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9M ago
There are still several questions over Qin Gang's fate and whether he will continue to serve in the government as a state councilor ..read more
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Some predict changes could include making the tours smaller, keeping groups behind glass or back away from the border where troops from both sides stand ..read more
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The report did not give a reason for Qin's removal, but said President Xi Jinping signed a presidential order to enact the decision. Top diplomat ..read more
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9M ago
North Korea's thinking on its relations with the U.S. has undergone dramatic changes, and Kim Jong Un's past evolution offers indications of where the country ..read more
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9M ago
More than 200 people remain in one of Indonesia's fastest sinking areas, an alarming symbol of how climate change could upend coastal communities everywhere ..read more
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Seoul spends billions to encourage citizens to have more babies, offering subsidies, babysitting services and infertility treatment, but fertility rates continue to drop ..read more
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Beijing is struggling to find a common diplomatic language to talk productively with Washington ..read more
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9M ago
The USS Annapolis entered a naval base in South Korea's southern island of Jeju, to load military supplies while on an unspecified operational mission, the ..read more
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The typhoon, called Egay in the Philippines, has maximum sustained winds of 140 kph and gusts of up to 170 kph, the country's weather agency ..read more
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9M ago
Nickel production in Indonesia is particularly carbon intensive — every ton of the metal-equivalent produced emits an average of 58.6 tons of carbon-dioxide-equivalent, data has ..read more