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ASIA PACIFIC / Crime & Legal

Dec 18, 2017

Myanmar government says case against Reuters journalists can proceed

Myanmar's civilian President Htin Kyaw, a close ally of government leader Aung San Suu Kyi, has authorized the police to proceed with a case against two detained Reuters reporters accused of violating the country's colonial-era Official Secrets Act, a senior government spokesman said.

ASIA PACIFIC

Dec 18, 2017

Vietnam follows Beijing with South China Sea upgrades of its own

By David Tweed

As China continues to transform disputed territory in the South China Sea into features capable of sustaining air and naval bases, Vietnam is also upgrading areas it occupies.

ASIA PACIFIC / Politics

Dec 18, 2017

Trump to say in security speech that China is competitor, officials say

President Donald Trump will lay out a new U.S. national security strategy Monday based on his "America First" policy and will, among other items, make clear that China is a competitor, two senior U.S. officials said Saturday.

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ASIA PACIFIC

Dec 17, 2017

Hoping to extend maritime reach, China lavishes aid on Pakistan town

By Drazen Jorgic

China is lavishing vast amounts of aid on a small Pakistani fishing town to win over locals and build a commercial deep-water port that the United States and India suspect may also one day serve China's navy.

ASIA PACIFIC

Dec 16, 2017

Attacks on South Korean cryptocurrency exchanges reportedly traced to the North

South Korea's spy agency said North Korean hackers were behind attacks on cryptocurrency exchanges this year in which some 7.6 billion won ($7 million) worth of cryptocurrencies was stolen, a newspaper reported on Saturday.

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ASIA PACIFIC

Dec 16, 2017

Jim Mattis says North Korean ICBM not yet a 'capable threat' to U.S.

U.S. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis said Friday that analysis continued on North Korea's most recent missile test, but he did not believe its intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) posed an imminent threat to the United States.

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ASIA PACIFIC

Dec 16, 2017

Myanmar faces mounting calls for release of Reuters journalists

U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said on Friday that the United States was demanding "the immediate release" of two Reuters reporters arrested in Myanmar "or information as to the circumstances around their disappearance."

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ASIA PACIFIC

Dec 16, 2017

Rex Tillerson urges long halt to North Korean weapons tests before any talks

U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson on Friday urged North Korea to carry out a "sustained cessation" of weapons testing to allow the two countries to hold talks about Pyongyang's nuclear and missile programs.

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ASIA PACIFIC

Dec 15, 2017

As focus shifts to North Korea, China keeps building on disputed islands

By Jesse Johnson

While global attention has been fixated on the North Korean nuclear crisis over the past year, China has further fortified its man-made outposts in the disputed South China Sea in a bid to create "fully functioning air and naval bases," a think tank said Thursday.

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ASIA PACIFIC / Politics

Dec 14, 2017

South Korea's Moon tries K-Pop and TV stars in China charm offensive

South Korean President Moon Jae-in will unveil an array of TV talent and K-pop celebrities at events, including a state dinner, in China on Thursday as he attempts to smooth out a year of difficult diplomacy with a star-laden charm offensive.

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ASIA PACIFIC

Dec 13, 2017

In move that could alienate Japan, Tillerson says U.S. willing to talk to North Korea 'without preconditions'

By Jesse Johnson

In a shift that could put Washington at odds with Tokyo, U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson appears to be ready for talks with North Korea without preconditions.

ASIA PACIFIC / Society

Dec 13, 2017

Number of abortions in India are 20 times higher than estimated: study

Some 15.6 million abortions take place in India each year, with the majority of women taking pills at home without adequate counseling, a study said on Tuesday, calling for more trained doctors in public hospitals.

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