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Ramassun toll soars to 112
dpa, Published on 20/07/2014
» BEIJING - An additional 15 deaths reported Sunday pushed the death toll from Typhoon Rammasun to 112 - with 11 missing - after five days during which it raked southern China and the Philippines with torrential rain and gales.
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South Korea to open up rice market
dpa, Published on 18/07/2014
» SEOUL - Seoul announced an end to imported rice quotas Friday, as it planned a move to open up its domestic market to rice grown abroad, and impose import tariffs on the foreign produce.
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Vietnam marks 60 yrs since split
dpa, Published on 18/07/2014
» HANOI — Hundreds of people sang the national anthem at a packed conference hall in Hanoi Friday to mark the 60th anniversary of the Geneva Accords, which ended nearly 100 years of French colonial rule and led to the partition of Vietnam.
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Myanmar sells $3bn in gems
dpa, Published on 08/07/2014
» Myanmar's annual gem emporium took in more than $3 billion this year, the most ever for the country's annual sale of gems and jade, organizers said Tuesday.
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Interview: Golden era over in China
dpa, Published on 05/07/2014
» BEIJING - China's rapid growth has fallen off, and doing business has become more difficult. Foreign companies complain of restricted access to markets as economic reforms are delayed, pessimism is on the rise.
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Air India joins Star Alliance
dpa, Published on 24/06/2014
» NEW DELHI - India's national carrier has joined the world's leading airline grouping, Star Alliance, it was announced on Tuesday.
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China storms: 337,000 evacuated
dpa, Published on 22/06/2014
» BEIJING - At least 26 people died, three were missing and some 337,000 were evacuated as summer storms brought torrential rain and flash floods to much of southern China, the government said Sunday.
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Two die after World Cup all-nighter
dpa, Published on 17/06/2014
» BEIJING - Two Chinese football fans have died after staying up all might to watch World Cup matches broadcast from Brazil, local media said on Tuesday.
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$11-billion water conference
dpa, Published on 09/06/2014
» SINGAPORE - An international water summit closed in Singapore with agreements on 14.5 billion Singapore dollars (11.6 billion United States dollars) of projects, tenders, and other investments, organizers said on Monday.
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Philippines, Vietnam play tug-of-war on dispute island
dpa, Published on 08/06/2014
» MANILA - Philippine and Vietnamese naval forces on Sunday played football, volleyball and tug-of-war on a disputed island amid rising tensions over territorial claims in the South China Sea.
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