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CHINA Seven members of a family on a holiday outing in southern China drowned when a 17-year-old girl fell into a reservoir and several relatives dove in after her in
VIETNAM Workers at a major Vietnamese footwear factory for Nike and Adidas ended a weeklong strike after the government agreed to their demands on retirement payouts. TURKEY’s military says that nine
CHINA & JAPAN China and Japan report gloomy industrial data, adding to pressure on leaders of the world’s second- and third-largest economies to launch new stimulus. More on p10 CHINA Sri
SOUTH CHINA Sea China is “creating a great wall of sand” through land reclamation in the South China Sea, causing serious concerns about its territorial intentions, the commander of the
CHINA The U.S. stood firm on rejecting membership in a new China-led infrastructure bank, citing concerns it will fall short of international standards even as the rest of the world’s
VIETNAM’s prime minister orders a swift investigation into a scaffolding collapse that killed 13 workers and injured dozens, while a unit of South Korea’s Samsung Group involved in the construction
SINGAPORE As the health of the founding prime minister Lee Kuan Yew deteriorated on the weekend, thousands of Singaporeans visit his hospital and a community center to leave flowers, gifts
CHINESE authorities have announced plans to boost the number of electric, hybrid and other alternative fuel-powered vehicles used for public transportation, while sales of such cars for private use have
CHINA An earthquake in the eastern Chinese city of Fuyang has killed two people and damaged thousands of homes. The quake struck in the Anhui province city Saturday afternoon, and
THAILAND’s anti-corruption body has recommended that 250 former lawmakers be impeached, in the latest move targeting supporters of ousted Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra. National Anti-Corruption Commission spokesman Vicha Mahakun said
CHINA-JAPAN China’s foreign minister has renewed calls for Japanese leaders to abandon any attempt to water down the nation’s guilt over its World War II aggression against China and others. CHINA
CHINA Jackie Chan might still be popular in China, but nowadays the pro-Beijing actor is as well-known as fodder for jokes as he is for his gritty martial arts and
CHINA indicated Friday that it opposes a U.S.-drafted resolution that would open a path for U.N. sanctions against those blocking peace and promoting violence in South Sudan. China’s U.N. Ambassador
AFGHANISTAN A suicide bomber driving a car packed with explosives targeted a Turkish Embassy vehicle in the Afghan capital during yesterday morning’s rush hour, killing one Turkish soldier and wounding
THAILAND A Chilean cyclist’s quest to bike around the world in five years has ended with his death in a road accident in northeast Thailand. Police say the 47-year-old Juan
CHINA Officials have put the brakes on some popular Chinese New Year events in big cities in the wake of a deadly stampede in Shanghai last month, leaving some observers
CHINA has ordered stepped-up safety measures over the CNY travel rush in the wake of terrorist threats and the fatal stampede in Shanghai. Beijing estimates about 2.8 billion trips will
CHINA The latest hot product in China’s shadow- banking industry is giving Chen Ruogang the convenience of Internet commerce, triple the returns of deposits and regular free fruit hampers. It
INDONESIA divers have recovered several more bodies from December’s AirAsia crash, including one from the jet’s cockpit, bringing the total number of victims retrieved to 100, an official said Saturday. JORDAN
CHINA A gauge of China’s manufacturing activity fell to a 28-month low in January amid economic slowdown, according to official data, although January typically is a month of slower activities
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