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East Asia
Obama-Xi reach ‘firm understanding’ on N. Korea’s nuclear issues
President Barack Obama and Chinese President Xi Jinping’s 50-minute stroll through an estate in the California desert could mark a notable moment in the relationship between the heads of the world’s two largest economies. At the very least, it was a rare opportunity Saturday for the presidents to dispense with…
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South East Asia
Cambodians demand opposition party to apologize for remarks on genocide
Journalists take photographs in front of the National Rescue Party’s (CNRP) office while Chum Mey, a former S-21 prison survivor, unseen, submits a petition demanding Kem Sokha, the party’s vice president, apologize for allegedly saying that exhibits at a Khmer Rouge-era genocide museum in Phnom Penh were faked, in Phnom…
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West Asia
Turkish PM accuses protesters of creating environment of terror
In a series of increasingly belligerent speeches to cheering supporters Sunday, Turkey’s prime minister demanded an end to the 10-day anti-government protests that have spread across the country, saying those who do not respect the government will pay. Recep Tayyip Erdogan said his patience was running out with the protesters,…
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East Asia
Two Koreas agree to hold breakthrough senior-level meeting on June 12
North and South Korea agreed Monday to hold senior-level talks this week in Seoul, a breakthrough of sorts to ease tensions after Pyongyang’s recent threats of nuclear war and Seoul’s vows of counterstrikes. The two-day meeting starting Wednesday will focus on stalled cooperation projects, including the resumption of operations at…
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South East Asia
Philippines and Timor-Leste affirms strong bilateral relationship
Philippine President Benigno S. Aquino III (R) shakes hands with visiting Timor-Leste Prime Minister Kay Rala Xanana Gusmao in Manila, the Philippines, June 6, 2013. Philippine President Benigno S. Aquino III and visiting Timor-Leste Prime Minister Kay Rala Xanana Gusmao affirmed the strong relations of the two countries as they…
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East Asia
N. Korea proposes working-level talks on Kaesong with S. Korea
North Korea on Friday proposed holding low-level government talks with South Korea this weekend as the rivals look to mend ties that have plunged during recent years amid hardline stances by both countries. Pyongyang, which wants to meet Sunday in its border city of Kaesong, also said it would reopen…
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South East Asia
Suu Kyi says she hopes to become Myanmar’s next President
In her clearest statement yet of her political ambitions, Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi told international business and political leaders on Thursday that she hopes to become her country’s next president. Delegates attending the Asian edition of the World Economic Forum in Myanmar’s capital heard visions of the…
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East Asia
Xi and Obama talks on cybersecurity and N. Korea’s nuclear threats
President Barack Obama and Chinese President Xi Jinping, seeking a fresh start to a complex relationship, are retreating to a sprawling desert estate for two days of talks on high-stakes issues, including cybersecurity and North Korea’s nuclear threats. Obama’s efforts to press Xi to halt China’s alleged hacking against the…
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East Asia
Hollande visits Japan for closer cooperation in nuclear and economics
Japan and France have agreed to cooperate more on nuclear technology and to discuss joint development of military equipment, vowing to raise the tenor of their partnership. Visiting French President Francois Hollande and Prime Minister Shinzo Abe issued a joint statement Friday pledging to prevent nuclear proliferation while raising safety…
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West Asia
Protest continues in Turkey while gov’t apologize for violent crackdown
Turkey’s deputy prime minister offered an apology Tuesday for the government’s violent crackdown on an environmental protest, a calculated bid to ease days of anti-government rallies in the country’s major cities. The message was a bit mixed, however, as hundreds of riot police deployed with water cannons around the prime…
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