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Chinese woman arrested trying to buy a baby over the internet

Would-be mother said she had no idea it was illegal and was just following family practice

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Economic cold war between China and US inevitable

Both sides will find it hard to step back in the confrontation over trade and the result will be a world divided in a deja vu of the old cold war days

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Why are China and India so interested in the Maldives?

Power balance between the two Asian giants may be about to shift

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Artist a ‘Headache’ for Thai junta

BANGKOK: Thailand’s junta chief caricatured as a “lucky cat” with a paw raised to rake in money, or his face crossed out by a thick, red line – daring graffiti is cropping up across Bangkok as the city’s walls become a canvas for rare political scorn.

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‘You’ve no right to interfere’

YANGON: Myanmar’s powerful army chief said the United Nations had no right to interfere in the sovereignty of his country, a week after UN investigators called for him and other top generals to be prosecuted for “genocide” against the Rohingya.

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Indonesian teen rescued after spending 49 days adrift at sea

Jakarta: Aldi Novel Adilang, 19, had one of the loneliest jobs in the world: He was a lamp keeper for a floating fish trap, 125km out at sea, with weekly brief human contact and a walkie-talkie.

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Separatists voices quashed as HK bans political party

HONG KONG: Hong Kong banned a political party which promotes independence, a first since the city was handed back to China by Britain 21 years ago as Beijing ups pressure on any challenges to its sovereignty.

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Google says partnering with China on talent ecosystem is key

Themed as “AI For Everyone”, the Shanghai forum touched on Google’s artificial intelligence research and applications in areas such as health care, astronomy and arts.

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China demands apology over Swedish broadcaster’s comedy show on tourist spat

Attacks on programme and its presenter are the latest turn in an international incident that began when three Chinese visitors arrived at a Stockholm hostel well before check-in time

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Nepali man arrested for role in US$786,000 robbery of Hong Kong jewellery store

Suspect charged over incident that resulted in two store employees being slashed with meat knives

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Chinese student who could ‘never love my country’ expelled after two weeks for being unpatriotic

Civil engineering undergraduate insulted a nation with his ‘extremely erroneous remarks’, propaganda department rules

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Woman found dead after Yuen Long flat fire

Third-alarm blaze broke out in Emerald Green residential estate building just after 5.20pm on Sunday

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Why China’s elite athletes soar internationally as its schoolkids plod at home

While Beijing spends heavily training elite athletes to win gold medals, its young people remain unable – or reluctant – to exercise owing to a lack of facilities, a shortage of qualified teachers and safety concerns

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Philippines landslide death toll spikes to 95

MANILA (Bernama): The death toll from the two major landslides that struck the Philippines last week has climbed to 95, authorities have said.

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State funeral, national mourning to be held for Vietnam president

Hanoi: Vietnam has announced a state funeral and two days of national mourning for President Tran Dai Quang, who died on Friday aged 61.

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Presidential race kicks off

Jakarta: Campaigning for Indon­esia’s presidential election in April has kicked off, pitting incumbent Joko Widodo against a former military general in the race to lead the world’s third-biggest democracy.

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Passengers sing praises for HK bullet train

HONG KONG: Hong Kong’s controversial bullet train got off to a smooth start, as hundreds of passengers whistled north across the border at speeds of up to 200 kph, deepening integration of the former British colony with mainland China.

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Beijing cancels joint military talks

SHANGHAI: China summoned the US ambassador in Beijing and postponed joint military talks in protest against a US decision to sanction a Chinese military agency and its director for buying Russian fighter jets and a surface-to-air missile system.

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Hospital ship docks in Venezuela amid crisis

LA GUAIRA (Venezuela): A Chinese navy hospital ship docked near Venezuela’s capital as the Opec nation’s deepening economic crisis garners the attention of the United States and other world powers.

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Indonesian teenager survives 49 days adrift in Guam waters with no boat, paddle and supplies

JAKARTA (The Jakarta Post/Asia News Network): Aldi Novel Adilang, 19, had one of the loneliest jobs in the world: He was a lamp keeper for a floating fish trap, 125km out at sea, with weekly brief human contact and a walkie-talkie.