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What does this say about Hong Kong? Food words lead new Oxford dictionary entries

More Hong Kong and Singaporean terms added to Oxford English Dictionary, including yum cha, milk tea, wet market, and from Lion City sabo, HDB, ang moh and a new meaning for blur

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No list of fugitives given to Singapore by Indonesia, says foreign ministries of both countries

Indonesia has not given Singapore a list of its fugitives as previously reported, said the foreign ministries of the two countries.

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Adele named as UK's richest female musician ever as fortune hits £85m

Adele has been named as Britain's richest ever female musician, according to the Sunday Times Rich List.

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UNSC discloses additional items banned from entering N.K.:Yonhap

The U.N. Security Council (UNSC) has disclosed dozens of additional items and materials to be banned from entering North Korea as part of its effort to further tighten its sanctions on the communist state, a document on its website showed Tuesday.

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Xinjiang city tops China's Q1 smog list

Urumqi, capital of northwest China's Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, registered the country's worst air quality in the first quarter of 2016, the Ministry of Environmental Protection said Monday.

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Rich list shows China's book market trends

The wealth writers generate through royalty may not necessarily tell how good their works are, but it's an indicator of the readers' taste.

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WEF names China's Yao Chen as a "Young GlobalLeader" in 2016

Chinese actress and UN Refugee Agency Goodwill Ambassador Yao Chen was selected asone of the "Young Global Leaders" in 2016 by the World Economic Forum. 13 other Chinesewere also on the list.

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583 chemical works closed, relocated, corrected in Tianjin blast site

A total of 85 enterprises working with hazardous chemicals in Binhai New Area of north China's Tianjin municipality will be closed or relocated after district safety checks concluded.

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Identities of 17 victims confirmed in NW China bus fire

The identities of 17 victims have been confirmed in a bus fire caused by arson in northwest China's Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, according to local authorities.

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Air New Zealand makes list of 20 safest airlines for 2016

Air New Zealand has once again made the list of the top 20 safest airlines in the world.

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Chinese scientist among Nature's ten people for 2015

The world-renowned journal Nature Thursday released its annual list of ten people who mattered in science in 2015, which includes one Chinese scientist whose work in human embryo gene editing has caused repeated debate in the academic circle.

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French wines top Business Times Wine Challenge 2015: List of Top 10 wines

The panel of The Business Times Wine Challenge 2015 - CEOs' Choice, who include chief judge Lim Hwee Peng (front row, far left) and Les Amis wine director Timothy Goh (front row, far right).

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India denies handing list of amendments for new constitution of Nepal

​ India has denied a media report that said it had handed over to Nepal a list of seven amendments to the neighboring nation's new constitution, said local media Thursday.

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U.S. trade representative expects Xi's visit to push forward investment treaty talks

U.S. Trade Representative Michael Froman said Tuesday that he hopes Chinese President Xi Jinping's state visit to the United States this week could help push forward negotiations on a bilateral investment treaty (BIT).

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S.Korea picks candidate for separated families joining reunion event

​South Korea's Red Cross on Wednesday picked 500 candidates for separated families who could be allowed to join the reunion event with their long-lost relatives in the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK).

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Jennifer Lawrence ranks world's highest-paid actress

Jennifer Lawrence was listed as the world's highest-paid actress by the Forbes magazine Thursday for her starring in the "Hunger Games" film series and her sponsorship contract with Dior.

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Argentina' s stars to play friendly matches in September

The main Argentine soccer stars will be part of the national team that will play friendly matches next September in the United States, international press reported on Monday.