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Legal advisor of Myanmar's ruling party assassinated at Yangon Int'l Airport

​Legal advisor of Myanmar's ruling National League for Democracy (NLD) party U Ko Ni was shot dead on Sunday at about 5 p.m. local time, at Yangon International Airport, U Zaw Htay, spokesperson of President's Office, told Xinhua.

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APD Yearender: Airport flash mob brings people closer with chord of HK

​In the next few days, APD would like to take you through the turbulent 2016. We will be presenting stories of a wide range of people – some of them are big shots who have driven major shifts in world order, and others are ordinary folks whose lives have been changed by the dramatic events that occurred this year.

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Kim Jong-un's exiled aunt breaks silence

DPRK's leader Kim Jong-un's aunt has come out of hiding in the U.S. to speak about her famous nephew for the first time.

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'Food inspectors not to blame for Mong Kok riot'

Hong Kong policemen cordon off an area next to burnt debris following overnight clashes between protesters and police in the Mongkok area of Hong Kong on Feb 9, 2016. (AFP PHOTO / DALE DE LA REY)

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Taipei mayor seeks new breakthrough in cross-Strait ties

Taipei mayor Ko Wen-je said he himself is willing to assume new role for a breakthrough in the development of cross-Strait relations.

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Drug scandal overshadows film stars' career

As the public is still debating whether stars found to have used drugs should be given a second chance, associations of China's movie industry have voiced an outright rejection attitude.

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Taiwan actor's drug use shocks entertainment circles

Taiwanese actor Kai Ko, also known as Ko Chen-tung, is confirmed on Monday to be detained in Beijing on suspicion of illegal drug use, causing quite a stir in the island's entertainment circles.

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HK health watchdog: no timetable to lift milk powder restriction yet

Ko Wing-man, Secretary for Food and Health of the Hong Kong government, said there is not yet a timetable for the elimination of restrictions  cross-border export of milk powder.

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HK confirms first human case of H7N9 bird flu

Hong Kong confirmed on Monday its first case of H7N9 bird flu as a 36-year-old Indonesian domestic helper has been hospitalized in critical condition.