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Philippine president declares Christmas truce with rebels
Dec 20, 2017
The Philippine president has declared a Christmas truce with communist guerrillas and urges them to replicate the goodwill gesture after recently scrapping peace talks with the insurgents and declaring them terrorists
AP PHOTOS: Giant holiday lanterns light up the Philippines
Dec 19, 2017
AP PHOTOS: Skillfully crafted giant lanterns are lighting up the Christmas spirit in the Philippines, with 10 villages in Pampanga province taking part in an annual giant lantern competition, proudly showcasing huge elaborate lanterns for everyone to see.
US Navy prepares to comb sea bed for crashed plane, sailors
Dec 9, 2017
The U.S. Navy says it will deploy deep water salvage experts to search for a transport aircraft that crashed in the western Pacific last month, killing three sailors
Japanese princess engaged to college love; wedding next year
Sep 3, 2017
Japan's palace has announced that Japanese Emperor Akihito's oldest grandchild, Princess Mako, is getting married to her university classmate
Seoul calls for Pyongyang to respond to overture for talks
Jul 21, 2017
South Korea has urged North Korea to accept its offers for talks as Pyongyang continues to ignore Seoul's proposal for a military meeting to ease animosities along their tense border
S. Korea offers talks on tension, family reunions with North
Jul 17, 2017
South Korea has offered to talk with North Korea to ease animosities along their tense border and resume reunions of families separated by their war in the 1950s
South Korea's president seeks talks with North's Kim Jong Un
Jul 7, 2017
South Korea's president reiterated he's willing to meet North Korean leader Kim Jong Un even as he condemned as reckless the North's first ICBM test-launch this week
The Latest: S. Korean president seeks talks with Kim Jong Un
Jul 7, 2017
South Korea's president seeks talks with North Korea's Kim Jong Un amid standoff over North Korea's ICBM launch
China Jan. bird flu deaths hit 79, most since at least 2013
Feb 16, 2017
China's national health authority says an outbreak of bird flu killed 79 people around the country in January, the highest monthly death toll from the H7N9 strain in at least three years
Clip of Trump's granddaughter singing spreads on Chinese web
Feb 3, 2017
A brief video clip of Donald Trump's granddaughter singing in Chinese is circulating to strong approval on the internet in China, even while some criticized the U.S. president's failure to send greetings to the Chinese people over the Lunar New Year