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Chinese premier to visit the Philippines for East Asia summit

ChinesePremierLiKeqiangwillvisitthePhilippinestoattendaseriesofhigh-levelmeetingsincludingthe12thEastAsiaSummitfromNovember12to16inManila,ChineseForeignMinistry

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Woman at center of S. K. scandal to appear at first court hearing

​The close friend of President Park Geun-hye, who is at the center of an influence-peddling scandal that has led up to the president's impeachment, will appear at the first court hearing Monday, her lawyer said.

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Xi to attend, chair G20 summit in Hangzhou

President Xi Jinping will attend and chair the G20 summit to be held in Hangzhou, Zhejiang province, from September 4 to 5, Foreign Ministry spokesman Lu Kang said on Monday.

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Brazil's Rousseff and Lula to miss Olympic Games Opening Ceremony

Brazil's suspended president Dilma Rousseff and her predecessor Luiz Inocio Lula da Silva announced Tuesday that they would not attend the Opening Ceremony of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games on Aug. 5, local media reported.

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Myanmar president leaves for ASEAN-Korea commemorative summit

Myanmar President U Thein Sein left Nay Pyi Taw Wednesday on a visit to South Korea to attend the 25th ASEAN-Korea Commemorative Summit in Busan as chair of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), official sources said.

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HK chief executive to attend APEC meeting in Beijing

Hong Kong Chief Executive C Y Leung will leave for Beijing on Saturday to attend the Asia- Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) 2014 Leaders' Week and other related meetings, according to the news website of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region government on Thursday.

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Vietnamese PM to attend ASEAN Summit in Myanmar

Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung will lead a delegation to attend the upcoming 25th ASEAN Summit and related meetings in Myanmar from Nov. 12 to 13, a Foreign Ministry official said here said Thursday.