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China app lets gays banish blues, AIDS
Reuters, Published on 09/01/2015
» BEIJING — Hua Ruobin started using Blued two years ago to meet other gay men in China, setting up weekend dinners or dates in karaoke bars.
China arrests 60,500 in drugs sweep
Reuters, Published on 16/01/2015
» SHANGHAI - Police in China have arrested 60,500 people for drug-related crimes and seized 11.14 tonnes of narcotics in a vast, multi-city sweep, the official Xinhua news agency reported.
Chinese trapped by Myanmar fighting
Reuters, Published on 19/01/2015
» BEIJING — Hundreds of Chinese citizens, including miners and jade traders, are among 2,000 civilians trapped by fighting between government troops and ethnic rebels in northern Myanmar, China's state-backed Global Times reported on Monday.
China: Gender imbalance world's worst
Reuters, Published on 21/01/2015
» BEIJING — Chinese health authorities on Wednesday described the gender imbalance among new-borns as "the most serious and prolonged" in the world, a direct ramification of the country's strict one-child policy.
Japanese rice is 'new, safe luxury food'
Reuters, Published on 26/01/2015
» First it was European infant formula, then New Zealand milk. Now Chinese consumers are adding Japanese rice to the list of everyday foods they will bring in from abroad at luxury-good prices because they fear the local alternatives are not safe.
China rebukes Manila over 'ramming'
Reuters, Published on 05/02/2015
» BEIJING — China on Thursday defended the actions of a coast guard vessel in the disputed South China Sea after the Philippines accused it of ramming three fishing boats and urged Manila to increase "indoctrination" of its fishermen.
Cobra Gold opens at 'challenging' time for US, Thailand
Reuters, Published on 09/02/2015
» NAKHON NAYOK — The United States said on Monday its relationship with long-time ally Thailand was going through a "challenging" period as the two sides began a major military exercise, scaled down over Washington's concerns about the military leadership.
1st-ever attack on Myanmar Red Cross
Reuters, Published on 17/02/2015
» KUNLONG, MYANMAR – Unknown attackers shot and wounded two people on Tuesday in the first-ever assault on a Red Cross convoy in Myanmar where battles have raged in the northeast between government soldiers and ethnic insurgents over two weeks, a Reuters witness said.
HK's 'wolf' tells people to be 'like sheep'
Reuters, Published on 19/02/2015
» HONG KONG — City leader CY Leung, nicknamed the "wolf" by critics, said residents of the Chinese-controlled region should be more like sheep after a year "rife with differences", including months of sometimes-violent pro-democracy street protests.
Honda president Ito to step down
Business, Reuters, Published on 24/02/2015
» Tokyo: Honda Motor Co yesterday named an experienced, yet little known, engineer as its new president, who will take over in late-June with the Japanese automaker battling the fallout from a slew of recalls that have shaken its reputation for quality.