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Hong Kong universities urged to look beyond mainland to boost paltry foreign student numbers

Official auditor finds that 76 per cent of non-local students in the city come from mainland China and also expresses concern over meeting expenses claimed

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Myanmar's Panglong peace conference kicks off with call for national reconciliation

The 21st Century Panglong Peace Conference of Myanmar, which aims to unite with all ethnic nationalities and build a democratic federal union through dialogue, kicked off in Nay Pyi Taw Wednesday.

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Myanmar's ceasefire non-signatory armed groups vow to continue negotiation with gov't

​Myanmar's ceasefire non-signatory armed groups, represented by the United Nationalities Federal Council (UNFC)'s Delegation for Political Negotiation (DPN), has vowed to continue negotiation with the government on all-inclusive peace process, according to a press release of the UNFC published on Monday.

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Myanmar state counselor to hold talks with ceasefire non-signatory armed groups next weekend

Myanmar State Counselor Aung San Suu Kyi will hold talks with representatives of non-signatory armed groups to the Nationwide Cease fire Accord (NCA) in Yangon on July 17.

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Tribunal should make amends for South China Sea arbitration: expert

The arbitral tribunal should correct its mistakes and make up for the homework it has neglected to do, chief expert at the Institute of Boundary and Ocean Studies of Wuhan University Sienho Yee told Xinhua in an exclusive interview Wednesday.

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Nuclear disarmament meeting held in Tokyo between nuclear, non-nuclear states

​The three-day International Partnership for Nuclear Disarmament Verification meeting began in Tokyo on Tuesday, comprising 26 countries both nuclear and non-nuclear as well as the European Union.

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Myanmar gov't, 8 armed groups agree to hold ethnic conference in late August

Myanmar government and eight ceasefire signatory armed groups agreed on Tuesday to hold the 21st Century Panlong Ethnic Conference in late August under equality and non-secession basis, said Presidential Spokesman U Zaw Htay.

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Macao's gaming industry scales up added values of related industries: report

​The development of Macao's gaming industry has scaled up the added values of the other related industries, according to a research report released on Wednesday.

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HK sets quota for non-local kids getting vaccination

​Hong Kong public health clinics for children will have a new monthly cap on services for non-local children in light of a surge in mainland enquiries following an expired vaccine scare.

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S. Korea's deputy PM to attend Boao Forum for Asia

​South Korea's deputy prime minister for economic affairs will attend this year's annual conference of the Boao Forum for Asia (BFA) as the country's top delegate, Seoul' s foreign ministry said Tuesday.

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Chinese premier hears opinion on gov't work report

Chinese Premier Li Keqiang on Wednesday held a symposium to solicit opinions from leaders of non-communist political parties on the draft of the annual government work report.

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China faces growing threats from invasive alien species

Giant African snails happily munch on vegetables in south China, one bite from a red fire ant from Latin America causes humans to slip in to a coma and the ecosystem in northwest China is under threat from invasive trees from Central Asia.

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Former HK chief executive founds think tank

A think tank called Our Hong Kong Foundation (OHKF) was founded here on Monday by Hong Kong's former Chief Executive Tung Chee-hwa.

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Ruling Thai party lashes at senate head for allegedly abetting "rebels"

A ruling Thai party on Thursday lambasted at a sustained bid of senate speaker-designate Surachai Liangboonlertchai only to serve the alleged cause of "rebels" by naming a non-elected prime minister.

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Pro-government Thais show up against bids to name non-elected premier

Pro-government demonstrators on Saturday expressed strong opposition to calls from anti-government protesters for the making of a non-elected prime minister and suggested heads of the judicial branch to never meet such pressing demands.

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UN chief calls for pluralism to build stable, inclusive democracy in Egypt

UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Thursday called on Egyptians to renew their commitment to peaceful dialogue and non-violence based on pluralism, on which a stable and inclusive democracy can be built.