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S.Korean prosecutors storm Volkswagen's office on emissions case

​South Korean prosecutors on Friday stormed German carmaker Volkswagen's Seoul office and a house of a senior company official as part of an investigation into an emissions-fabricating case, Yonhap news agency reported.

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Spring Festival box office scores record high

China's box office totaled 3 billion yuan ($461 million) during the six days of the SpringFestival holiday, the highest compared with previous holidays, the film authority saidSaturday.

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U.S. senior diplomat pledges continued support for Myanmar new government

U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Monday that the U.S. government would build a more deepened and firm relations with Myanmar in the future, pledging to continuously support Myanmar new government due to take office at the end of March.

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Afghan president assures Pakistani PM of diplomats' security

Afghan President Ashraf Ghani assured Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on Wednesday that security measures have been beefed up for Pakistani diplomats after militants attacked Pakistani consulate in Jalalabad.

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S.Korea strongly denounces DPRK's 4th nuke test

​South Korea's presidential office on Wednesday strongly denounced the fourth nuclear test by the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), pledging to take all necessary measures like sanctions by UN Security Council.

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S.Korea names new deputy prime ministers for economic, social affairs

​South Korean President Park Geun-hye on Monday nominated two new deputy prime ministers for economic and social affairs as part of a partial cabinet reshuffle.

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Austria arrests two suspects with links to Paris attacks

Austrian police have arrested two suspects with potential links to the Paris terror attacks at a refugee shelter in Salzburg, the prosecutor's office there revealed on Wednesday.

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Top 10 domestic movies that rule China's box office in 2015

China's box office receipts hit a record high of more than 40 billion yuan ($6.25 billion) as of Thursday night, an increase of more than 48 percent year-on-year, according to the country's film industry watchdog.

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UN Ebola envoy appointed as special adviser on sustainable development agenda

UN Secretary-General Ban Ki- moon on Thursday announced the appointment of David Nabarro of the United Kingdom as special adviser on the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.

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Typhoon Dujuan makes landfall in east China

Typhoon Dujuan, the 21st typhoon of this year, made landfall in east China's Fujian Province on Tuesday morning.

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"Go Away Mr. Tumor" leads China's box office sales

Tear-jerking romance "Go Away Mr. Tumor" ruled China's box office in the week ending Aug. 16, pulling in 185 million yuan (28.9 million U.S. dollars) after opening on Aug. 13.

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Philippine president seeks for passage of at least 5 priority bills

​Philippine President Benigno Aquino III called on Congress on Monday to pass at least five priority measures before he steps down from office in June next year.

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17 Chinese tourists injured in bus accident in Thailand's Phuket

A total of 17 Chinese tourists were injured after their tour bus overturned in south Thailand's Phuket province on Sunday, China's consular office in Phuket said.

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Car bomb wounds 20 in Yemen's capital

​A car bomb went off in Yemen's capital Sanaa on Monday night, wounding at least 20 people, the state-run Saba news agency reported.

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Thai police still searching for Israeli female missing in boat fire

​Police in south Thailand's Krabi province are still searching for an Israeli female tourist who remained missing after a tour boat exploded and burst into flames on Wednesday, China's consular office in Phuket said Thursday.

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Sri Lankan president calls China close partner

Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena considers China as a close partner, the president's office said on Tuesday.