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EU seeks to join US-China steel dispute at WTO

TheEuropeanUnionaskedonMondaytojoinadisputebroughtbyChinatotheWorldTradeOrganizationoverUSimporttariffsonsteelandaluminum,justoveraweekbeforeUSPresidentTrumpdec

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US says will not lift sanctions on DPRK until 'concrete' steps are made

Washingtonwouldbe"naïve"intheupcomingtalkswiththeDemocraticPeople'sRepublicofKorea(DPRK)toremovesanctionsuntilthecountrytookconcretestepsindenuclearization,theW

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US, ROK begin low-key military drill ahead of Kim-Moon summit

TheUnitedStatesandtheRepublicofKorea(ROK)areduetobegintheirannual"KeyResolve"militarydrillonMonday,justfourdaysbeforeaplannedmeetingbetweenRepublicofKorea(ROK)P

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Women's power wins big at Beijing int'l film fest

Twofilmsmadebyfemaledirectorstooktopawards,includingBestPictureandBestDirectorattheTiantanAwardsceremony,whichmarkedthecloseoftheEighthBeijingInternationalFilmF

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Will Trump and Bolton clash over Syria?

USPresidentDonaldTrumpandhisnewnationalsecurityadviser,JohnBolton,definitelyagreedontheneedtobombSyriatodeterfurtheruseofchemicalweaponsbytheregimeofBasharal-As

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Trump's next $100 billion tariff dilemma

USconsumersmaybeabouttodirectlyfeeltheeffectsofthetradefightstartedbyUSPresidentTrumpwithChinaandothercountriesthisyearwhenanewlistofChineseimportstobetaxedisan

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Trump may send envoy to China for trade talk

ChinahasreceivedinformationthatUSTreasurySecretaryStevenMnuchinisconsideringatriptoBeijingtoholdtalksontheongoingtradedispute,theMinistryofCommercesaidinabriefs

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China's ZTE seeks resolution of US export ban

China’sZTEisseekingaresolutiontoaUSbanonsellingitpartsandsoftwarethatitsaysthreatensitssurvival.ZTE“haslearnedfromitspastexperiencesonexportcontrolcomplianceand

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Can Macron's White House visit save the Iran deal?

FrenchPresidentEmmanuelMacronseems,asmuchasanyworldleader,tohavedevelopedsomekindofrapportwithhisAmericancounterpartDonaldTrump.Butwilltheirapparentbondprovepro

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Putin 'ready' to visit US and meet Trump, Russian FM Lavrov says

RussianPresidentVladimirPutinis"readyforameeting"withhisUScounterpartDonaldTrump,RussianForeignMinisterSergeiLavrovsaidonFriday.Moscow'schiefdiplomataddedthatsu

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Kim Jong Un says DPRK to stop nuclear and missile tests

TheleaderoftheDemocraticPeople’sRepublicofKorea(DPRK)KimJongUnannouncedonFridaythathiscountrywillstopnucleartestsandlaunchesofintercontinentalballisticmissiless

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Weekly top 10 hot news (April 14-April 20)

EverySaturday,AsiaPacificDailywillprovideyouwitharun-downofthelatesthotnews.Thisweek,thefollowinghotnewsyoushouldknow:Top1|USandallieslaunchstrikesonSyriachemic

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China's ZTE opposes US ban as global supply chain suspended

TheUStechbanonZTEpreventingitfrombuyingtechnologyfromAmericancompaniesforallegedlyviolatingUSsanctionsagainsttheDPRKandIranhasdamagedtheglobalsupplychainwhichno

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Opinion: ROK to hold a discussion on peace deal at DPRK summit

Theupcominginter-KoreanSummitbetweenDPRK’sKimJongUnandROK’sPresidentMoonJae-inisloadedwithcomplexityanduncertainty.Theoutcomeisnotaforegoneconclusionconsidering

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Amazon buys exclusive UK rights to US Open tennis tournament

Amazonhasstruckadealsaidtobeworth$40m(£30m)fortheexclusiveUKTVrightstotheUSOpentennistournament,astheUSfirmlookstoaddtoits100millionPrimesubscribers.Amazon,whic

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US ban 'unfair', 'unacceptable': China's telecom giant ZTE statement

China'sZTECorponFridaysaiditwon'taccepttheUStechban,whichis“unfairtothecompany.”“RefusalorderswillnotonlyseriouslyendangerthesurvivalofZTE,butalsohurttheinteres

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Ban on ZTE offers much food for thought

TheUSbanonsalesofchipsandcomponentstoChina'stelecommunicationscompanyZTEshockedChinesesociety.SomeChinesepeoplearefuriousatUSbehavior,othersthinkZTEdeservesit,w