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Duterte seeks 'strategic shift' from US to China: envoy
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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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Trump speaks with Taiwan's president, risking China tensions
China's embassy in Washington did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
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N. Korea carries out simulated attack on neighbors, South imposes new sanctions
On Friday, South Korea, Japan and the US unveiled new unilateral sanctions against North Korea.
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Thai Crown Prince Maha Vajiralongkorn proclaimed king
THAILAND has a new king, with the country’s crown prince formally taking the throne to succeed his much-revered late father, who reigned for 70 years.
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Tsunami warning issued for Japan after 6.9 earthquake
TSUNAMI waves have started to hit areas along the Japanese coast as residents were evacuated after a 6.9-magnitude earthquake struck off Fukushima prefecture.
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New Zealand earthquake: Two dead following powerful tremor
Two people have died after a powerful magnitude-7.8 earthquake struck New Zealand's South Island.
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How President Rodrigo Duterte became a global game-changer
RODRIGO Duterte is a game-changer for the Philippines, not to mention a lightning rod of controversy.
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China gives first glimpse of its J-20 stealth fighter jet, but how does it compare?
TWO of China’s secretive Chengdu J-20 warplanes swept over a gasping crowd at the Zhuhai air show late Tuesday afternoon in the country’s southern province — potent symbols of Beijing’s aspirations for military might.
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