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China, US hold ‘constructive’ call on trade mini-deal
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China, US hold ‘constructive’ call on trade mini-deal

Senior Chinese and US officials again sent positive signals on Friday about their efforts to formalize the partial trade bargain…
Hong Kong’s candyman turns sweets into an art form
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Hong Kong’s candyman turns sweets into an art form

Using a pair of scissors, a blow pipe and small metal tools, Hong Kong shopkeeper Louis To whittles a chunk…
Third deadly quake in weeks hits south Philippines
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Third deadly quake in weeks hits south Philippines

A powerful earthquake struck the southern Philippines on Thursday, killing at least five people and sparking searches of seriously damaged…
Beijing eyes facial recognition tech for metro security
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Beijing eyes facial recognition tech for metro security

Beijing will use facial recognition tools to speed up security checks in the city’s overcrowded metro, using a ‘credit system’…
Aiming at Olympic boom, Japan builds ‘Ethnic Harmony’ tribute to indigenous Ainu
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Aiming at Olympic boom, Japan builds ‘Ethnic Harmony’ tribute to indigenous Ainu

TOKYO (Reuters) – On a wooded lake shore in northern Japan, the government is building a modernist shrine that has…
Hong Kong enters recession as protests again erupt in flames
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Hong Kong enters recession as protests again erupt in flames

HONG KONG (Reuters) – Hong Kong has fallen into recession, hit by five months of anti-government protests that erupted in…
Poll finds over 80% in Japan back female emperor
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Poll finds over 80% in Japan back female emperor

The vast majority of Japanese voters back allowing women to inherit the Chrysanthemum Throne, a new polls shows, as the…
Hong Kong protesters hurl petrol bombs after police fire tear gas to clear rally
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Hong Kong protesters hurl petrol bombs after police fire tear gas to clear rally

HONG KONG (Reuters) – Hong Kong anti-government protesters set fire to shops and hurled petrol bombs on Sunday, police said,…
Ten killed as storms ravage eastern Japan: NHK
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Ten killed as storms ravage eastern Japan: NHK

TOKYO (Reuters) – The death toll from torrential rains that caused flooding and mudslides in Japan climbed to 10 on…
Hong Kong court bans publishing police details, including photos
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Hong Kong court bans publishing police details, including photos

A Hong Kong court has banned people from publishing a wide range of personal details about police officers and their…
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