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Clinton Warns China on Iran Sanctions
China/Japan | YP - Sat, 01/30/2016 - 05:00
The secretary of state told China on Friday that it would face diplomatic isolation if it did not fall in line.
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Air pollution in Beijing reaches hazardous levels
China/Japan | YP - Sun, 12/01/2013 - 15:40
Air pollution levels in China's notoriously dirty capital have hit dangerous levels, with cloudy skies blocking out visibility and warnings issued for people to remain indoors.
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Landslide in hilly south China kills at least 32
China/Japan | YP - Fri, 11/01/2013 - 18:51
A landslide swept through a village in the steep, snow-dusted mountains of southern China on Friday, killing at least 32 people, the local government said.
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Philippines asks Japan for help amid China dispute
China/Japan | YP - Tue, 10/01/2013 - 21:05
The Philippines sought patrol ships and communications equipment from Japan to better secure its territory in meetings Thursday of their top diplomats, who expressed alarm over their countries' ter
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Chinese police probe kickbacks by Foxconn managers
China/Japan | YP - Tue, 10/01/2013 - 15:17
Hon Hai Precision, a leading maker of iPhones and other high-tech gadgets, has said it is working with Chinese police probing allegations that its employees solicited kickbacks from suppliers.
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Impeachment try fails against Hong Kong's leader
China/Japan | YP - Tue, 10/01/2013 - 09:42
Pro-democracy lawmakers made a symbolic attempt to impeach Hong Kong's Beijing-backed leader in the latest sign of the widening gulf between the semiautonomous southern Chinese city and its politic
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Japan's ANA cancels flight due to 787 computer bug
China/Japan | YP - Tue, 10/01/2013 - 09:38
Japan's All Nippon Airways says it cancelled a domestic flight to Tokyo on Wednesday after a computer wrongly indicated there was a problem with the Boeing 787's brakes.
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Management, reporters defuse China censorship spat
China/Japan | YP - Sun, 09/01/2013 - 18:16
Communist Party-backed management and rebellious staff at an influential weekly newspaper stepped back Wednesday from a contentious standoff over censorship that spilled over to the wider public an
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German FM to highlight global security issues on RI visit
China/Japan | YP - Fri, 08/02/2013 - 11:18
Germany and Indonesia will discuss broad security issues from Syria to Mali, Iran and the South China Sea as the two countries intend to affirm their solid relationship and commit to working togeth
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Asia stocks rise ahead of China's inflation data
China/Japan | YP - Fri, 08/02/2013 - 09:51
Asian stock markets were mostly higher Friday before China releases last month's inflation and other economic data.
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Chinese city apologizes for delay reporting leak
China/Japan | YP - Mon, 07/01/2013 - 14:03
A Chinese city government has apologized for taking five days to report a chemical leak that has affected another city's drinking water supply.
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China starts building new nuclear power plant
China/Japan | YP - Mon, 07/01/2013 - 11:38
A Chinese state news agency says the country has begun building a new nuclear power plant after lifting a construction moratorium imposed following Japan's Fukushima disaster.
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Japan nuke plant progressing in fuel removal plans
China/Japan | YP - Mon, 06/03/2013 - 19:07
The operator of Japan's tsunami-hit nuclear plant says work is progressing in plans to remove fuel rods from a cooling pool at the center of international concerns.
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Poachers use AK-47s to kill rhinos in India
China/Japan | YP - Sun, 06/02/2013 - 17:12
Insurgents in India's troubled northeast are suspected of using AK-47 assault rifles to hunt rare, one-horned rhinos to cash in on a huge demand for the animals' horns in China and Southeast Asia,
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China promises action on income gap
China/Japan | YP - Sun, 06/02/2013 - 11:29
China's government has issued a sweeping pledge to narrow the politically volatile gulf between its rich and poor with measures including requiring state companies to turn over more profits to pay
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Wall Street Recovers After Worldwide Slump
China/Japan | YP - Fri, 05/24/2013 - 05:00
Stocks regained ground in New York after global investors were rattled by signs of a slowdown in Chinese manufacturing and a potential easing of central bank support for the economy.
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Microsoft to take Bing deeper into Windows Blue, Xbox One
Cnet Web 2.0 - 2 hours 9 min ago
Microsoft's Bing is morphing from a "mere" search engine into more of a service that will power next-generation devices -- Windows Blue PCs and tablets, as well as the Xbox One. [Read more]
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3D-printed airway splint saves baby's life
Cnet Web 2.0 - 2 hours 11 min ago
A rare condition caused Kaiba Gionfriddo's airway to collapse and stopped him from breathing, so doctors created a splint that's supposed to reabsorb into his body as his windpipe grows in a healthy manner. [Read more]
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Broadcom unveils new 5G Wi-Fi chips for PCs, tablets, phones
Cnet Web 2.0 - 2 hours 19 min ago
Designed for 802.11ac wireless, the new 5G chips are being targeted for entry-level devices. [Read more]
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Facebook halts U.K. release of HTC First as it remodels Home
Cnet Web 2.0 - 2 hours 19 min ago
Bring on the hard hats. The social network is in construction-only mode, working to repair its Android software suite before trying to take over more phones. [Read more]
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