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Russia will soon return 174 sq km of territory on the northeast border to China, ending more than 40 years of negotiations.The two countries will sign...
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Capital's $3.5 billion touchdown
2024-08-05An immediate surprise for new arrivals at the Beijing Capital International Airport comes this week.They're being met by robotic versions of the O...
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19 killed by Typhoon Kalmaegi
2024-08-05Typhoon Kalmaegi has killed 19 people and injured another eight, while six remain missing after the typhoon started lashing Taiwan last Thursday, an o...
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Nepalese pick first president
2024-08-05Nepal's lawmakers picked the country's first president yesterday, rejecting a candidate backed by former Maoist rebels in a move that could pl...
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Bus blasts rock Kunming, kill 2
2024-08-05Two persons were killed and 14 injured when explosions ripped through two buses an hour apart on a busy Kunming street in Yunnan province Monday morni...
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Peking Duck flies off UK menu on oven fears
2024-08-05British athletes and officials should seize the opportunity of staying in the Olympic Village to gorge on Peking Duck.For back in the UK the dish coul...
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City-state to study kidney trading
2024-08-05Singapore is considering legalizing kidney trading to help meet demand for kidney transplants, the city-state's health minister said yesterday.The...
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China angered over Exxon Mobil oil agreement
2024-08-05China opposes any activities that violate its sovereignty and jurisdiction over the South China Sea, Foreign Ministry spokesman Liu Jianchao said yest...
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Cosmetic surgery popular among teens
2024-08-05More middle school students are undergoing cosmetic surgery this summer vacation. But such procedures are extremely inadvisable, experts said, because...
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Serbian ex-president Karadzic arrested
2024-08-05Former Serbian president Radovan Karadzic, wanted for "genocide and crimes" during the Bosnian war, has been arrested after 11 years on the ...