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Mexico's president meets with missing students' families, pledges results

​Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto said on Thursday that he has met the families of 43 students who went missing in late September, and pledged results in the case.

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Onus on Abe to defrost China-Japan ties

​Speculations about a China-Japan summit have generated a buzz in international media over the past few months, and its volume has become stronger as an Asia-Pacific summit in Beijing draws near.

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Energy saving lights installed at Beijing's major APEC venue

The China National Convention Center, a main venue for the upcoming APEC Economic Leaders' Week, installed 7,450 energy-saving LED lights as part of major rennovations before the international event.

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APEC economies pledge flexible fiscal policies, stress infrastructure investment

Finance ministers of APEC economies pledged Wednesday to flexibly implement fiscal policies in a joint statement released after the 21st APEC Finance Minister's Meeting.

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HK gov't to hold meeting with Occupy students on Friday

The government of Hong Kong Special Administrative Region is to hold the first formal meeting with representatives of the Occupy Central students on Friday afternoon, a government official said on Tuesday evening.

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China's central bank sticks to prudent monetary policy

China will continue its prudent monetary policy, flexibly use monetary instruments and maintain "moderate" liquidity to achieve reasonable growth in loans and social financing, the central bank said on Sunday.

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ASEAN+3 countries agree on joint approach in agriculture promotion scheme 2015-19

ASEAN+3 (China, Japan and South Korea) countries have agreed on joint approach in an agriculture and forest products promotion scheme for 2015-19, an official statement said Thursday.

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APEC members calls for ocean partnership

Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) members passed a declaration on Thursday calling for the establishment of a new partnership focusing on maritime cooperation in the region.

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Lithuanian president to discuss security issues with Obama in Tallinn

​Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaite has planned to discuss additional security measures for the Baltic region at the upcoming meeting with U.S. President Barack Obama next week in Tallinn, local media on Thursday.

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ECOWAS health experts meet in Accra on Ebola

Africa Focus: ECOWAS health experts meet in Accra on Ebola

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Xi says China to build influential new-type media groups

President Xi Jinping said Monday that China will build several new-type media groups that are strong, influential and credible.

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ASEAN meeting on economic integration kicks off in Myanmar

The 25th meeting of Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) High Level Task Force (HLTF) on Economic Integration, which aimed at promoting free trade between ASEAN nations, kicked off in Yangon on Tuesday.

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ASEAN economic officials, dialogue partners to discuss economic cooperation

A coordination meeting between ASEAN senior economic officials and its dialogue partners are due to take place in Yangon Monday to discuss issues related to the establishment of free trade areas and economic cooperation between them, sources said.

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S.Korea, DPRK to hold talks on inter-Korean factory park this week

South Korea and the Democratic People' s Republic of Korea (DPRK) will hold talks on the inter-Korean factory park in the DPRK's border town of Kaesong, the first such dialogue in some six months, a unification ministry official said Tuesday.

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S. Korean finance minister, BOK governor agree to cooperate in supporting econom

South Korean Finance Minister Choi Kyung-hwan and Bank of Korea (BOK) Governor Lee Ju-yeol agreed Monday to cooperate in supporting their country's economy, reports from Yonhap said.

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Indian  journalist's meeting with Mumbai terror attacks mastermind adjourned

The Indian parliament was Tuesday adjourned following ruckus from opposition parties, mainly the Congress, over the recent meeting between a senior Indian journalist and the alleged mastermind of Mumbai terror attacks, Hafiz Saeed, in Pakistan.

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More cross-Strait city exchanges expected: mainland's Taiwan affairs chief

Chinese mainland's Taiwan affairs chief on Thursday expressed hope that New Taipei City would continue to deepen cooperation with mainland cities, so as to create a win-win situation.