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South Korean businessmen remain bitter about government’s ‘empty promises’ after Kaesong complex shut down

Five months after Seoul shut down a jointly run industrial park in DPRK, South Korean factory owners are still waging a defiant campaign to reopen what was the last major symbol of inter-Korean cooperation.

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Saudis arrest 12 Pakistanis over bombs

Saudi officials say 12 out of 19 people arrested over Monday's three bomb attacks in the country are Pakistani.

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25 injured in Taiwan train blast

Twenty-five passengers were injured after an explosion hit a commuter train in Taipei on Thursday night, said the city's fire department early Friday.

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At least three killed in Taiwan elders center fire

​At least three were killed and dozens were injured after an elders care center caught fire in Taiwan early Wednesday, said rescuers.

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Independence Day weekend is for blockbusters, except when it isn’t

​The box office moves in mysterious ways. Here are a few of our favorite twists, flops, and ironies from July Fourths past.

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Could Asian jihadists bring terrorism back home?

Malaysian Mohd Rafi Udin, a former taxi driver, had not been seen since 2014 when he left the country to join Islamic State (IS). That was until he appeared last week in an IS propaganda video, alongside an Indonesian and Filipino. They each beheaded a Middle Eastern-looking prisoner. It was the first time Southeast Asian fighters have been filmed carrying out beheadings.

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Google's My Activity reveals just how much it knows about you

Search company launches new opt-in ad service for non-Google sites and tools that show how it tracks your internet activity

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Japan's financial institutions weigh options after "Brexit" vote

​Japanese banking and brokerage companies will likely have to rethink their business strategies for European operations following Britain's departure from the EU as they operate from London, Europe’s financial capital.

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AlphaGo taught itself how to win, but without humans it would have run out of time

Even at Google’s DeepMind, there’s still stuff that humans code best, it seems – and it’s all down to timing

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Hong Kong industrial building blaze "largely put out" after raging for over 100 hours

A deadly fire that engulfed an industrial building in Hong Kong's East Kowloon was "largely put out" late Saturday night after burning for over 100 hours and killing two firefighters.

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Deadly blaze claims life of 2nd HK firefighter, with failings of city's booming storage trade

A raging inferno has killed two firemen and exposed the lax safety regulations in old industrial buildings given a new lease of life as storage facilities. Chief Executive paid tribute to the firefighters and offered his condolences as government prepared for possibility of mass evacuation of entire neighborhood.

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Rio residents out to make a killing letting homes to visitors for Olympic Games

With hotels 97pc full despite near doubling of rooms since 2009 and Airbnb taking 30,000 bookings, enterprising locals are asking as much as HK$18,000 a night for use of their homes

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Orlando shooting: Obama condemns LGBT discrimination

Discrimination against LGBT people must be tackled at home and abroad, President Obama has said after meeting relatives of Orlando attack victims.

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Boy, 7, vanishes in Hokkaido wilderness after parents order him out of car for being naughty

A seven-year-old boy is missing in a forest in northern Japan after his parents reportedly made him get out of the car as punishment.

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A Marvel editor explains how Captain America was a Hydra agent all along

In a shocking twist, Steve Rogers always has been and will continue to be a member of the evil group

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Police confirm suspicious item at Old Trafford stadium as training device

​A suspicious item discovered at Old Trafford stadium on Sunday was a training device, police have confirmed.

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20 killed, 150 injured in flyover collapse in eastern India

At least 20 people have been killed and more than 150 others injured in a under-construction flyover collapse in the eastern Indian city of Kolkata Thursday.