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N. Korea claims new-engine success
Kyodo News, Published on 09/04/2016
» BEIJING — North Korea claimed on Saturday to have successfully tested a new type of engine for an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM), in its latest episode of sabre-rattling ahead of a rare party congress scheduled for early next month.
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China asks Indonesia to deport detained Uighur terror suspect
Published on 28/04/2016
» JAKARTA — China has asked Indonesia to deport a suspected Uighur terrorist detained here since December and alleged to have links with Islamic State, authorities said Thursday.
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New Zika infection confirmed in Japan
Published on 11/03/2016
» TOKYO — The Health Ministry said Friday it has confirmed another case in Japan of infection with the Zika virus, which has been spreading in Latin America since last year.
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Japan's Kinki University ditches saucy name
Published on 01/04/2016
» OSAKA — In a move aimed at sparing its students and faculty embarrassment, a Japanese private university on Friday ditched its distracting former English name for a more benign moniker.
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Hun Sen's former adviser to become foreign minister
Published on 18/03/2016
» PHNOM PENH — Cambodian Posts and Telecommunications Minister Prak Sokhon, a former adviser to Prime Minister Hun Sen, has been nominated as the country's new foreign minister.
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China Railway plans regional HQ in Malaysia
Published on 22/03/2016
» KUALA LUMPUR — China Railway Group (CREC) has announced it plans to open a US$2 billion regional centre in a transport hub in Kuala Lumpur that it hopes will give it an edge over rivals for a coveted contract for a high-speed rail linking the Malaysian capital and Singapore.
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China to help build high-speed train in Iran
Published on 23/01/2016
» TEHRAN — Visiting Chinese President Xi Jinping agreed Saturday with his Iranian counterpart Hassan Rouhani to help construct Iran's high-speed train system as part of China's "One Belt and One Road" initiative to build a modern "Silk Road."
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Cambodian royalist party announces split
Published on 04/02/2016
» PHNOM PENH — Cambodia's royalist Funcinpec Party announced a split among its leaders on Thursday, leading it to divide into two groups.
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Foreign tourist spending in Japan to set new record
Published on 12/01/2016
» TOKYO — Foreign travellers spent an estimated around 3.5 trillion yen (1,090 billion baht) in Japan last year, the tourism minister said Tuesday, suggesting the figure is certain to shatter the previous high of about 2.03 trillion yen recorded in 2014.
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Sam Rainsy faces new defamation charge
Published on 02/12/2015
» PHNOM PENH — Cambodia's opposition leader will face a fresh defamation charge after posting a historical comment on his Facebook account, bringing the total number charges filed against him to three in less than a month, a court document seen on Wednesday showed.
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