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Taiwan quake toll hits 24, over 120 missing
Kyodo News, Published on 07/02/2016
» The death toll from a powerful earthquake that caused buildings to collapse in the southern Taiwanese city of Tainan early Saturday rose to 24 people on Sunday, with emergency response officials also saying as many as 120 may still be trapped under rubble.
'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.
Search for Taiwan quake victims ends with death toll at 116
Kyodo News, Published on 14/02/2016
» The death toll from a powerful earthquake that struck southern Taiwan on Feb. 6 rose to 116 on Saturday as rescue workers ended their search for bodies buried under rubble of a collapsed apartment complex where all but two of the fatalities were found.
China's 1st Zika patient discharged from hospital
Kyodo News, Published on 14/02/2016
» China's first patient with the Zika virus, a man who had traveled to Venezuala, was discharged from hospital on Sunday after fully recovering, official media reported Sunday.
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.
Senior US envoy to visit Japan, Myanmar, S. Korea, China
Kyodo News, Published on 15/01/2016
» Deputy US Secretary of State Antony Blinken will visit Japan, Myanmar, South Korea and China starting later this week for talks on issues such as North Korea's recent nuclear test, the State Department said Thursday.
Carver of Buddha images takes to YouTube
Kyodo News, Published on 17/01/2016
» A young Japanese "busshi," or carver of wooden Buddha statues, has been posting videos of his work on YouTube, hoping to explain his craft to the world.
Cambodia inaugurates 6th Chinese-built hydropower plant
Kyodo News, Published on 24/12/2015
» Cambodia has inaugurated its sixth Chinese-built hydropower plant, bringing the country's total power supplies by dams of up to 927 megawatts.
Comfort women statue protests
Kyodo News, Published on 27/12/2015
» SEOUL - The South Korean government lodged a protest with Japan on Saturday over Japanese media reports that say Seoul is considering relocating a statue of a girl symbolising the issue of so-called comfort women from in front of the Japanese Embassy in the South Korean capital.
Hun Sen reverses decision on single citizenship
Kyodo News, Published on 07/01/2016
» Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen on Thursday reversed his earlier decision on single citizenship for political party leaders, saying they could continue to hold multiple nationalities.