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Taiwan leader rejects China’s ‘one country, two systems’ offer
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China TV drops NBA exhibition games; league defends free speech
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Southeast Asia’s Internet economy to hit $100 billion this year: report
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Street fires burn in Hong Kong amid running battles between protesters and police
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Japan will have to dump radioactive Fukushima water into Pacific, minister says
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US should side with Hong Kong protesters, says ex-Pentagon chief Mattis
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Japan tells diplomats no decision yet on contaminated Fukushima water
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Hong Kong leader withdraws extradition bill, but too little too late, say some
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Hong Kong leader says she would ‘quit’ if she could, fears her ability to resolve crisis now ‘very limited’
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Hong Kong students rally peacefully after weekend violence

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Taiwan leader rejects China’s ‘one country, two systems’ offer
Taipei, October 9, 2019 - Taiwan’s president rejected on Thursday a “one country, two systems” formula that Beijing has suggested could be used to...
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China TV drops NBA exhibition games; league defends free speech
Tokyo-Beijing, Oct 8, 2019 - Chinese state television said on Tuesday it would not air NBA exhibition games played in the country this week,...
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Southeast Asia’s Internet economy to hit $100 billion this year: report
Southeast Asia’s Internet economy to hit $100 billion this year: report
Singapore, October 3, 2019 - Southeast Asia’s Internet economy was forecast to grow 39% this year to $100 billion as millions of people in...
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Street fires burn in Hong Kong amid running battles between protesters and police
Hong Kong, Sept 29, 2019 - Hong Kong police fired water cannon, rubber bullets and tear gas at petrol bomb-throwing protesters on Sunday in...
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Japan will have to dump radioactive Fukushima water into Pacific, minister says
Japan will have to dump radioactive Fukushima water into Pacific, minister says
Tokyo, Sept 10, 2019 — Tokyo Electric Power will have to dump radioactive water from its destroyed Fukushima nuclear power plant directly into the...
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US should side with Hong Kong protesters, says ex-Pentagon chief Mattis
New York, Sept 10, 2019 — Former US Defense Secretary Jim Mattis said yesterday anti-government protests in Hong Kong were “not an internal” Chinese...
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Japan tells diplomats no decision yet on contaminated Fukushima water
Japan tells diplomats no decision yet on contaminated Fukushima water
Tokyo, September 6, 2019 - Japanese government officials on Wednesday told diplomats they were still considering options for handling contaminated water at Tokyo Electric...
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Hong Kong leader withdraws extradition bill, but too little too late, say some
Hong Kong leader withdraws extradition bill, but too little too late, say some
Hong Kong, September 4, 2019 - Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam on Wednesday withdrew an extradition bill that triggered months of often violent protests...
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Hong Kong leader says she would ‘quit’ if she could, fears her ability to resolve crisis now ‘very limited’
Hong Kong leader says she would ‘quit’ if she could, fears her ability to resolve crisis now ‘very limited’
Hong Kong, September 2019 - Embattled Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam said she has caused “unforgivable havoc” by igniting the political crisis engulfing the...
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Hong Kong students rally peacefully after weekend violence
Hong Kong students rally peacefully after weekend violence
Hong Kong, September 2, 2019 - Thousands of Hong Kong university and school students boycotted class and rallied peacefully for democracy on Monday, the...
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