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China, US pledge to control risk

2 countries' senior military officials also agree to work constructively to manage differences.Senior military officials from Beijing and Washington have pledged to try to manage their differences in a constructive way and effectively control risks, following recent maritime tensions in the South China Sea.

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Key US lawmakers not willing to back military aid to Pakistan

Key members of US Congress are not prepared to support military aid to Pakistan, said Elizabeth Trudeau, Director Office of Press Relations State Department, underscoring the strains in relations between the two countries.

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China and US "need to do more talking"

A call for more dialogue and communication between China and the United States to build new consensus for joint ties has been made by senior Chinese official Fu Ying.

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Beijing condemns US warship patrol

Beijing expressed "resolute opposition" on Tuesday to a patrol by a United States warship in the South China Sea near Yongshu Reef in the Nansha Islands.

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Donald Trump given a fighting chance by ailing US economy

Millions of Americans think they have been left behind in the recovery and the billionaire has managed to tap into this discontent

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US Vice President Joe Biden makes surprise visit to Iraq in show of support

US Vice President Joe Biden met Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi and other top officials in an unannounced visit to Baghdad on Thursday to show support for the government as it seeks to build on wins against ISIS amid a distracting political crisis.

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Alibaba's Jack Ma overtakes Wanda's Wang Jianlin as Asia's richest man

Alibaba Group chairman Jack Ma Yun overtook Dalian Wanda’s Wang Jianlin as Asia’s richest man after the e-commerce giant’s financial affiliate raised a record amount in its latest round of fundraising.

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America’s strategic misjudgment and miscalculation in the South China Sea issue

US action and reaction to the South China Sea issue have indicated that the Americans have misjudged the issue and miscalculated its strategy in the region.

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Hong Kong science/tech graduates in US can now work there 3 years

Hong Kong science students attending American universities can now work in the US for up to three years after completing their studies.

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Oil plunges after output talks fail amid Saudi demands over Iran

Oil tumbled by the most in two months after output talks on Sunday (April 18) between the world's biggest producers ended without any agreement on limiting supplies, a diplomatic failure that threatens to renew the rout in prices.

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Alibaba makes biggest overseas bet with US$1b Lazada deal

Alibaba Group Holding has agreed to buy a controlling stake in Southeast Asian online retailer Lazada Group for about US$1 billion, its biggest deal overseas, as the Chinese e-commerce giant seeks fertile new turf while growth slows at home.

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Baidu, Alibaba and Tencent lead charge in China mergers and show no sign of slowing down

When Jack Ma Yun reorganised Alibaba Group into 25 business units back in January 2013 and announced days later his exit as its chief executive, there was no inkling that what would happen next was a pell-mell rush to invest in a fast-expanding global internet market by the e-commerce giant and its two closest rivals in China.

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Domestic kung fu flick beats 'Batman v Superman'

Two new Chinese releases, The Bodyguard and Chongqing Hotpot, and a still strong Zootopiathis weekend dashed expectations that Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice would score big at China's box office this year.

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China's ZTE appoints new chairman in management reshuffle amid talks with US to lift curbs

Chinese telecommunications powerhouse ZTE has named veteran executive Zhao Xianming as its new chairman and president in a sweeping senior management revamp, which could help repair the company’s damaged reputation with the United States government.

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Singapore PM Lee meets Fed's Yellen, trade representative Froman ahead of nuclear summit

Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong met separately with US Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen and Trade Representative Michael Froman in Washington, DC on Thursday, ahead of the Nuclear Security Summit.

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India overtakes China in direct investment by US

The data released by US Treasury shows India makes up 1.8% of US foreign equity holdings as on December 2015 as against 1.6% of China.

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China becomes leading world exporter of cultural goods: UNESCO

China became the world's leading exporters of cultural goods in 2013, outpacing the United States, a UNESCO report showed on Thursday.