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China proposes expanding trade to 100 billion dollars in 2015 with Britain

Li, at an annual meeting with his British counterpart, David Cameron, also called on China and Britain to boost cooperation in such areas as nuclear power, high-speed railway, infrastructure construction and urbanization.

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Vietnam's top legislator pledges to use Japanese aid effectively

A Vietnamese top legislator on Monday pledged to use Japanese Official Development Assistance ( ODA) effectively during a reception to a Japanese delegation.

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2 rebels killed, 13 wounded in S. Philippine fresh clashes

Fresh fighting between military and a group of breakaway Muslim rebels erupted on Monday in the southern Philippine province of Maguindanao, leaving two rebels dead and 13 others wounded, the military said.

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Indonesian defense minister meets with senior Chinese military official

Indonesian Defense Minister Purnomo Yugisantoro met here with Chinese general Fan Changlong on Thursday, according to media report.

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Xi-Park meeting sends new signals for NE Asia

The talks between the presidents of China and the Republic of Korea (ROK) have sent signals that the two strategic partners will do more to build a stable and prosperous northeast Asia.

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Xi, Park pledge to enrich China-South Korea strategic cooperative partnership

Chinese President Xi Jinping and his South Korean counterpart Park Geun-hye held talks here Thursday, vowing to enrich the bilateral strategic cooperative partnership.

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5 dead, 8 wounded in military, Abu Sayyaf clash in S. Philippines

Philippine military staged an attack on Abu Sayyaf militants in southern Philippine province of Basilan on Thursday, leaving at least five people dead, including three Abu Sayyaf members, a security official said Friday.

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70 injured in fuel tanker explosion in Turkey

About 70 people were injured in an explosion of a fuel tanker on early Tuesday in Lice town of southeastern Diyarbakir province of Turkey, Dogan News Agency reported.

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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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Time to turn China-U.S. tensions

Analysts hold low expectations for the high-level dialogue between China and the United States as differences remain between the two powers. But this makes the talks all the more necessary.

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China, ROK accelerate FTA talks

China and the Republic of Korea (ROK) are working to ensure a breakthrough in their negotiation on a bilateral free trade agreement (FTA), likely paving the way for a larger FTA between all three leading economies in East Asia.

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Over 200 people charged with curfew violation in Myanmar second largest city

A total of 201 more people from seven townships in Myanmar' second largest city of Mandalay have been charged with violation of curfew order over the past two days and their cases are under investigation, state media reported Monday.

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Quid pro quo deal sees ties thaw between Japan and DPRK

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's pledged on Thursday to lift some of Japan's sanctions on the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK).The vow was made following Pyongyang's commitment to reinvestigating the issue of Japanese nationals being abducted by DPRK agents in the 1970s and 1980s.

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U.S. says military advisors given protection by Iraq

The White House said on Monday that the American troops to be sent to Iraq as advisors to make an assessment of how best to help cope with Islamic militants have been offered protection by the Arab country.

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Vietnam, Netherlands boost cooperation in agriculture, energy

Vietnam and the Netherlands on Monday inked a series of documents aimed at boosting cooperation in the fields of agriculture and energy in Vietnam's capital Hanoi.

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Japan, Australia vow to enhance security ties

Japan and Australia Wednesday held their 5th round of "two-plus-two" talks involving foreign and defense chiefs from both sides and vowed to enhance bilateral security and defense cooperation, especially in the area of submarine technology transfer.

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At least 2 Russian tourists killed in bus accident in N. India

At least two Russian tourists were killed, one went missing and several others seriously injured when a vehicle plunged into a river in the northern Indian state of Uttarakhand on Tuesday, said police.