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UN counterterrorism chief makes controversy trip to Xinjiang
Jun 16, 2019
China says the U.N. counterterrorism chief has visited Xinjiang despite protests from the U.S. and a rights group that the trip would be inappropriate in light of the human rights conditions in the far west region
China issues travel alerts, slams US 'interference'
Jun 4, 2019
China issues travel alerts, slams 'interference' in its own affairs
Dutch hostage held by Filipino militants killed in gunbattle
May 31, 2019
Philippine military officials say a long-held Dutch hostage has been shot and killed by his Abu Sayyaf militant captors when he tried to escape during a gunbattle in southern jungles
Boeing 737 Max 8 woes crimp Asian airlines' growth plans
May 7, 2019
Boeing 737 Max 8 woes crimp Asian airlines' growth plans
Fire hits 21-story Manila building; 1 dead and 5 injured
Apr 29, 2019
A fire raged through the top floors of a 21-story residential building in the Philippine capital, killing an elderly woman and injuring five other people
Far from glitzy tech hubs, Chinese city bets big on VR
Apr 28, 2019
Far from glitzy tech hubs, Chinese city bets big on virtual reality
Despite big plans, N. Korea's trains still go almost nowhere
Apr 26, 2019
Kim Jong Un's decision to ride the rails to Vladivostok summit hints at potential of a much bigger dream: unimpeded train travel from the southern tip of the Korean Peninsula to Moscow and beyond
Emperor Akihito saw diplomacy as path to make amends for war
Apr 26, 2019
Japan's Emperor Akihito has had a lifetime mission: Make amends for a war fought in his father's name
Nintendo profit jumps 39% on Switch software sales
Apr 25, 2019
Japanese video game maker Nintendo Co. is reporting a 39% rise in profit for the fiscal year through March on healthy software sales for its popular Switch console
Japan reporter sues government after passport is invalidated
Apr 24, 2019
A Japanese journalist known for covering war zones has sued the Foreign Ministry after it invalidated his passport and demanded he surrender it, saying it deprived him of his right to travel and interferes with press freedom