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Trump-Kim summit breaks down after North Korea demands end to sanctions
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Trump and Kim start Vietnam summit with dinner
US President Donald Trump and North Korea's leader Kim Jong-un have begun their high-profile second summit in Vietnam's capital, Hanoi.
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Japanese prosecutors file new charges against former Nissan chair Ghosn
Tokyo prosecutors on Friday filed two new charges of financial misconduct against former Nissan chief Carlos Ghosn, meaning the auto tycoon is unlikely to leave jail soon. Nissan was also charged with under-reporting his pay.
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‘Sink two aircraft carriers’: Chinese Admiral’s chilling recipe to dominate the South China Sea
Beijing has a devastating plan to force the world out of the East and South China Seas — and it could cost the US 10,000 lives.
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Japan whale hunting: Commercial whaling to restart in July
Japan says it is to restart commercial whaling in July in a move that is likely to draw international criticism.
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China's staggering 40 years of change in pictures
Forty years ago, China introduced major economic reforms - lifting hundreds of millions of people out of poverty and leading to it becoming the second-largest economy in the world.
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Central African football official Ngaïssona faces war crimes trial
French authorities have arrested a senior football official on suspicion of committing war crimes in the Central African Republic (CAR).
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Former Canadian diplomat detained in China: sources
From 2003 to 2016, he worked as a diplomat with stints in Beijing and Hong Kong, among others, according to his profile on LinkedIn
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India elections: Should Narendra Modi be worried?
India's ruling Hindu nationalist BJP has accepted defeat in key state elections. So is Congress, India's Grand Old Party, finally back in the reckoning?
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China’s fury as arrest shocks the world
China has demanded the release of a female executive from its tech giant Huawei who was arrested in a case that compounds tensions with the US and threatens to derail global trade talks.
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Secret North Korean Missile Base Detected
"Whatever Kim says about his desire for denuclearization, North Korea continues to produce and deploy nuclear armed missiles," he told CNN.
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Donald Trump and Xi Jinping agree to call temporary truce in trade war
Donald Trump has struck a $200 billion deal with China over a meal of grilled sirloin and malbec wine with the Chinese president.
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North Korea 'tests new high-tech weapon'
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has supervised the successful test of a new "high-tech" tactical weapon, state-run media say.
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North Korea’s secret nuclear bases
Donald Trump said he had snuffed out North Korea’s nuclear threat. But new satellite images have revealed hidden mountain bases.
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China opens mega-bridge linking Hong Kong to mainland
In Zhuhai, however, sentiments revolved around economic growth and national pride.
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S Korea ‘subservient’ to the North
SOUTH Korean President Moon Jae-in faces a major backlash after confirming a reconciliation deal with North Korean dictator Kim Jong-un.
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Taiwan train derailment in Yilan County kills at least 22
At least 22 people have been killed and 170 injured in a passenger train derailment in north-east Taiwan.
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Trump says Chinese 'lived too well for too long'
US President Donald Trump has said his trade policies have hurt China's economy, adding: "I have a lot more to do."
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North Korea's Kim 'ready' to allow nuclear inspections, says Pompeo
International inspectors will be allowed into North Korea's dismantled nuclear testing site, US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said Monday, after a meeting with Kim Jong-un in which he said "significant progress" was made towards denuclearisation.
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China confirms missing Interpol chief Meng Hongwei is being held 'under monitoring'
She said she has had no further contact with him since the message that was sent on September 25.
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