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At summit, South Korea’s Moon seeks to play ‘chief negotiator’ between Kim, Trump
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Vietnam says John McCain helped ‘heal the wounds of war’
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Republican Senator McCain ending medical treatment for brain cancer
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South Korea appeals court gives ex-president Park 25-year jail term
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Taiwan says China ‘out of control’ as it loses El Salvador to Beijing
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U.S. imposes sanctions on Myanmar military over Rohingya crackdown
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Empty shipyard and suicides as ‘Hyundai Town’ grapples with grim future
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No one can ‘obliterate’ Taiwan’s existence, president says on departure for U.S.
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Say what? Language hurdles plague two Koreas after years of division
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As death toll on Indonesia’s Lombok tops 100, thousands wait for aid

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At summit, South Korea’s Moon seeks to play ‘chief negotiator’ between Kim, Trump
Seoul, September 14, 2018 - Next week’s inter-Korean summit will test whether South Korean President Moon Jae-in can pull off his role of mediator...
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Vietnam says John McCain helped ‘heal the wounds of war’
Vietnam says John McCain helped ‘heal the wounds of war’
Hanoi, August 27, 2018 - U.S. Senator John McCain was a “symbol of his generation” who helped “heal the wounds of war” by pushing...
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Republican Senator McCain ending medical treatment for brain cancer
Washington DC, August 24, 2018 -- U.S. Senator John McCain, the maverick Republican who survived a Vietnam War prison camp and ran unsuccessfully for...
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South Korea appeals court gives ex-president Park 25-year jail term
South Korea appeals court gives ex-president Park 25-year jail term
Seoul, Aug 24, 2018 — A South Korean appeals court sentenced former President Park Geun-hye to 25 years in jail this morning, the Yonhap...
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Taiwan says China ‘out of control’ as it loses El Salvador to Beijing
Taiwan says China ‘out of control’ as it loses El Salvador to Beijing
Taipei/Beijing, August 21, 2018 - Taiwan vowed on Tuesday to fight China’s “increasingly out of control” behavior after Taipei lost another ally to Beijing...
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U.S. imposes sanctions on Myanmar military over Rohingya crackdown
U.S. imposes sanctions on Myanmar military over Rohingya crackdown
Washington DC, August 17, 2018 - The United States on Friday imposed sanctions on four Myanmar military and police commanders and two army units,...
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Empty shipyard and suicides as ‘Hyundai Town’ grapples with grim future
Empty shipyard and suicides as ‘Hyundai Town’ grapples with grim future
ULSAN, South Korea, August 12, 2018 - When Lee Dong-hee came to Ulsan to work for Hyundai Heavy Industries five years ago, shipyards in...
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No one can ‘obliterate’ Taiwan’s existence, president says on departure for U.S.
Taipei, August 12, 2018 - Vowing that “no one can obliterate Taiwan’s existence,” President Tsai Ing-wen left on Sunday for the United States and...
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Say what? Language hurdles plague two Koreas after years of division
Say what? Language hurdles plague two Koreas after years of division
Seoul, August 10, 2018 - When South Korean businessman Kim Yong-tae worked with North Koreans at the Kaesong Industrial Complex before it was closed...
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As death toll on Indonesia’s Lombok tops 100, thousands wait for aid
As death toll on Indonesia’s Lombok tops 100, thousands wait for aid
KAYANGAN, Indonesia, August 7, 2018 - The death toll from a powerful earthquake that hit Indonesia’s tourist island of Lombok topped 100 on Tuesday...
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