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Global Times: "Groundless" US report claims China's policies making Muslims join IS

Chinese experts called "groundless" a US think tank's report claiming China's policies in Northwest China's Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region have driven Chinese Muslims to join the Islamic State (IS).

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KFC briefly made focal point of anti-US protests

Police and media organizations are calling for rational patriotism after sporadic protests against the United States broke out across China in the past few days triggered by the Arbitral Tribunal in The Hague's illegal ruling on the South China Sea issue.

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Najib's press secretary says 1MDB probe found no crime, will cooperate with any lawful investigation

The press secretary to Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak reiterated on Thursday (July 21) that the Attorney General had found that no crime was committed in a probe into 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB) but said Malaysia will fully cooperate with any lawful investigation into the debt-ridden state investor.

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Exploding Kittens part of comeback trend for board and card games

​Some millennials, tired of today’s smartphone-obsessed digital culture, are turning to the retro pleasures of board games and card games as a way to enhance face-to-face interaction

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South China Sea issue should not come between China and US: Chinese ambassador

As a country outside the region that has no territorial disputes with China, the US should not make the South China Sea an issue between the two countries, Chinese Ambassador to the US Cui Tiankai said in a recent article published by People’s Daily, urging the US to take the right position and build a new model for its relationship with China.

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In Himalayas, there is a way but not a will for China-India trade

Deep in the Himalayas some three miles above sea level, Indian security forces and Chinese soldiers gaze at each other through a barbed-wire fence while trucks carrying goods from both sides pass through a large iron gate that marks the border.

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Navy chiefs set for fresh talks on South China Sea

Naval chiefs from China and the United States are set to hold their first face-to-face meeting since the July 12 ruling on the arbitration case brought by the Philippines, which has intensified tensions in the South China Sea.

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China calls on US, Japan to stop twisting the facts

China urged the US and Japan on Wednesday to stop distorting international law and using the "arbitration" on the South China Sea to serve their own political aims.

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Chinese holidaymakers heat up Asia-Pacific digital travel sales

​New study forecasts mainland market to be worth US$121.98 billion next year, up from an estimated US$95.29 billion in 2016

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US lawmakers question report’s high ratings for Malaysia, India in tackling human-trafficking

US lawmakers said on Tuesday they were concerned that Malaysia and India were rated too favourably in this year’s State Department human-trafficking report although the report seemed less influenced by politics than last year’s.

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Wanda’s AMC to buy Odeon in global push, leaving Carmike Cinemas waiting

​AMC Entertainment Holdings US$1.2 billion purchase of Odeon & UCI Cinemas Group extends Chinese billionaire Wang Jianlin’s movie-theater empire into Europe while leaving open the fate of its deal for the No 4 US chain Carmike Cinemas.

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Four of the most outlandish stories about playing Pokemon Go ... so far

​From the Pokemon trainers charging US$25 an hour to catch Pokemon, to the girlfriend suspicious about her beau snaring one at his ex’s place, to the player who found a body, these are some of the weirdest Pokemon Go happenings

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U.S. sanctions DPRK individuals, entities over alleged rights abuses

According to Xinhua News Agency,the U.S. Treasury Department on Wednesday imposed sanctions on Kim Jong Un, the top leader of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), and other top officials over alleged human rights abuses.

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Hang Seng futures decline after US stocks tumble on renewed Brexit contagion fears

Hong Kong stocks are expected to open lower Wednesday, as the Hang Seng Index futures July contract fell 0.4 per cent or 85 points to 20,640 in the pre-opening session.

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British pound plummets to new 31-year low on renewed Brexit fallout fears, China fixes yuan at fresh multi-year low

The Chinese yuan continued its slide on Wednesday morning after the Chinese central bank fixed the currency at a fresh five and a half year low against the US dollar, while the British pound skidded to a new 31-year low versus the greenback on renewed concerns about the Brexit fallout.

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Philippines must forgo provocations: China's ex-diplomat

The Philippines "must be dissuaded from making any further provocation in the South China Sea, or otherwise China will not sit by idly", a former senior Chinese leader warned on Tuesday.

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US border control could start asking for your social media accounts

US Customs and Border Protection proposal would see Facebook, Twitter and other social media accounts requested on landing and visa forms