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East Asia
24th Hong Kong Book Fair attracts 560 exhibitors from 30 countries
Tsang Tak-sing (L), secretary for Home Affairs in south China’s Hong Kong, presents a souvenir to Chan Koonchung, the Author of the Year for the 24th Hong Kong Book Fair in Hong Kong, July 17, 2013. The seven-day book fair, which kicked off Wednesday at Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition…
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A N. Korean ship carrying weapons system parts seized at Panama Canal
A North Korean ship carrying weapons system parts buried under sacks of sugar was seized as it tried to cross the Panama Canal on its way from Cuba to its home country, which is barred by United Nations sanctions from importing sophisticated weapons or missiles, Panamanian officials said Tuesday. A…
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East Asia
China’s top leaders promote ‘mass line’ guideline to boost people’s lives
China’s top leadership has called on local officials to vigorously promote the “mass line” education campaign and apply it to boosting development and people’s livelihoods. “Officials should set an example by studying and bearing in mind the ‘mass line’ guideline, always seeing things from the perspective of the mass,” said…
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East Asia
Kyrgyzstan President Atambayev says “China is a trusty friend”
Kyrgyz President Almazbek Atambayev said here on Monday that Kyrgyzstan regards China as a trusty friend and firmly supports China’s crackdown on “three evil forces” of terrorism, separatism and extremism. Atambayev made the remark when meeting with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi at the parliament building. Appreciating China’s long-term assistance to Kyrgyzstan, the Kyrgyz leader noted…
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Bangladesh to build Padma Bridge with own resources
As the biggest global lender, the World Bank (WB), has backed out from the supporting Bangladesh’s largest infrastructure development project, the Bangladesh government has decided to construct the country’s biggest rail-road bridge over the mighty Padma river with its own resources. The tender for construction of the 6.15 kilometer long…
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East Asia
Hundreds dead, towns flooded as typoon ‘Soulik’ hits southern China
Typhoon Soulik moved further inland to east China’s Jiangxi Province on Sunday after lashing southeast China’s Fujian Province on Saturday, bringing downpours and strong gales to the region. The seventh typhoon to hit Chinese mainland this year, Soulik entered Jiangxi around 4 a.m., bringing precipitation as high as 200 mm within five hours and winds…
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East Asia
Buddhist devotees perform ceremony at birthplace of Tibetan Buddhism founder
A buddhist wearing a mask attends a ceremony expressing stories of Gods and ghosts in Tibetan Buddhism at the Taer (Gumbum) Monastery in Huangzhong County of Xining, capital of northwest China’s Qinghai Province, July 14, 2013. The ceremony, which is called “Tiao Qian” in Chinese, was held on Sunday here…
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Temperature reaches scorching 39.2 degrees Celsius in western Japan
More than 30 schoolchildren were taken to hospitals due to heatstroke after attending an outdoor social studies program on Wednesday in a town of Japan’s southwestern prefecture of Fukuoka, local press reported. The incident happened after a total of 108 fourth-grade students at an elementary schools in Kasuya Town of…
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East Asia
China-US start annual Strategic and Economic Dialogue in Washington
The fifth round of the China-U. S. Strategic and Economic Dialogue (S&ED) started here on Wednesday, as the two-day event will see leading officials from more than 20 departments and ministries of both countries talk on a wide range of topics covering political, security, economic and financial issues. Acting as…
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East Asia
N. Korea repeats demand for dissolution of UN Command on Korean Peninsula
A senior diplomat of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) on Wednesday reiterated his country’s demand for the dissolution of the UN Command on the Korean Peninsula. The so-called “United Nations Command”, that “has nothing to do with the UN”, should be dissolved and the name of UN and…
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