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Tech Breakdown: What's China's answer to the West's software lockdown?

It is believed that some Westerb countries are trying to strangle China's tech companies by banning them from using Windows o

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China's fiscal revenue up 3.8% in January-November period

China's fiscal revenue increased 3.8 percent year-on-year to around 17.9 trillion yuan (about 2.6 trillion U.S. dollars) in t

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Dance brings ancient murals to life

It is another busy day. Peals of handclaps and the rustling of bodies twisting on the ground float out from a dance studio in

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APD | Japanese Foreign Minister Motegi to visit Sri Lanka

By APD writer Easwaran **COLOMBO, Dec. 10 (APD) ** -- Japanese Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi is to visit Sri Lanka and S

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APD | Philippine government claims lower poverty incidence; highlights

By APD writer Melo M. Acuña The most recent report on poverty statistics for the year 2018 registered a significant progress,

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DPRK chief of General Staff expresses disappointment over U.S. military threat

Pak Jong Chon, chief of the General Staff of the Korean People's Army of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), sa

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A glimpse into the past

Television or online streaming can offer tantalizing glimpses of bygone eras. Costume dramas, by definition, show the fashion

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APD | Masatsugu Asakawa voted Asian Development Bank president

By APD writer Melo M. Acuña Sixty-one year old Masatsugu Asakawa has been elected unanimously elected President of the Asian

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Police in The Hague say multiple people hurt in a stabbing incident

Three people were wounded in a stabbing in The Hague's main shopping street Friday night, and police were searching for at le

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Maldives former president sentenced to 5 years in prison over money laundering

Maldives former President Abdulla Yameen was found guilty of money laundering and sentenced to five years in prison with a fi

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Trump says U.S.-Taliban talks resumed amid Afghanistan visit

U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday paid an unannounced visit to Afghanistan, where he confirmed that the United States i

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APD | Three Northeast countries hold 16th round of FTA talks

By APD writer Alice Senior trade officials from South Korea, Japan and China gathered in Seoul on November 27 for the 16th ro

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First remains of 39 found dead in UK lorry tragedy arrive in Vietnam

Sixteen bodies out of the 39 people found dead last month in a refrigerated lorry in the UK arrived in Vietnam on Wednesday m

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Russian envoy warns against "tragic end" of protests in Lebanon

Russian Ambassador to Lebanon Alexander Zasypkin warned on Sunday against a "tragic end" of the protests in Lebanon

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U.S. House speaker casts doubt on passing USMCA deal this year

U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Thursday cast doubt on the possibility of Congress passing a new North American trade deal

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Israel says it strikes Iranian targets in Syria

Israeli fighter jets attacked "dozens" of sites in Syria in "a wide-scale" airstrike on Wednesday, retali

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APD | New Sri Lankan President assumes duties

By APD writer Easwaran **COLOMBO, Nov. 19 (APD) -- **New Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa assumed duties on Tuesday at