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Fiji, New Zealand FMs to have first consultation since 2006

​Fijian Foreign Minister Ratu Inoke Kubuabola will meet his New Zealand counterpart Murray McCully later this week, the Fijian government announced Wednesday.

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10 militants, policeman killed in eastern Afghan clash

At least 10 militants and one policeman were killed while a district police chief wounded Wednesday morning in a clash in eastern Ghazni province, a source said.

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Chinese paper highlights justice, necessity in reform

Without justice, the reform campaign will fail, warns a commentary in People's Daily, the flagship newspaper of the Communist Party of China (CPC), on Wednesday.

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Do not let one rotten apple ruin China-Australia relationship

​Australian politician Clive Palmer' s comment labeling Chinese "bastards" and "mongrels", which has embarrassed and drawn widespread criticism from the Australian political and business circles as well as the general public, is out of personal interests and by no means represents the mainstream voice of Australia.

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One dead, 19 injured in E China bus fire

One was killed and 19 others injured after a public bus caught fire during rush hour in east China's Shandong Province on Wednesday

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Death toll increases to 18 in Japan's Hiroshima Prefecture

​Death toll has increased to 18 and 13 others remained unaccounted for Wednesday after downpours triggered landslides and flooding in Hiroshima Prefecture in western Japan, local press reported.

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Australian public service workers live 4 years longer: study

​Australian government workers will live almost four years longer than other workers, according to a new study released on Wednesday.

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Japanese auto parts suppliers fined by China over price monopoly

A total of 12 Japanese auto parts suppliers have been fined 1.24 billion yuan (about 201 million U.S. dollars) due to a price monopoly, China's top price regulator confirmed Wednesday.

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China targets high salaries at state firms

China on Monday reviewed a plan to reform the payment system for executives at state firms under direct central government control, the latest step by the government to reform the controversial income distribution system.

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Alibaba to launch e-commerce platform for secondhand cars

China's e-commerce giant Alibaba Group signed an agreement on Tuesday with China Grand Auto Services Co. Ltd, the country's largest passenger vehicle dealer, to set up an online trading platform for secondhand cars.

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Portion of S.Korea's short-term foreign debts rises to highest in a year

The portion of short-term foreign debts in South Korea rose to the highest in a year as banks increased borrowing in foreign currency, central bank data showed Wednesday.

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IOC President Bach awarded Honorary Professorship from Nanjing Sport Institute

International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach was awarded an Honorary Professorship from the Nanjing Sport Institute (NSI) Tuesday in Nanjing, China, host of the 2014 Summer Youth Olympic Games.

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"How to Train Your Dragon 2" leads China's box office

American blockbuster sequel "How to Train Your Dragon 2" earned 168 million yuan (about 27.35 million U.S. dollars) to rule China's box office in the week ending Aug. 17.

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Taliban storms district in eastern Afghan province

​Several hundred of militants on Tuesday launched a massive attack on security checkpoints in eastern Afghan province of Logar, 60 km south of national capital of Kabul, where officials celebrated the 95th Independence Day earlier on the day.

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SADC pushes for integration through industrialization

If trade used to dominate discussions on regional integration, leaders in southern Africa have now decided to give industrialization a boost.

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China nets 1,000 cult members

Chinese police have arrested nearly 1,000 suspected members of the illegal quannengshen (almighty god) cult, according to the Ministry of Public Security.

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Nepal to use remittance to develop hydro-power projects

​The Nepal government announced a scheme to invest remittance money by migrant workers for developing hydro- power project, officials said here on Tuesday.