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In pics : Daily life of HK residents in 1997

6-year-oldLeeChunMing(L)andhisfriendlearnedtomakeceramiccraftattheHongKongArtsCentreinHongKong,southChina,Jan.8,1997.ThesefilephotosshowthedailylifeofHongKongre

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Over 10,000 Chinese Americans gather in NYC to mark HK's 20th return anniversary

Over 10,000 Chinese Americans gathered downtown here Sunday to celebrate the 20th anniversary of Hong Kong's return to China.

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Many Syrians residing in Turkey decide to go home for good

ThousandsofSyriansaremakingtheirwaybackovertheborder.SomearegoinghometocelebrateEid,andplantoreturntoTurkeyafterwards.However,othersplantoremainathomeforgood,as

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Scores of detained asylum seekers take Australian cash and return to countries they fled

Dozens of asylum seekers held in a detention centre in Papua New Guinea have elected to accept cash from Australia to return to their home countries, officials and refugees said, the largest exodus from the South Pacific camp in four years.

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Australia increases pressure, cash offers for PNG asylum seekers to return home

Officials at an Australian immigration center in Papua New Guinea are increasing pressure on asylum seekers to return to their home countries voluntarily, including offering large sums of money, amid fears a deal for the United States to take refugees has fallen through.

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Japan celebrates U.S. return of military training land in Okinawa amid protests for resumption of Osprey flights

The Japanese government celebrated on Thursday the return by the U.S. military of a 4000-hectare training land in Okinawa, while local people continued efforts to protest against the resumption of controversial Osprey flights as well as U.S. military presence in the island prefecture.

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Red chip stocks: way back to A-share market arduous and long

While the spin-off listing of A-share market listed companies have largely suspended, red chip stocks listed in Hong Kong meet similar difficulties when they are seeking to spin off and return to China’s A-share market. Perceived from the most recent cases of But'one Information Corporation, Xi'an (600455.SH) and Suzhou Yangtze New Materials Co., Ltd. (002652.SZ), which have terminated the reorganization and received a series of inquiries from the regulatory departments, the door for the return of spin-off listing has not yet completely open. In other relevant cases, no progress has been made either.

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Returning Iraqis find Europe "difficult" to stay, IOM says

The International Organization for Migration (IOM) on Tuesday reported that Iraqi migrants to Europe, who have opted to return to Iraq, have done so because of asylum delays, inability to support themselves and disappointment with Europe.

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138 detained Myanmar nationals in Malaysia set to return home

A total of 138 detained Myanmar nationals in Malaysia have been set to return home next Monday, official sources said Sunday.

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South Sudan's Kiir asks deputy to return to Juba within 48 hours

South Sudan President Salva Kiir on Thursday evening asked his deputy Dr. Riek Machar to return to the capital Juba within 48 hours to take part in the implementation of a peace deal signed in August 2015.

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Palestinians mark 68 years for al-Nakba Day, insist on right of return

The Palestinians all over the world and in the Palestinian territories in particular marked on Sunday 68 years for al-Nakba (Catastrophe) Day, or the day when the state of Israel was created, where they insisted on the right of return to their homes in their towns and villages.

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Palestinian refugees yearn for home return after decades of displacement

​Depression and homesickness can be easily read on the wrinkled face of 82-year-old Palestinian Musbah Haniya. He spent 68 years of his life as refugee in the Gaza Strip after his hometown became part of Israel following the 1948 Israeli-Arab war.

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Russia has no urgent need to return to G7: lawmaker

Russia has no urgent need to return to the Group of Seven (G7) as it has now become a club of U.S. friends, a Russian lawmaker said Tuesday.

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EU ministers urge increased return rates to tackle irregular migration

​Home affairs ministers from European Union (EU) member states on Thursday urged that increased return rates should act as a deterrent to irregular migration.

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France returns gold artifacts to Chinese museum

Thirty-two gold ornaments stolen from ancient Chinese tombs and held by French collectors were formally handed over to northwest China's Gansu Provincial Museum on Monday.

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U.S. urges Iran to help locate former FBI agent

​The United States on Monday reiterated a call asking for Iran's help in finding a retired agent of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and raised the bounty for his whereabouts.

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Criticism nonstop for S. Korean carrier executive's misconduct

​Criticism has continued nonstop for Korean Air Lines, South Korea's top flagship carrier, even after its vice president, who is under fire for halting flight in violation of aviation law, resigned from her post.