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New round of FTA talk among China, Japan, ROK kicked off in Beijing

The eighth round of top-level talks among China, Japan and Republic of Korea over establishing a free trade area (FTA) kicked off in Beijing on Thursday.

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CPC officials urged to meet "strict", "earnest" requirements

Senior Communist Party of China (CPC) official Liu Yunshan urged local officials to improve their professional and personal lives.

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Vice premier attends meeting on Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei development

​Chinese Vice Premier Zhang Gaoli on Thursday met with an expert advisory committee on the coordinated development of Beijing and Tianjin municipalities and Hebei Province.

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Japan's GDP in Q2 shrinks by annualized 1.6 pct

Japan's gross domestic product (GDP) shrank an annualized 1.6 percent in the second quarter of 2015, contracting for the first time in three quarters, government data showed Monday.

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Pakistan envoy cancels visit to northwest Indian state after terror attack

​Pakistan's envoy to India has canceled a visit to the northwestern Indian state Punjab after a terrorist attack killed seven people there Monday, said local media Tuesday evening.

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3 killed after small plane crashes in Tokyo suburb

​Three people were killed after a small plane crashed into a residential area in Tokyo's suburb area of Chofu city Sunday morning, reported Japan's broadcaster NHK.

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Three workers with Mexican national oil company PEMEX killed in armed attacks

​An armed squad attacked workers of the Mexican national oil company, PEMEX, in the state of Tabasco Thursday, leaving three dead and three more injured.

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Xi urges quickened construction of China-Russia-Mongolia economic corridor

Chinese President Xi Jinping on Thursday called on China, Russia and Mongolia to push forward the construction of an economic corridor linking the three nations.

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S. Korea bans financial transactions supporting DPRK

​South Korea banned financial transactions with three individuals and four institutions of the third nationalities believed to have supported the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) through arms trade, Yonhap News Agency reported Friday citing the foreign ministry.

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S. Korea reports 3 more MERS infections, 2 deaths

​South Korean reported three more cases of infection with the Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) and two deaths on Monday, bringing the total contagion cases to 172 and the death toll to 27.

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S. Korea reports 4 more MERS cases, 3 deaths

​Four more cases of infection with the Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) were reported in South Korea Tuesday, while three deaths were added among the confirmed cases, the health ministry said.

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3D-printed devices save babies with life-threatening airway disease: study

​U.S. researchers said Wednesday they have successfully treated three babies with a life- threatening breathing condition thanks to a 3D-printed airway splint that can adapt to tissue growth over time.

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Three missing British girls cross into Syria

​Police in Britain said Tuesday that three British girls who have been reported missing now have believed no longer in Turkey and have crossed into Syria.

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Insider attack, blasts kill 3, wound 10 in southern Afghan region

Insider attack against police and two blasts have claimed three lives and injured 10 others in Afghan restive southern provinces since Tuesday night, officials said Wednesday.

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Egypt cuts curfew hours in parts of North Sinai

​Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi ordered the night curfew in Sinai Peninsula to be cut by three hours, state-run al-Ahram daily reported on Tuesday.

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Business investment drop reflects corporates' cautions on market outlook

​British gross domestic product (GDP) grew by 0.7 percent between the second quarter and the third quarter of 2014, unrevised from the previous estimate of GDP that published a month ago, said the Office for National Statistics (ONS) Wednesday.

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AU calls for more support of human resources in fight against Ebola in West Africa

​The African Union (AU) has called for more support in human resources from its member states and partners for its fight against Ebola in West Africa.