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Chinese man defies demolition orders to build madcap rural home
AFP, Published on 09/06/2025
» XINGYI (CHINA) - Surrounded by the rubble of demolished homes, Chen Tianming's ramshackle tower of faded plyboards and contorted beams juts into the sky in southwestern China, a teetering monument to one man's stubbornness.
Asia virus latest: S. Korea using mobile data on cluster, sports eye restart
AFP, Published on 12/05/2020
» Here are the latest developments in Asia related to the novel coronavirus pandemic:
Japan anime giant Takahata dead at 82
AFP, Published on 06/04/2018
» TOKYO - Oscar-nominated Japanese anime director Isao Takahata, who co-founded Studio Ghibli and was best known for his work "Grave of the Fireflies", has died aged 82, the studio said on Friday.