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Korean Air pledges clampdown on unruly passengers
AFP, Published on 28/12/2016
» SEOUL - Korean Air said Wednesday it would let its crew use stun guns more aggressively and put more male staff aboard flights to clamp down on violent passengers, after an incident involving an unruly passenger.
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Japan protests China's claim of jet midair interference
Kyodo News, Published on 12/12/2016
» TOKYO - The Japanese government lodged a protest Monday with China over a claim that Japanese fighter jets interfered at close range with Chinese military aircraft flying over the Miyako Strait in Okinawa Prefecture on the weekend.
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Reports: Chinese embassy blast kills one
Kyodo News, Published on 30/08/2016
» BISHKEK, KYRGYZSTAN - An explosion at the Chinese Embassy in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, killed one person and injured two or three others on Tuesday, local and Russian news agencies reported, claiming the blast was the result of a suicide attack.
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China to build airport in Nepal's scenic Pokhara
Published on 13/04/2016
» KATHMANDU — The construction of Nepal's second international airport, to be both funded and built by China, began in the western resort town of Pokhara on Wednesday with the laying of foundation stones, officials said.
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'Warning shots' fired in Hong Kong riots
Kyodo News, Published on 09/02/2016
» HONG KONG - Hundreds of protesters clashed with police in a tourist hotspot Monday night following a parade celebrating the Chinese New Year in Hong Kong.
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Singapore to scan fingerprints of all visitors from June
Published on 27/01/2016
» SINGAPORE — Singapore will scan and record the fingerprints of all visitors to the city-state from June this year, in a move aimed at beefing up security amid a rise in the perceived threat of terror attacks in Southeast Asia, a minister told parliament on Wednesday.
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White smoggy Christmas
Kyodo News, Published on 26/12/2015
» BEIJING - China's capital city was blanketed by some of its worst smog of the year on Friday, forcing major roads to close due to poor visibility and prompting netizens to quip that Santa Claus would have a hard time finding his way around town to deliver Christmas presents.
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Beijing issues first-ever smog 'red alert'
Kyodo News, Published on 08/12/2015
» BEIJING - City authorities on Monday issued for the first time a red alert for air pollution, the highest of four danger levels, requiring schools to close and at least half of vehicles to be pulled off the roads.
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Japan inflation falls back to zero
Kyodo News, Published on 28/08/2015
» Japan's consumer prices flattened in July from a year earlier after rising for 25 straight months, the government said Friday, as inflation remained weighed down by falling crude oil prices that deflated gasoline and electricity prices.
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Singapore at crossroads as it marks 50th anniversary
Kyodo News, Published on 09/08/2015
» Singapore celebrates its 50th year of independence with a big bash on Sunday, staging its largest-ever National Day parade and a cornucopia of activities that aim to serve as a reminder of how a tiny city state with almost no resources has come a long way to become what it is today.
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