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Cambodia's PM wants US-born grandchild to not be American
Associated Press, Published on 04/08/2017
» PHNOM PENH -- The prime minister of Cambodia, a country whose uneasy relationship with the United States has involved war, refugee emigration and years of on-off political tension, says he does not want his US-born grandchild to have an American passport.
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US colleges to foreign students: You are welcome here
Associated Press, Published on 04/05/2017
» On a trip to India, the president of Portland State University reassured prospective students they'd be safe on his campus. Purdue University sent overseas applicants a note from two mayors touting Indiana's "friendly smiles" and hospitality. And dozens of other schools produced online videos to welcome foreign students.
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Hong Kong selects new leader; China accused of meddling
Associated Press, Published on 27/03/2017
» HONG KONG - The candidate favoured by China's Communist leadership was chosen as Hong Kong's new leader on Sunday, in the first such vote since huge pro-democracy protests erupted over the semi-autonomous Chinese city's election system in 2014.
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Rolling out welcome mat for the Chinese
Business, Associated Press, Published on 03/04/2017
» Hotels offering congee and other Chinese staples for room service. Casinos training staff on Chinese etiquette. Restaurants, tourist sights and shopping malls translating signs, menus and information booklets into Mandarin.
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Fleeing the North, adrift in South Korea
News, Associated Press, Published on 05/04/2016
» A middle-aged man is walking through a quiet Seoul neighbourhood when he suddenly stops. He lights a cigarette, cupping his hands to shield the flame from the winter wind, and takes a deep draw, remembering how things used to be. He's a former policeman, a broad-shouldered man with a growling voice and a crushing handshake.
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Fake story reflects real divide between rural, urban Chinese
Associated Press, Published on 13/03/2016
» BEIJING - A woman from a big Chinese city visits her boyfriend's rural hometown and is so appalled by the squalor she sees that she dumps him. The story was fake, but it swept through Chinese media because it highlighted a deep societal gap that the ruling Communist Party has vowed to close.
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S. Korea reports first 2 Mers deaths
Associated Press, Published on 02/06/2015
» SEOUL — South Korea on Tuesday confirmed the country's first two deaths from Middle East Respiratory Syndrome as it fights to contain the spread of a virus that has killed hundreds of people in the Middle East.
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China 'steps up' anti-Western rhetoric
Associated Press, Published on 03/03/2015
» BEIJING — Western values are a "ticket to hell," a newspaper published by China's Communist Party said in a recent editorial that held up Ukraine and some Arab countries as examples of outside ideas causing turmoil.
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ADB: Thailand trails Laos in innovation
Associated Press, Published on 12/09/2014
» MANILA — A new index ranks Japan as the most efficient among Asian countries in turning the building blocks of creativity into tangible innovations that benefit their economies with Thailand ranked 15th, behind countries such as Laos and Indonesia.
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Most Myanmar log exports 'illegal'
Associated Press, Published on 26/03/2014
» YANGON — Most of Myanmar's log exports in recent years have been illegal according to international trade data, an environmental watchdog group said on Tuesday, in a sign that an export ban due to begin next week is likely to have little effect.
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