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China pushes 'patriotic' tours in South China Sea: report
AFP, Published on 27/05/2016
» BEIJING - China will turn contested islands in the South China Sea into pleasure-trip destinations for "patriotic" tourists, state-media said Friday,...
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'Inexcusable errors' by Australia TV crew in Beirut kidnap
AFP, Published on 27/05/2016
» SYDNEY - An Australian television crew involved in a botched child kidnap story in Lebanon made "inexcusable errors", a review found Friday, with a...
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Korean Air plane evacuated, engines catch fire at Tokyo airport
AFP, Published on 27/05/2016
» TOKYO - About 300 passengers and crew were evacuated from a Korean Air Boeing 777 at Tokyo's Haneda airport in dramatic scenes after one of the engines caught...
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AIS wins in speedy solution to 4G problems
Jon Fernquest, Published on 27/05/2016
» Advanced Info Service (AIS) wins simple re-auction of 4G bandwidth after Jasmine (JAS) failed to make first payment.
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Cantonese king of the castle
Special Publications, Published on 27/05/2016
» When where you dine matters as much as what you eat and with whom, and if your inclination is for classic Cantonese cuisine prepared by a proper Hong Kong chef,...
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Obama hails 'great alliance' with Japan ahead of Hiroshima visit
AFP, Published on 27/05/2016
» IWAKUNI (JAPAN) - President Barack Obama hailed the "great alliance" between the United States and Japan Friday, just hours ahead of his historic visit...
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France's Hollande pledges to press on with labour reform
AFP, Published on 27/05/2016
» ISE-SHIMA (JAPAN) - French President Francois Hollande pledged Friday he would press on with his unpopular labour reforms, despite strikes that have paralysed...
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G7 meets developing countries amid China concerns
AFP, Published on 27/05/2016
» ISE-SHIMA (JAPAN) - Leaders from the Group of Seven advanced democracies met Friday with representatives of emerging and developing countries in Asia and Africa....
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Japan PM hints at tax delay with economic 'crisis' comment
AFP, Published on 27/05/2016
» TOKYO - Speculation mounted in Japan Friday that Tokyo may delay an upcoming sales tax hike, after Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said the global economy faces a looming...