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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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East Asia
Xi visits Mexico to discuss ways increase Mexican exports to China
China’s President Xi Jinping waves upon his arrival to the Benito Juarez International Airport in Mexico City, Tuesday, June 4, 2013. Xi is in Mexico for a three day visit, where he has said he plans to discuss ways to increase Mexican exports to China. <AP Photo/NEWSis/Marco Ugarte>
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South Asia
An American woman tourist gang-raped in Indian resort town
An American woman was gang-raped Tuesday in the northern Indian resort town of Manali, police said. The 30-year-old woman was picked up early Tuesday morning by men in a truck as she was hitchhiking back to her guest house after visiting a friend, police officer Sher Singh said. The three…
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West Asia
Conflict between Egypt-Ethiopia deepens due to Ethiopian dam
Politicians meeting with Egypt’s president on Monday proposed hostile acts against Ethiopia, including backing rebels and carrying out sabotage, to stop it from building a massive dam on the Nile River upstream. Some of the politicians appeared unaware the meeting with President Mohammed Morsi was being carried live on TV.…
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East Asia
Private sector role stressed at Japanese-African leaders’ meeting
Japanese and African leaders stressed the importance of private sector investment in promoting Africa’s economic growth as they wrapped up a development conference Monday held once every five years. Japan promised 3.2 trillion yen ($32 billion) in government and private-sector aid to the region at the outset of the three-day…
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East Asia
Chinese President Xi shakes hands with Costa Rican President Chinchilla
Chinese President Xi Jinping(L) shakes hands with Costa Rican President Laura Chinchilla during their talks in San Jose, Costa Rica, June 3, 2013. <Xinhua/NEWSis/Rao Aimin>
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East Asia
Japanese PM Abe speaks at International conference on African development
The Fifth Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD V) kicked off Saturday in Japan’s Yokohama, with leaders from Japan and African countries participating to discuss topics on African development. Under the overarching theme of “Hand in Hand with a More Dynamic Africa”, the discussions will be focused on three…
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East Asia
Asia-Pacific security forum ‘Shangri-la Dialogue’ kicks off in Singapore
Cyber security threats are a threat to not only the United States, but also other countries including China, U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel said on Saturday. “They are threats to China. They are threats to every country. We share those common interests,” the Pentagon chief told an audience that included…
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East Asia
Chinese President Xi meets Trinidad and Tobago’s parlimentary leaders
Chinese President Xi Jinping (L) meets with President of Trinidad and Tobago Anthony Carmona in Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago, June 1, 2013. <Xinhua/NEWSis/Lan Hongguang> Chinese President Xi Jinping (C) meets with Trinidad and Tobago’s Senate President Timothy Hamel-Smith (L) and Speaker of the House of Representatives Wade Mark…
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