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Indian PM embarks on 5-nation tour

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi Saturday kicked off his six-day, five-nation tour of Afghanistan, Qatar, Switzerland, the United States and Mexico, spanning three continents.

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Crowds take shine off Disneyland desires

Huge crowds at the highly anticipated Shanghai Disneyland, which is forecast to draw 10 million visitors annually, may discourage Shanghai residents from visiting Disney's first theme park on the Chinese mainland, a poll showed.

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South Korean president starts three-day state visit to Uganda

​South Korean President Park Geun-hye arrived in Uganda on Saturday for a three-day state visit aimed at strengthening bilateral relations.

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HK union protests Obama's visit to Hiroshima

Hong Kong and Kowloon Trades Union Council protested outside the Consulate-General of Japan in Hong Kong on Friday, opposing U.S. President Barack Obama's visit to Hiroshima, Japan.

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Obama's Hiroshima trip no occasion to whitewash Japan's WWII atrocities

​The motive behind U.S. President Barack Obama's planned visit to Japan's A-bombed Hiroshima on Friday may seem noble, but in reality, it is nothing more than yet another opportunity seized by Washington and Tokyo to pursue their own ulterior motives.

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Indian President arrives in China to boost bilateral ties

President Pranab Mukherjee arrived in Guanzhou on Tuesday, on a four-day visit to China. The visit will see significant political and economic push to bilateral ties while irritants like Beijing's opposition to India's membership of NSG and the blocking of UN bid to blacklist JeM chief Masood Azhar as a global terrorist will also figure.

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Obama may meet A-bomb survivors in Hiroshima visit

Last-minute arrangements are being made for a possible meeting in Hiroshima between U.S. President Barack Obama and hibakusha (atomic bomb survivors) during his historic visit to the city in western Japan on May 27.

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U.S. lifts arms embargo on Vietnam

President of the United States Barack Obama on Monday announced the United States is lifting a decades-long arms embargo on Vietnam.

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India seeks significant economic gain in PM's visit to Tehran

After years of dilly-dally in its ties with the Islamic republic, the Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi will make an imminent official visit to Iran to discuss topics with significant economic advantages.

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Japan's imperial couple visits Kumamoto

Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko visited Kumamoto Prefecture on May 19 to encourage evacuees from the recent earthquakes.

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China navy ships arrive in South Africa for friendly visit

The 22nd Chinese naval escort taskforce arrived Monday at the Simon's Town naval base of South Africa for a four-day friendly visit.

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Jokowi arrives in South Korea for state visit

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo arrived in South Korea on Sunday for a state visit aimed at forging stronger economic cooperation between the two countries. It is Jokowi’s second visit to South Korea after his 2014 visit.

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Abe insisted on accompanying Obama

Prime Minister Shinzo Abe was determined to accompany U.S. President Barack Obama on his visit to Hiroshima.

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Philippines president-elect Duterte plans to visit pope to apologise for insult

Philippine president-elect Rodrigo Duterte is planning to visit the Vatican to make a personal apology to the pope for calling him a "son of a whore", the politician's spokesman said on Thursday (May 12).

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Obama to pay historic visit to Hiroshima, looming "apology tour" narrative

The White House announced the visit in a statement Tuesday morning, saying Obama will visit along with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe during a previously scheduled visit to Japan to attend a Group of Seven summit.

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Japanese warships visit Sri Lanka

​Two Japanese warships arrived in Sri Lanka's port of Colombo on Wednesday on a goodwill and replenishment visit, the navy said.

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Japan wants to portray itself as a victim during Obama's Hiroshima visit

​The White House said Tuesday that U.S. President Barack Obama will visit Hiroshima later this month, but he won't apologize for the United States' nuclear attacks in Japan at the end of World War II.