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HK police meet with bookseller Lee Bo

An officer from the Hong Kong police and an officer from the Immigration Department met with bookseller Lee Bo and took his statement in a hotel room on the mainland on Monday morning.

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Kai-Fu Lee sees huge market for China's new economy

The innovative spirit of Silicon Valley is still unique, but China's high-tech value creation is closing rapidly, and China has a huge market for the new economy, said Kai-Fu Lee, Chairman and CEO of Innovation Works.

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Samsung heir tests investors' patience with cautious change

Nearly 19 months after becoming de facto leader of Samsung Group, Jay Y. Lee is running out of time to show he has a plan to fix crown jewel Samsung Electronics Co Ltd as it stumbles toward possibly its first annual fall in smartphone sales.

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Singapore's new cabinet sworn into office

​Singapore's new cabinet was sworn into office late Thursday at the Istana, after Singapore's Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong announced the new cabinet on Monday.

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China's Alibaba seeking to boost Latin America presence

​China's e-commerce giant, Alibaba, is seeking to increase its presence in Latin America, according to Michael Lee, the firm's head of international marketing and business development, on Tuesday.

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DPRK warns S. Korean ex-first lady's Pyongyang visit not fully confirmed

The Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) warned Seoul on Wednesday that the Pyongyang visit of Lee Hee-ho, widow of South Korean ex-President Kim Dae-jung, "has not been fully confirmed" and that Seoul should stop making provocations if it expects the visit to come true.

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Samsung apologizes for MERS outbreak in affiliated hospital

Samsung Electronics Vice Chairman Lee Jae-yong offered a public apology Tuesday for the massive outbreak of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) at Samsung Medical Center, affiliated with the country's largest conglomerate Samsung Group.

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Former S.Korean PM summoned by prosecution for bribery scandal

​Former South Korean Prime Minister Lee Wan-koo was summoned by the prosecution Thursday for questioning on suspicions that he was involved in a bribery scandal two years ago.

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Ex-Singapore official: Zhou Enlai was center of Bandung Conference

​"Zhou Enlai was the center of the Bandung Conference," said 91-year-old Lee Khoon Choy, who met Zhou in 1955 during the first Asian-African Conference (also known as Bandung Conference), in an exclusive interview with Xinhua here.

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Samsung's open, hidden strategy under unproven head

​Samsung Group, South Korea's largest family-run conglomerate, has entered a new era under the third- generation leadership. Lee Jae-yong, the only son of Samsung Electronics chairman Lee Kun-hee, has been effectively running the "Ferry Samsung" since his father was hospitalized in May 2014 for a heart attack.

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YouTuber charged in Singapore for offending Christianity, Lee Kuan Yew

​A Singapore teenager was charged on Tuesday with uploading online materials intending to hurt the religious feelings of Christians and offensive remarks on former prime minister Lee Kuan Yew.

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U.S. sending former President Clinton for Lee Kuan Yew's state funeral

The United States will send former President Bill Clinton to Singapore for the state funeral of former Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew, the White House said on Wednesday.

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Lee Kuan Yew's ancestral residence in China sparks memories

A village over 500 kilometers from the southern Chinese city of Guangzhou that nestles in mountains is attracting visitors in search of a glimpse into the life of late Singapore leader Lee Kuan Yew.

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More regional leaders extend condolences over death of Singapore's former PM

More leaders in the Asia-Pacific region extended condolences over the death of Singapore's former prime minister and founding father Lee Kuan Yew, who passed away early Monday morning at the age of 91.

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Singapore PM "grieved beyond words" over death of Lee Kuan Yew

Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong said he is "grieved beyong words" over the passing away of former Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew in his national address on Monday morning.

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Obama mourns death of Lee Kuan Yew, calling him "remarkable" man

​U.S. President Barack Obama on Sunday mourned the death of former Singaporean prime minister Lee Kuan Yew, calling him a "remarkable" man.

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Singapore former PM Lee Kuan Yew passes away at age of 91

​Lee Kuan Yew, former prime minister of Singapore, died at 3:18 am on Monday at the age of 91, according to a statement released by the Prime Minister's Office ( PMO) on Monday.