North Korean official heads for talks in Sweden: Report
Choe Son Hui, a North Korean vice-minister of foreign affairs, landed in Beijing on a flight from the North Korean capital Pyongyang. Choe's trip comes as expectations grow for a second meeting…
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To make it compatible with socialism, Beijing passes law to make Islam more Chinese-like
The exact methodology which will be utilised to implement the law has not been divulged.
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Watch: Tropical storm Pabuk makes landfall in southern Thailand; 1 dead
Authorities said one person was killed after a boat capsized due to strong winds in Pattani province.
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Resolutely oppose 'one country, two systems': Taiwan President Tsai on Xi's China 'reunification' plan
President Tsai said that Taiwan would never accept the "92 Consensus".
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Carlos Ghosn re-arrested in Japan over fresh allegations
According to local media, Ghosn has admitted signing documents to defer part of his salary
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Denuclearisation includes eliminating US nuclear threat in Korean Peninsula: North Korean state media
North Korea rejects American calls for it to unilaterally denuclearise, the state media said.
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Ageing Japan is offering abandoned houses for free
People aged 65 or older accounted for 27.2 per cent of the total population, the highest ratio on record.
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Samsung electronics apologises to workers over cancer cases in semiconductor factories
Under a deal announced earlier this month, the firm will pay compensation of up to $133,000 per case.
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US aircraft carriers conduct war drills in Philippine Sea close to North Korea
USS Ronald Reagan and the USS John C Stennis deployed from the US West coast, are carrying out air, surface and anti-submarine warfare operations.
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US-Japan trade agreement will be model for Indo-Pacific: Pence
Abe and US President Donald Trump had agreed to negotiate a trade pact, easing fears that Japan could be next in line in the White House's tariff offensive.
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Goldman Sachs has done wrong things in 1MDB case: PM Mahathir Mohamad
The United States, Malaysia and at least four other countries are investigating how billions of dollars went missing from 1MDB.
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Video: North Korea still maintaining ballistic missile sites, declares US think tank
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un and US President Donald Trump had pledged to work towards denuclearisation
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South Korea-US military drills violate agreement: North Korea state media
A spokesman for South Korea's defense ministry rejected the North's criticism.
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We cannot turn our backs on the Saudi people: Softbank chief Masayoshi Son
Despite the condemnation, Son said the firm took seriously its "obligation" to help the Saudi people
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Indonesian search team may have found Lion Air's fuselage
Ground staff lost touch with flight JT610 of Indonesian budget airline Lion Air 13 minutes after the Boeing 737 MAX 8 took off early on Monday
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