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Man dies after Japan speed-eating contest

​A Japanese man has died after choking on a rice ball during a speed-eating competition.

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2 aid worker carrying vehicles attacked by armed groups in Myanmar's northern state

Two vehicles carrying aid workers to care for displaced people have been attacked by a combined forces of three ethnic armed groups as the vehicles were heading for the 105th Mile Muse Border Trade Zone in Myanmar's northern Shan state, said the Information Committee of the State Counselor's Office Tuesday.

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Japan economy: Exports help faster-than-expected growth

​Gross domestic product rose at an annualised rate of 2.2% in the three months to September, the third consecutive quarter of expansion.

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Tokyo hosts 11th China, Japan and ROK economic and trade meeting

Economic and trade ministers from China, Japan and the Republic of Korea (ROK) agreed on Saturday that the three countries need to strengthen and develop their cooperative relationship in the field of economy and trade.

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21 die, 3 rescued in MI-8 helicopter crash landing in Russia's Siberia

Twenty-one people died and three others were rescued after an MI-8 helicopter crash-landed in Russian Siberia's Yamal Peninsula due to poor weather conditions.

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Fukuhara among athletes whose medical data hacked

Women’s table tennis team bronze medalist Ai Fukuhara is among the three Japanese athletes who were targeted in the latest leak of confidential medical documents, a cyber hacker group said Monday.

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Major Australian banks prepare to face three-day government inquiry

The Australian government has promised a "significant" cultural change in the way Australia's big banks treat their customers. ahead this week's three-day Parliamentary inquiry into the banking sector set to get underway in Canberra on Tuesday.

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8 people shot in Baltimore, 3 gunmen flee on foot

As many as eight people were shot on Saturday night in east Baltimore, including a father and his three-year-old daughter, Baltimore police said.

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S.Korea's Q2 GDP posts highest growth in 3 quarters

South Korea's second-quarter gross domestic product (GDP) posted the highest growth in three quarters,central bank data showed on Friday.

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Fixed bus routes linking Vietnam, Laos, Thailand to be launched

Fixed bus routes linking Vietnam, Laos and Thailand will be launched, said Directorate for Roads of Vietnam on Monday.

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China, Japan, S. Korea should work to make differences controllable

As foreign ministers of China, Japan and South Korea are to meet in Tokyo Wednesday, the three major Asian powers should work together to make their differences controllable.

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Japan, China, South Korea foreign ministers to meet this week in Tokyo

Foreign ministers from Japan, China and South Korea will meet in Tokyo for two days this week to discuss cooperation, the countries said on Monday, after tension among them raised doubt about prospects for talks.

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Italy becomes biggest winner in Rio Olympic shooting

The Rio Olympic shooting concluded all its finals after Italian Niccolo Campriani won the men's 50m rifle three positions on Sunday, enabling Italy to become the biggest winner by taking four out of the 15 gold medals on offer, and collected a total of seven medals.

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Cuba, U.S., Mexico meet to discuss continental shelf borders

Cuba, the United States and Mexico concluded on Thursday the first round of talks to mark the limits of the continental shelf that extends into the Gulf of Mexico, the Mexican government announced.

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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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KPMG: Innovation is key growth driver for China's CEOs

CEOs of China-headquartered companies are prioritising innovation to drive growth and have highlighted it as one of their top strategic priorities, ahead of their global counterparts, finds a new KPMG report.

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Missing helicopter of Thai air force found crashed, all three on board dead

Search team found wreckage of a helicopter of the Thai air force that disappeared Saturday in southeastern Thailand and all three men on board were confirmed dead.