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Road signs betray poor management

ThenamesignsonaroadwereremovedonThursdayfouryearsaftera27-year-oldgraduateofChinaCentralAcademyofFineArtsfoundtheroadhadnonamesignsandputuponesbearinghisname.Th

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China slams Indonesia renaming of South China Sea

ChineseForeignMinistryonFridaysaidtheuseofNorthNatunaSeaforapartoftheSouthChinaSeais"notconducive"andmakesnosenseatall."SouthChinaSeareferstoacleargeographicalz

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Illegally-named road sparks debate after map applications 'approve' it

Installingaroadsignwithone’sownnameseemslikeafun,harmlessthingtodo,butafreshgraduatemighthavetodismantleastreetsigninBeijinghesetupinjestthreeyearsago.Thegradua

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Asian American band win top court case over offensive trademark

TheUSSupremeCourtonMondayallowedanAsianAmericanbandtotrademarkitsnameTheSlants,whichhadbeenrejectedbecauseitwasdeemedaracialslur.Therulingisexpectedtobenefitoth

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Philippine residents fear retribution because of family name 'Maute'

Afterfourweeksoffighting,PhilippinePresidentRodrigoDutertehassaidthebattleforMarawiCityisnearitsend.CGTN'sBarnabyLospoketoafamilywhosefearhastakenonanewlevelbec

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Condom company with super-long name goes viral in China

AChinesecondomcompanywithalengthy39-character-longnameinnorthwestChinahasgoneviralonthecountry’ssocialmedia.Thesuper-longname"宝鸡有一群怀揣着梦想的少年相信在牛大叔的带领下会创造生命的奇迹网络科

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'Say My Name': The Chinese students fighting racism

Last month Chinese students at Columbia University in New York City were targeted by racist vandals who ripped the name tags bearing their Chinese names off dorm doors.

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NCT Fans, It’s Time To Choose A Fandom Name!

In a few months, it will mark one year since the first NCT unit, with 6 members, debuted. Since then 2 more units have followed and many more members have debuted. Now, it’s time for all the dedicated fans of NCT to receive their fandom name.

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South Korea ruling party tries to distance itself from impeached president with a name change

South Korea’s ruling party is to change its name for the second time in five years, it said on Monday, as it seeks to dissociate itself from the corruption scandal surrounding impeached President Park Geun-hye.

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The Most Popular Long Baby Names

Long baby names have traditionally not been very popular. In the past 100 years, no name longer than seven characters has ever been the most popular boy name.

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Highest court hands Jordan partial victory

​China's top court issued a verdict on Thursday in a lengthy trademark dispute involving US basketball legend Michael Jordan's right to protect his name.

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British girl earns $64,100 helping Chinese give babies English names

A 16-year-old has made $64,100 from a website she made to give Chinese babies English names.

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Real name required for further use of Alipay and WeChat payment

Customers who want to continue using payment services via Alipay and WeChat have to authenticate themselves with real names before July 1, otherwise the payment services will be unavailable, Chongqing Evening News reported.

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Most Aussie women happy to take husband's surname at marriage: research

​The majority of Australian women are taking their husband's surnames at marriage, despite constant debate about whether or not the tradition is sexist, researchers from Adelaide's Flinders University said on Thursday.

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Is the word "national" banned in Hong Kong?

Chief Executive CY Leung says government will follow up after LCSD draws flak from lawmakers for tussle over programme booklet

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Yosemite changes famous names; Ahwahnee sign stolen amid legal fight

The Ahwahnee Hotel, which was built in 1927, and other popular sites such as Curry Village were stripped of the monikers they held for decades after the park's longtime concessionaire.