660 thousand lives. Meantime, the World Health Organization is warning about dire consequences if a drug-resistant form of malaria spreads beyond southeast Asia. Artemisinin has helped cut global malaria deaths ...
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North Korea names General Jang Jong-nam as new armed forces minister
North Korea has replaced the hardline general who headed its armed forces ministry, in a further reshuffling of the top brass by young leader Kim Jong-un. General Jang Jong-nam was named "minister of the People's Armed Forces" by state news agency KCNA in a report, the third official to take the role since Kim Jong-un formally assumed power in North Korea just over a year ...
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UN panel says sanctions delaying development of North Korea’s nuclear program
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un visits the "February 20 factory of the Korean People's Army" in this photo released by North Korea's Central News Agency on May 17, 2013. ...
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Mexican Foreign Minister to Pay Official Visit to China
Beijing, May 18 (Prensa Latina) The Secretary of Foreign Affairs of Mexico, Jose Antonio Meade, will start Sunday a two-day official visit to China, said the Foreign Ministry spokesman Hong Lei. Meade meets an invitation of Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi. Those nations last year celebrated four decades of the establishment of diplomatic relations, which rose to strategic partnership in 2003. ...
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5.1-magnitude quake hits Chinas Yellow Sea CENC
A 5.1-magnitude quake jolted China's Yellow Sea at 6:02 am Saturday Beijing Time, according to the China Earthquake Networks Center.The epicenter, with a depth of 8 km, was monitored at 37.7 degrees north latitude and 124.7 degrees east longitude, the center ...
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China wealth management sector shrinks
Chinese authorities' recent tightening over banks' wealth management products has led to a decrease in the number of new products and their yields.Chinese banks and financial institutions in April issued 2,439 wealth management products, a kind of high-interest deposits. The figure was 12.8 percent lower than in March, according to Bankrate.com.cn.In the first week of May, 35 Chinese ...
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55 killed 14 missing in S. China storms
Fifty-five people have died and 14 others were reported missing in the latest round of rain and hailstorms that have swept south China, according to official statistics collected as of 8 p.m. ...
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Officials scramble to lift block on NZ meat in China
China steps up inspection of meat trade after fake lamb scandal Government officials are working "around the clock" to resolve an issue which has seen New Zealand meat products stopped at the border in China. The problem is understood to be around documentation and while the Government will not say how much meat has been prevented from entering China, Labour claims it is ...
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Cannes 2013 A Touch Of Sin the boldest work to emerge from China in years
Disgusted by corrupt local leaders, an angry miner picks up a shotgun. A migrant worker returning home looks to armed robbery to escape a life of relentless bleakness. A pretty receptionist at a sauna is driven to the limit when a gangster tries to rape her. And a young man drifts nightmarishly from job to job to try to make ends meet. These tableaux would not be out of place in a gritty ...
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China April housing inflation quickens
By Xiaoyi Shao and Michael Martina BEIJING (Reuters) - China's housing inflation quickened in April, marking the fourth consecutive year-on-year rise and challenging policymakers who are trying to cool record home prices while supporting ...
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National Briefing | Northwest Idaho Uzbek Man Pleads Not Guilty to Charges of Supporting Terrorism
An Uzbek man pleaded not guilty on Friday to three federal terrorism charges that accuse him of providing support to a terrorist group in Uzbekistan. Wearing slippers and yellow and white striped prison garb, the defendant, Fazliddin Kurbanov, entered the federal courtroom in Boise in shackles and spoke primarily through a Russian interpreter. Federal agents arrested Mr Kurbanov, 30, a truck ...
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80-year-old woman raped in India
In a shocking incident, an 80-year old woman was allegedly raped by a 41-year-old man following which she was admitted to a hospital in a serious condition. The woman, a widow, is battling for life at a government hospital, police said on Saturday. The accused Palanivel, a vegetable vendor, of Malliyakari in the district was detained by the local people and handed over to police who arrested ...
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S. Korea U.S. hold joint naval exercises involving nuke-powered flattop
South Korea and the United States on Monday began two days of joint naval exercises off the east coast involving the nuclear-powered U.S. aircraft carrier, Yonhap News reports. The 97,000-ton USS Nimitz (CVN 68) left the southeastern port of Busan earlier in the day for the exercises with South Korea's Navy in the East Sea near Pohang, a senior military official said. The Nimitz Strike ...
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Japanese PM takes part in concert
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe showed his singing talent on Saturday night when he appeared on stage during a concert by singer Kosetsu Minami in Hibiya. Abe and Minami sang "Ano subarashii ai o mo ichido" (That wonderful love, once again), a folk song that was popular in Japan in the early 1970s. More than 3,000 fans attended the ...
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Kim Jong Un and wife watch soccer game
The leader of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) Kim Jong Un and his wife Ri Sol Ju enjoy a football match on April 29, 2013. ...
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Japans policy chief to keep visiting Yasukuni Shrine
The policy chief of Japan's ruling party vowed Sunday to keep paying homage at a controversial war shrine despite anger and diplomatic protests by China and South Korea. Nearly 170 Japanese lawmakers made a pilgrimage last month to the Yasukuni Shrine, a flashpoint in a bitter dispute between Japan and Asian neighbors which were victims of its 20th century militarism. Sanae Takaichi, who ...
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U.S. urged not to take sides over Diaoyu Islands
The United States has been urged not to take sides in the China-Japan territory dispute concerning the Diaoyu Islands, a Chinese Foreign Ministry spokeswoman said on Tuesday. The remarks of Hua Chunying came in response to a Pentagon report questioning China's straight baseline claims around the Diaoyu Islands in the East China Sea. The annual Pentagon report, released on Monday, said in ...
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Top DPRK leader inspects construction projects
The photo provided by KCNA on May 7, 2013 shows top leader of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) Kim Jong Un (1st R) inspecting construction projects built by Korean People's Army on May 6, 2013. ...
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S. Korean workers return home from Kaesong
South Korean workers at a jointly run industrial complex in the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) returned home Saturday, Seoul officials said, a day after the government here decided to withdraw them following Pyongyang's rejection of an offer for dialogue. According to officials, 11 workers came home from the Kaesong industrial complex Saturday afternoon with 116 more ...
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Obama Burmese President to Discuss Reform Progress Challenges
WHITE HOUSE -- Obama, Burmese President to Discuss Reform Progress, Challenges Burma's President Thein Sein holds talks on Monday with President Obama at the White House. The discussions will focus on progress in reforms, barriers toward greater democratization and next steps in the changing U.S. - Burma relationship. November 2012. Barack Obama becomes the first serving U.S. president ...
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China Greece pledge closer parliamentary exchanges economic cooperation
China and Greece pledged to strengthen parliamentary exchanges and boost economic cooperation during a meeting between top Chinese legislator Zhang Dejiang and Greek Prime Minister Antonis Samaras on Friday.Samaras arrived in Beijing on Wednesday and is paying a five-day official visit to China.Zhang, chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress (NPC), said during ...
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Japanese PM announces second set of economic growth strategies
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Friday announced his government's second set of economic growth strategies, including doubling Japan's crop exports to 1 trillion yen (about $9.76 billion) by 2020 which is seen as a pillar of the new policy package.Abe also said Japan will set the target of boosting the total amount of investment by 10 percent during the period to bring it up to ...
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Leftist rebel killed in S. Philippine clash
A member of the leftist rebel group New People's Army (NPA) was killed following a brief firefight with soldiers in southern Philippines on Friday afternoon, a military official said.Maj. Leo Bongosia, spokesman of the Philippine Army's 4th Infantry Division, said the soldiers were conducting pursuit operations when they encountered the NPAs at Cabugo village, Claver town in Surigao ...
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Home prices rise slower in China
BEIJING -- New home prices rose at a slower pace in Chinese cities in April as the government's recent tightening measures started to take effect, data from ...
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Osaka sees first InterContinental hotel built
Osaka is a major travel destination within Japan and the wider Asian region for business travelers and leisure tourists alike. The city is an economic powerhouse and part of the backbone of the Japanese economy. It makes sense for InterContinental to finally open a hotel here then.
Osaka is the second command center of the Japanese economy after Tokyo, with a daytime and nighttime population that reflects the massive draw of the city as an economic powerhouse. Read more
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