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China makes South China Sea proposals, slams US 'provocation'
dpa, Published on 23/11/2015
» KUALA LUMPUR - Chinese Prime Minister Li Keqiang on Sunday put forward a five-point proposal to ease rising tensions in the South China Sea, even as Beijing admitted to building military facilities in the area.
Philippines contestant wins transgender pageant
dpa, Published on 07/11/2015
» Trixie Maristela from the Philippines was crowned Miss International Queen 2015 at the world's largest transgender beauty pageant held late Friday in Pattaya.
Singapore's Changi again voted world's best airport
dpa, Published on 30/03/2015
» GENEVA — Changi Airport in Singapore is the best in the world, according to a survey by the management consultancy Skytrax.
Holiday with a dictator: Helpful or immoral?
dpa, Published on 23/03/2015
» BERLIN — Fascinating travel destinations such as China, Cuba or Iran are home to some of the world's greatest cultural sites.
Gold-smuggling N. Korean diplomat flees Dhaka
dpa, Published on 11/03/2015
» DHAKA — A North Korean diplomat caught bringing unauthorised quantities of gold into Dhaka has left the country, officials said Tuesday.
2 dead, 4 missing in Korean boat fire
dpa, Published on 30/12/2014
» SEOUL — A fire on a fishing boat off South Korea killed two and left four others missing, a media report said Tuesday.
Beckham fan drives Vietnam nuts
dpa, Published on 17/11/2014
» HANOI — A photograph posted on David Beckham's official Facebook page showing a woman in Hanoi taking a picture of him from her scooter while not wearing a helmet and carrying an infant between her knees has sparked widespread criticism in Vietnam.
China likely to reject Abe meeting
dpa, Published on 06/11/2014
» TOKYO — Chinese President Xi Jinping is unlikely to hold an official meeting with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe next week due to a territorial spat and the premier's visit to a controvrsial war shrine, Japanese media reported Thursday.
Illegal fishing earns Sri Lanka EU ban
dpa, Published on 14/10/2014
» BRUSSELS – The European Union's executive decided Tuesday to ban fish imports from Sri Lanka over its failure to tackle illegal fishing, in a move welcomed by environmentalists.
North Korea: 1 country, 2 systems
dpa, Published on 28/09/2014
» NEW YORK - North Korea said reunification with the South is its main goal, and proposed an arrangement of "one country, two systems," the United Nations General Assembly heard on Saturday.