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Malaysian Police Say a Nerve Agent Was Used in the Murder of Kim Jong Nam
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Kim Jong-nam killing: Malaysia seeks North Korea embassy official
Malaysian police say they are seeking a senior official at the North Korean embassy in Kuala Lumpur in connection with the killing of Kim Jong-nam.
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Half-brother of N. Korean leader dead in Malaysia, reports claim he was killed
He said that Kim had been planning to travel to Macau on Monday
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North Korea ballistic missile test sparks condemnation
North Korea's latest ballistic missile test has been widely condemned.
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Beijing’s second aircraft carrier set to be based in South China Sea – Chinese media
The carrier will join China’s only other one
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'No one can stop me declaring martial law’, Duterte warns amid escalating drug epidemic
Under the Philippines constitution, martial law can be imposed for up to 60 days in circumstances involving an invasion or armed rebellion.
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China Sends Aircraft Carrier Group Through Taiwan Strait
Through China says it wants to promote peace
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Duterte seeks 'strategic shift' from US to China: envoy
We were one-sidedly imbalanced in favour of the US
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Japan PM Shinzo Abe in Hawaii for landmark Pearl Harbor visit
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has landed in Hawaii, ahead of a visit to Pearl Harbor, the US naval base attacked by the Japanese in 1941.
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China vows to fight US and EU over anti-dumping measures
CHINA has vowed to take action against the west over the scrapping of a huge promise it claims was made to it 15 years ago.
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China should plan to take Taiwan by force after Trump call, state media says
Global Times says Beijing should ‘punish militarily’ any moves to undermine One China policy – which US president-elect has said he might not uphold
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China 'seriously concerned' over Trump's Taiwan policy
China says it is "seriously concerned" after US President-elect Donald Trump expressed doubts about continuing to abide by the "One China" policy.
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N. Korea military drill targets South's presidential office
One photo showed Kim roaring with laughter as he watched the simulated attack
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North Korea: Will ‘hotel of doom’ finally open?
IT’S the biggest hotel in the world, with 3000 rooms built over a staggering 105 levels.
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South Korean parliament impeach President Park Geun-Hye
THE South Korean parliament’s successful impeachment of President Park Geun-Hye on Friday will do little, in the short term, to alleviate the deep sense of political uncertainty that has gripped the nation for months.
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Tsunami warnings after 8.0 quake strikes off Solomon Islands’ coast
A tsunami warning has been issued for the Solomon Islands, Vanuatu, Papua New Guinea, and Nauru after an 8.0. magnitude earthquake struck 70km off the Solomon Islands, according to USGS.
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Is Taiwan a bargaining-chip for Trump on China?
Donald Trump's dispute with China over Taiwan has refocused attention on his combative approach to Beijing.
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Gambian court frees prominent opposition leader, 18 others
A Gambian court freed a prominent lawyer and 18 other political prisoners on bail on Monday pending an appeal of their sentence for “unlawful assembly”, in a sign President Yahya Jammeh’s shock election defeat last week could end years of repression.
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Trump attacks China in Twitter outburst
US President-elect Donald Trump has posted a series of tweets criticising China for its monetary policy and its operations in the South China Sea.
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Donald Trump Taiwan phone call: Behind China’s measured reaction
US PRESIDENT-elect Donald Trump has taken a veiled swipe at China just days after he controversially took a phone call from Taiwan’s leader, raising eyebrows across the world.
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