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Chinese journalists suspended for typo
dpa, Published on 06/12/2015
» BEIJING - Four Chinese state-run news agency staff have been suspended for a typographical error suggesting President Xi Jinping had resigned, reports said on Sunday.
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Rapprochement or sell-out? Taiwanese fear as presidents meet
dpa, Published on 05/11/2015
» There is a thin line between rapprochement and selling out. The first meeting between the presidents of China and Taiwan in six decades represents an historic breakthrough with the potential to reduce tensions between the two nations.
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Cathay Pacific flight catches fire, makes emergency landing
dpa, Published on 25/09/2015
» SYDNEY -- A Cathay Pacific aircraft flying from Perth to Hong Kong early Friday morning reportedly caught fire mid-flight and made an emergency landing in Indonesia.
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Sales tumble at annual Myanmar gem expo
dpa, Published on 07/07/2015
» YANGON — Myanmar's annual gem emporium took in about €1 billion this year, but fell far short of last year's record-breaking fair, news reports said Tuesday.
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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.
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Net access seen as 'basic human right'
dpa, Published on 25/11/2014
» LOS ANGELES - Affordable internet access should be a "basic human right," according to a large majority of respondents to a global survey published Monday.
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India firm gifts cars, jewels as bonuses
dpa, Published on 21/10/2014
» NEW DELHI — A diamond merchant in India's Gujarat state has gifted cars, jewellery and partial payments for flats to 1,200 employees as a reward for meeting targets.
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HK returns to work, schools reopen
dpa, Published on 06/10/2014
» HONG KONG - The number of activists dwindled at protest site in Hong Kong on Monday morning, as government employees were able to return to work unobstructed and middle schools reopened.
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Alibaba to seek fortune in US
dpa, Published on 09/09/2014
» BEIJING - Chinese online retailer Alibaba is, by some counts, the world's biggest marketplace, and its initial public offering (IPO) could be the largest the world has ever seen.
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Thousands protest in Hong Kong
dpa, Published on 01/09/2014
» Thousands of demonstrators gathered Sunday night outside China's central government offices in Hong Kong to protest Beijing's refusal to allow free elections in the territory.
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