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Historical epic '1921' tops China's weekly box office

Chinese historical film "1921" has topped the weekly box office (June 21-27) in the Chinese mainland with over 74.64 million yuan ($11.83 million) in preview screening

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Chinese premier to attend the 18th G20 Summit

At the invitation of the government of the Republic of India, Premier Li Qiang of China's State Council will attend the 18th G20 Summit to be held in New Delhi, India d

Japan to release Fukushima water into ocean despite protests and concerns

Japan will start releasing more than 1 million tonnes of treated radioactive water into the ocean from the wrecked Fukushima nuclear power plant on August 24, said Prim

Protests in Greece after government unveils identity card plans

About 5,000 people gathered in the northern Greek city of Thessaloniki on Sunday to protest against a new type of identity card to be introduced later this month, polic

UN calls for nuke test ban amid 'alarming rise in global division'

The United Nations on Tuesday called for a legally binding ban of nuclear tests and warned of a global catastrophe brought by nuclear weapons.In a message on the Intern

APD | Weekly top 10 hot news (Aug 19- Aug 25)

Every weekend, Asia Pacific Daily will provide you with a run-down of the latest hot news.This week, the following hot news you should know:Top 1 | Wagner chief presume

Zimbabwe's President Mnangagwa wins second term

Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa won a second term in office, election officials said Saturday.Mnangagwa, 80, won 52.6 percent of the ballots against 44 percent

50,000 S Korean protesters call for government action on Fukushima radioactive water

About 50,000 protesters gathered in the capital of South Korea on Saturday to demand that the government take steps to prevent what they fear is an impending disaster:

China, ASEAN countries hail digital economy cooperation, see pragmatic results

Over the past 10 years, from the traditional agricultural sector and energy industry to the burgeoning new energy and digital technology sectors, Indonesia has seen mor

Fifteenth BRICS Summit: Building a sustainable future

The 15th meeting of BRICS leaders was held in Johannesburg, South Africa, from August 22 to 24 with the theme "BRICS and Africa: Partnership for Mutually Accelerated Gr

China to launch special fund for Global Development Initiative, says Xi

Chinese President Xi Jinping said on Thursday that China will soon launch a special fund of $10 billion to implement the Global Development Initiative (GDI).Xi made the

U.S. supply chains still dependent to China, paper finds

The U.S. policies, including tariffs, which were aimed at decoupling the Chinese and U.S. economies, may ultimately not reduce the U.S.' dependence on supply chains lin

Florida residents begin rebuilding homes and businesses

Hurricane Idalia left a trail of destruction along its path through three U.S. states. In Florida, where it first made landfall in the Big Bend region, where the panhan

Biden surveys hurricane damage in Florida

U.S. President Biden arrived in Florida on Saturday with First Lady Jill Biden to survey the damage wrought by Hurricane Idalia. The Bidens toured the town of Live Oak

Russia says Wagner chief Prigozhin confirmed dead in plane crash

Russian investigators confirmed that Wagner Group leader Yevgeny Prigozhin was killed in a plane crash earlier this week, according to Russian media on Sunday."As part

Japan to begin dumping Fukushima nuclear wastewater on August 24

Japan will begin discharging the nuclear-contaminated water stored at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant into the sea on August 24, Japanese Prime Minister Fumio

India's moon rover completes tasks, rendered to sleep mode

The rover of India's Moon Mission-3, or Chandrayaan-3, completed its assigned tasks and has been rendered to sleep mode by the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO)

Thailand's Pheu Thai to announce backing of 14 parties in bid to form new government

Thailand's Pheu Thai Party will announce later on Monday it has the backing of 14 parties in its bid to form the next government, its deputy leader said, ahead of this

Thailand's new cabinet sworn in, vows to address people's needs

New cabinet members under Thai Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin were sworn in at the Royal Palace on Tuesday.Earlier, Thailand's King Maha Vajiralongkorn has endorsed th

Russian military claims repelling drone attack in Pskov

The Russian military repelled a drone attack at an airport in Pskov, western Russia, where four transport aircraft were damaged, officials said early on Wednesday."The

Ex-Proud Boys leader sentenced to 22 years over U.S. Capitol riot

Enrique Tarrio, the former national chairman of the far-right group Proud Boys, was sentenced on Tuesday to 22 years in jail for his role in the January 6, 2021, riot o