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China, Russia Increase Bilateral Trade in Digital Age

Nov 09, 2015 07:15 AM EST

China and Russia are riding high on their current trade relations in the digital age, earning billions of dollars in e-commerce transactions.

Financial Woes Hit Anti-Aids Private Organizations In China

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Nov 09, 2015 05:07 AM EST

Lack of money has forced Anti-Aids private organizations in China to fold up after financial agency Global Fund pulled out its support in 2011.

Corruption Watchdog: India Less Corrupt Than China

Corruption Watchdog Says India Less Corrupt Than China

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Nov 08, 2015 08:59 AM EST

Transparency International has released the results of their survey of least corrupt countries, and India was ranked as less corrupt than China this year.

UN Places Ceiling In World Gas Emissions To Avoid Dangerous Climate Change

UN Places Ceiling in World's Gas Emissions to Avoid Dangerous Climate Change

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Nov 08, 2015 05:01 AM EST

The United Nations environment body has come up with a ceiling in which greenhouse emissions must peak, in a bid to avoid dangerous climate change.

Two Chinas Meet, Shake Hands, and Hold Historic Talks

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Nov 07, 2015 08:40 AM EST

The leaders of the two Chinas met, shook hands, and held historic talks in Singapore on Saturday, in what was their first after 66 years of being apart.

China, Singapore Ink 'Customized' Partnership

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Nov 07, 2015 06:03 AM EST

Chinese President Xi Jinping and his Singaporean counterpart Tony Tan Keng Yam have inked a deal cementing their "customized" bilateral relations by building and enhancing their partnership for all-round cooperation and stepping up their negotiations to come up with a reasonable and beneficial free trade agreement (FTA).

Obama Says Bomb May Have Downed Russian Airliner

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Nov 06, 2015 06:13 AM EST

European investigators who analyzed the flight recorders of the downed Russian plane said Friday that the cockpit voice recorder of Metrojet Flight 9268 showed an explosion, which was confirmed by its flight data recorder.

China, Vietnam to Combat Cross-Border Drug Smuggling

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Nov 06, 2015 03:20 AM EST

China and Vietnam have agreed to fight major drug trafficking along their borders, starting off with the Golden Triangle area that includes Myanmar, Laos and Thailand, the world's major producers of narcotics

Taiwan President Denies Election-Related Motive In Meeting With Chinese President Xi Jinping

Taiwan President: No Election Motive in Meeting With China

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Nov 05, 2015 05:23 AM EST

Taiwan President Ma Ying-jeou denied allegations that his upcoming meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping was to shore up his political party's image and garner more votes in the January presidential and parliamentary polls.

President Xi Jinping Embarks on Five-Day Asian Journey

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Nov 05, 2015 03:37 AM EST

Chinese President Xi Jinping starts his five-day Asian journey in a bid to improve bilateral relations with several nations.

Hillary Meets With Families of Slain African-Americans in Chicago

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Nov 03, 2015 07:06 AM EST

Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton met privately with the families of African-American men killed in police shootings in Chicago on Monday, promising them to push forward with her plans to undertake reforms in the criminal justice system.

U.S. Denies Military Threat Against Beijing After Warship Sails Near China-Claimed Reefs

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Nov 03, 2015 06:19 AM EST

The head of the US Pacific Command Harry Harris has denied accusations that the decision to send a U.S. Navy warship USS Lassen to sail near isles claimed by China in the South China Sea last week was an attempt to provoke Beijing.

17 Killed as Building Collapses During Construction in Central China

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Oct 31, 2015 05:54 AM EDT

At least 17 people were killed while 23 others got seriously injured when a two-storey building that was being renovated collapsed in Central China, officials said on Saturday.

US Environment Body May Ban Common Pesticide Used on Fruits and Veggies

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Oct 31, 2015 04:10 AM EDT

Pesticide producers in California are protesting EPA's proposed ban on chlorpyrifos, a common pesticide used on fruits and vegetables.

Hague Court to Hear Philippines' South China Sea Territorial Claims Filed Against Beijing

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Oct 30, 2015 07:47 AM EDT

China continues to stand its ground on its territorial claims over disputed areas in the South China Sea as it rejected the ruling of an arbitration court in Netherlands that it has jurisdiction to hear the claims of the Philippines. Filipino authorities filed the case against China in The Hague-based court in 2013.