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Foreign mediators ensure smooth solutions for business disputes in E China

Every month, Singaporean businessman Phua Soo Huat takes two days off from his own business to work as a mediator in commercial disputes concerning foreigners in Yiwu.

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Foreigner Ministers of S.Korea and DPRK Cross Paths in Laos

Foreign Minister Yun Byung-se and his North Korean counterpart Ri Yong-ho briefly shook hands on the sidelines of the Asian Regional Forum in Vientiane, Laos on Monday

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S. Korea's duty-free sales exceeds W5 trillion for 1st time

Sales at Korea's duty-free shops surpassed W5 trillion for the first time in the first half of this year largely thanks to increasing foreign visitor numbers.

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China relaxes visa rules for Guangdong free trade zone

The Ministry of Public Security has promised a series of favorable policies for skilled foreign workers in the pilot free trade zone in south China's Guangdong Province.

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Foreign trusts to face new disclosure regime in New Zealand

The New Zealand government is to tighten up its lax foreign trust rules after an official inquiry found last month that they could be exploited to hide ill- gotten gains or evade tax.

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China needs foreign businesses in economic transition: premier

China will expand market access for foreign investment to help drive industrial upgrades and economic transition, Chinese Premier Li Keqiang said on Tuesday.

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India opens door to foreign investors by announcing sweeping economic reforms

India announced on Monday sweeping reforms to rules on foreign direct investment, opening up its defence and civil aviation sectors to complete outside ownership and clearing the way for Apple to open stores in the country.

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China puts squeeze on imported TV shows and remakes

China's media regulator has issued a directive limiting imported TV shows and remakes, aiming to promote domestic originality. Insiders have called for more training of producers.

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Vietnam sees high growth in West European tourist arrivals after visa waiver program

​Vietnam saw a year-on-year increase of 20.1 percent in the number of tourists from West European countries in the first five months of 2016, according to statistics by Vietnam National Administration of Tourism on Tuesday.

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China to keep up overseas graft hunt down to last fugitive – even if ill-gotten gains are gone

China's anti-corruption watchdog pledges to track down and return all suspects, regardless of how long it takes and where they hide

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Senior DPRK official dies of cancer at 76

​Kang Sok Ju, a senior official of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), has died of cancer at the age of 76, the official KCNA news agency reported Saturday.

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Norway's security agency worried about possible radicalization of prisoners

Norway's police security agency has expressed worry that convicted fighters who returned from foreign conflict zones could radicalize other prisoners in the Nordic country, daily newspaper Aftenposten reported on Thursday.

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DPRK names nuclear disarmament negotiator as new foreign minister

DPRK, diplomatically isolated and squeezed by UN sanctions, has appointed as foreign minister its negotiator at failed international talks aimed at getting it to disarm, according to a DPRK diplomatic note to Britain.

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Malaysia to partially lift ban on hiring foreigners

The Malaysian government said yesterday that it will partially lift a ban on the hiring of low-skilled foreign workers, just two months after halting their intake.

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"One Belt One Road" seminar held in Afghan capital

"One Belt One Road" seminar, jointly organized by Afghan foreign ministry and Chinese Embassy in Afghanistan, kicked off here on Sunday, discussing the opportunity of boosting connectivity and development along the ancient trade route.

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Sanders, Clinton back away from Obama over 9/11 bill

U.S. Democratic presidential contenders Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders are distancing themselves from President Barack Obama, also a Democrat, over a bill that would allow 9/11 victims to sue foreign governments.