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Oct 13, 2017

UAE follows Qatar and Kuwait lead and terminates North Korea diplomatic mission

The United Arab Emirates said on Thursday it was ending the mission of North Korea's nonresident ambassador and terminating its own envoy's services in Pyongyang, the foreign ministry said in a statement carried by state news agency WAM.

ASIA PACIFIC

Oct 12, 2017

Asked to explain 'calm before the storm' remark, Trump talks North Korea

U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday appeared to confirm he had North Korea in mind last week when he described a gathering of military leaders as "the calm before the storm."

ASIA PACIFIC / Society

Oct 12, 2017

After India Supreme Court rules on child bride sex issue, campaigners set sights on marital rape

A ruling by India's top court against husbands who have sex with their child brides will protect millions of girls and may propel efforts to make marital rape a crime in the conservative nation, according to campaigners.

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ASIA PACIFIC

Oct 12, 2017

Murdered North Korean Kim Jong Nam had $100,000 in backpack, police witness says

The half-brother of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un was carrying $100,000 in cash in his backpack at the time of his murder, the police officer investigating the case told a Malaysian court on Wednesday.

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ASIA PACIFIC / Society

Oct 12, 2017

Brutal Myanmar army drove half of million Rohingya out, making sure they can' return: U.N.

Myanmar security forces have brutally driven out half a million Muslim Rohingya from northern Rakhine state, torching their homes, crops and villages to prevent them from returning, the U.N. human rights office said on Wednesday.

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ASIA PACIFIC

Oct 11, 2017

U.S. flies powerful bombers over Korean Peninsula as Trump discusses 'range of options'

By Jesse Johnson

The U.S. sent powerful B-1B bombers from Guam for joint exercises with the South Korean Air Force over the Korean Peninsula late Tuesday as President Donald Trump gathered his top national security advisers to discuss "a range of options" for dealing with North Korea's nuclear ambitions.

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ASIA PACIFIC / Politics

Oct 11, 2017

Hong Kong leader says Asian financial hub faces 'grave' challenges

In her maiden policy speech, Hong Kong's Chief Executive Carrie Lam on Wednesday warned the city faced "grave" challenges and must develop a diversified and high value economy, unveiling a mix of housing and tax relief policies to raise competitiveness.

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ASIA PACIFIC / Politics

Oct 11, 2017

China's Communist Party makes final preparations for key congress

China's Communist Party opened a meeting Wednesday to make final preparations for a key party congress later this month, state media said, a five-yearly event where President Xi Jinping is expected to further tighten his grip on power.

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ASIA PACIFIC

Oct 11, 2017

South Koreans seek to visit once-jointly run factory zone in North

A group of South Korean businessmen who own factories in the Kaesong industrial complex inside North Korea said Wednesday they want to visit to verify the North's claim that it had restarted some operations there on its own.

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ASIA PACIFIC

Oct 11, 2017

U.S. destroyer sails near Beijing-claimed Paracels in South China Sea

A U.S. Navy destroyer sailed near islands claimed by China in the South China Sea on Tuesday, three U.S. officials said, even as President Donald Trump's administration seeks China's cooperation in dealing with North Korea's missile and nuclear programs.

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ASIA PACIFIC / Politics

Oct 10, 2017

Thai junta sets firm date for election after many false starts

By Aukkarapon Niyomyat

Thailand will hold a general election in November 2018, Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha said on Tuesday, the most precise date he has given yet for the vote since taking power in a 2014 military coup.

ASIA PACIFIC

Oct 10, 2017

Asia-Pacific region at higher risk from disasters, U.N. warns in report

Natural disasters could become more destructive in the Asia-Pacific region, where a person is already five times more likely to be affected than in other area of the world, the United Nations warned Tuesday, urging countries to invest in resilience plans.

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