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N. Korea abolishes agencies working for reunification with South Korea
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Taiwan Elects US-Friendly President, Defying China Warnings
Beijing said the election result won’t change Taiwan’s status
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Defying China, Taiwan elects William Lai Ching-te as president
It will have to cope with China’s anger
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Woman arrested following stabbing spree in Tokyo – media
At least four people were reportedly left injured after knife attack at a train station in Tokyo
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South Korean opposition leader stabbed, rushed to hospital
Lee Jae-myung was attacked during a press conference in Busan.
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5 missing after planes collide on runway at Japan's Haneda airport
Japan coast guard plane collides with Japan Airlines passenger plane
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Japan Airlines plane bursts into flames at Tokyo airport with 379 people on board, all escape
Flight JL516 had been travelling to Haneda Airport from Chitose, Hokkaido.
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‘Race against time’: Grim warning for Japan
One day after Japan was hit by a devastating 7.5 magnitude earthquake on New Year’s Day, officials have issued a dire new warning.
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Japan tsunami warning downgraded after series of 21 strong earthquakes
Tsunami waves over a metre high hit Japan on Monday after a huge earthquake that damaged homes, set off a major fire, closed highways and prompted authorities to urge people to run to higher ground.
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North Korea to launch 3 more spy satellites, Kim Jong Un says
Kim also ordered authorities to press ahead with work to manufacture more nuclear weapons.
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Nation on the brink: Secret war unfolding
The United Nations has warned that one country is in dire need of humanitarian help, with a third of the population in trouble.
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Xi sends warning over Taiwan
The Chinese leader vowed “complete reunification” ahead of elections on the island
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Forest City: Inside Malaysia's Chinese-built 'ghost city'
"I managed to escape this place," Nazmi Hanafiah laughs, slightly nervously.
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North Korea defends satellite launch at UN as Kim studies images of White House
North Korea's ambassador made a rare appearance at the UN Security Council on Monday to defend his country's launch of a spy satellite, as leader Kim Jong Un studied images including of the White House and Pentagon.
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In pictures: Indian workers trapped in collapsed tunnel rescued after 17 days
Cheers and jubilation erupted as rescuers in India on Tuesday brought out 41 construction workers who were trapped in a collapsed tunnel in the Himalayas for 17 days, hours after drilling through the debris of rock, concrete and earth to reach them.
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China responds to WHO fears of mystery child illness
Officials in Beijing have attributed an outbreak of respiratory ailments in children to commonly known pathogens
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North Korea to deploy new weapons to border after successful launch of spy satellite
North Korea said Thursday it would deploy new weapons and stronger armed forces to the border with the South, as Seoul's spy agency said Pyongyang had received Russian help to successfully put a military spy satellite into orbit.
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China closing hundreds of mosques in northern regions, rights group says
HRW says other mosques altered, for example through removal of minarets, as part of sinicisation campaign
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Taiwan’s opposition parties join forces for crucial presidential poll
Deal sharply increases odds that ruling Democratic Progressive party will lose election closely watched by China
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China sacks ‘missing’ defense minister
The government official had made no public appearances since late August
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