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  China 'welcomes diplomacy' by new US defence chief

  Reuters, Published on 06/02/2017

  » BEIJING - China on Monday welcomed US Defense Secretary Jim Mattis' suggestion that diplomacy should be the priority in the South China Sea, and that major US military action was not being considered to contend with China's assertive behaviour there.

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  US tech firms file legal brief opposing travel ban

  Reuters, Published on 06/02/2017

  » Nearly 100 companies, including Apple, Google and Microsoft, banded together on Sunday to file a legal brief opposing President Donald Trump's temporary travel ban, arguing that it "inflicts significant harm on American business".

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  Qatar Airways launches longest flight with Auckland route

  Published on 06/02/2017

  » DUBAI - Qatar Airways has launched the world's longest scheduled commercial airline route with the arrival of its flight from Doha to Auckland, New Zealand.

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  Phnom Penh airport-economic zone railway links construction date set

  Published on 06/02/2017

  » The Cambodian government has set March next year as the date for the ground-breaking ceremony for the building of the rail link to Phnom Penh International Airport and Phnom Penh Special Economic Zone (PPSEZ).

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  Southeast Asia stocks largely up

  Published on 06/02/2017

  » Most Southeast Asian stock markets rose on Monday, with the Philippines gaining the most ahead of a central bank policy meeting later this week where it is expected to keep rates unchanged.

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  Lady Gaga soars over Super Bowl stage with bow to inclusion

  Published on 06/02/2017

  » LOS ANGELES - Standing atop the roof of Houston's NRG Stadium with drones illuminating an American flag in the night sky behind her, Lady Gaga kicked off her Super Bowl halftime set on Sunday by singing "God Bless America" as a subtle message of inclusion and unity in a deeply divided United States.

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  Good neighbour

  Asia focus, Published on 06/02/2017

  » Before I interviewed the Malaysian ambassador to Thailand, HE Dato' Nazirah Hussain, people told me she was the kindest and most humble female diplomat they have ever met. But what I did not expect was that this soft-spoken woman would make me, a professional journalist on duty, break into tears when she talked so movingly about Thailand's beloved late King Bhumibol Adulyadej.

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  Indonesia Q4 GDP growth below 5% on cooled consumption

  Published on 06/02/2017

  » JAKARTA - Indonesia's gross domestic product grew 4.94% in the fourth quarter, the slowest pace since the opening three months of last year, as household consumption cooled and government spending contracted, data showed on Monday.

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  Asean at 50

  Asia focus, Published on 06/02/2017

  » Asean is celebrating its 50th anniversary this year, under the ambitious theme of engaging with the world. Yet the current world might not be an easy place for Asean to engage with. The liberal world order, in which Asean and other multilateral cooperation forums are rooted, might be entering its twilight. Longtime cheerleaders for the globalised economy, an open society and multilateralism, among them the United States and Great Britain, surprisingly have turned more nationalistic, isolationist and protective.

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  Many shades of grey

  Asia focus, Pathom Sangwongwanich, Published on 06/02/2017

  » Not far from Angkor Wat lies a village of wooden homes where 19 year-old Pa Kim San stands out among the other residents. As the treasurer of the local older people's association (OPA), the young Cambodian brings youthful energy to the mission of caring for the grey-haired community.

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