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China Creates Armed Civilian Militias To Thwart North Korean Violence At The Border

China Deploys Armed Civilian Militias to Thwart Violence at North Korean Border

Jan 16, 2015 06:23 AM EST

China has created armed civilian militias to help protect villagers living near the border with North Korea from violent crimes reportedly being perpetrated by North Korean soldiers

Chinese President Xi Jinping To Visit Britain Amid Tensions Over Hong Kong

President Xi Jinping To Visit Britain Amid Political Tensions Over Hong Kong

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Jan 14, 2015 08:11 AM EST

Chinese President Xi Jinping will go on with his first state visit to Britain later this year amid existing tensions between the two nations over the plight of Hong Kong

China Needs More Babies But Chinese Couples Reluctant To Reproduce

China Needs More Babies But Couples Reluctant To Reproduce

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Jan 13, 2015 05:57 AM EST

China has relaxed its one-child policy by allowing couples to have another child but parents are reluctant to take advantage of this policy because of the rising cost of raising another child

U.S. Invites Allies to Security Summit on February 18

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Jan 12, 2015 08:58 PM EST

In the wake of the recent terror attacks in Paris satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo's headquarters that killed 17 victims including four French Jews in a grocery, U.S. President Barack Obama called on his allies to attend a global security summit on February 18 in Washington to discuss ways to prevent violent extremism.

Award-Winning Chinese Author Gets Flak For Cozying Up To Xi Jinping

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Jan 12, 2015 05:01 AM EST

One of China's celebrated author, Mo Yan, has been receiving flak from his fellow writers for fawning over Chinese President Xi Jinping and officials of the Communist Party

Support For 'Je suis Charlie' Spreads Across The Globe

Support For 'Je suis Charlie' Spreads Across the World

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Jan 11, 2015 05:00 AM EST

More countries across the world have shown their fierce support for the victims of the deadly attacks on Charlie Hebdo magazine and in upholding the sacred right to freedom of expression.

Beijing Police monitor Chinese and foreign reporters at a large gathering for Charlie Hebdo massacre victims

Charlie Hebdo Gathering in Beijing Shadowed by Police

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Jan 10, 2015 03:45 AM EST

Beijing police closely monitored a large gathering of foreign and Chinese correspondents holding placards that read 'Je Suis Charlie' to show support for the Charlie Hebdo massacre victims in Paris.

Netizens Scorn China's Anti-Cleavage Campaign Against Popular Chinese Drama

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Jan 06, 2015 06:10 AM EST

The popular television drama, 'Empress of China", was pulled out from the air for days because the female cast wore low-cut necklines exposing their cleavage.

Japan To Face Up To Its War Responsibility 70 Years After World War II

Japan To Face Up To War Responsibility 70 Years After World War II

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Jan 06, 2015 04:25 AM EST

Seven months away from the 70th anniversary of the end of World War II, Japan, this early, has said that it will face up to its war responsibility just as his predecessors did in the past anniversaries.

Families Of AirAsia Victims Turn To God To Ease Their Grief

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Jan 05, 2015 04:26 AM EST

The families of the AirAsia victims cried, sang, and prayed in a tiny chapel in Surabaya to strengthen their faith amid the tragedy they are facing.

Family Of Terrorism Suspect Blasts Obama For Death Of Kin

Family Of Terror Suspect Al-Libi Who Died in U.S. Custody Blasts Obama Administration

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Jan 04, 2015 04:30 AM EST

The family of terror suspect Abu Anas Al-Libi is crying foul over the death of their kin, blaming the Obama administration for mistreating al-Libi when he was still alive

Indonesia Search And Rescue Team Detects Large Objects On Java Seabed

AirAsia Search Teams Detect Large Objects on Java Seabed

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Jan 03, 2015 03:40 AM EST

The Indonesia search and rescue team has spotted two large objects on the seabed of Java as it continues to recover more bodies of the victims that perished in the AirAsia crash.

Good Weather Aids Search For AirAsia Victims, Blackbox

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Jan 02, 2015 05:08 AM EST

Good weather has helped searchers in finding more bodies of the ill-fated Airasia Flight 8501 as it retrieved seven bodies last Thursday

China Upgrades Military Weaponry, Focuses On Naval Power

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Dec 30, 2014 03:37 AM EST

China's military has been promoting its upgrade of military weaponry as part of its transparency policy

Internet Outage Hits North Korea For The Second Time

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Dec 29, 2014 02:39 AM EST

North Korea has suffered another Internet shutdown which lasted at least two hours --- the second outage, so far, that hit the country's network connection since last week.