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The West says China makes too much. Its workers disagree

The West says China makes too much. Its workers disagree

Ren Wenbing is reluctant to leave the hollowed-out brick shell which was once a...

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Pakistan: Lightning and unusually heavy rain kill dozens

Pakistan: Lightning and unusually heavy rain kill dozens

At least 39 people have been killed in Pakistan after days of unusually heavy rains...

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Chinese internet amused by building that looks like sanitary pad

Chinese internet amused by building that looks like sanitary...

The proposed design of a train station in the Chinese city of Nanjing has attracted...

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Pakistan: Lightning and unusually heavy rain kill dozens

Pakistan: Lightning and unusually heavy rain kill dozens

At least 39 people have been killed in Pakistan after days of unusually heavy rains...

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The $2bn dirty-money case that rocked Singapore

The $2bn dirty-money case that rocked Singapore

A Singaporean court has begun handing out sentences in a sensational case, which...

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Bahrain amnesty: Which political abductees have been released?

Bahrain amnesty: Which political abductees have been released?

Campaigners were stunned earlier this week when the king pardoned more than 1,500...

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Truong My Lan: Vietnamese billionaire accused in multi-billion dollar bank fraud

Truong My Lan: Vietnamese billionaire accused in multi-billion...

It is the most spectacular trial ever held in Vietnam, befitting one of the greatest...

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South Korean opposition wins parliamentary vote in landslide

South Korean opposition wins parliamentary vote in landslide

South Korea's liberal opposition party has won a landslide majority in the country's...

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Myanmar's army massacred Rohingyas. Now it wants their help

Myanmar's army massacred Rohingyas. Now it wants their...

Nearly seven years after the Myanmar military killed thousands of Muslim Rohingyas,...

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Inside the ancient city where thousands of monkeys look like they're running the show

Inside the ancient city where thousands of monkeys look...

For decades the monkeys of Lopburi, Thailand, have been a symbol of local culture...

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Philippines flags ‘harassment’ by Chinese vessels ahead of Japan, US drills

Philippines flags ‘harassment’ by Chinese vessels ahead...

Recent clashes between the Philippines and China in the South China Sea have raised...

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Bangladesh opens mosque for transgender hijra community

Bangladesh opens mosque for transgender hijra community

The South Asian nation has, since 2013, officially allowed members of the hijra...

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Taiwan earthquake: The mountain 'rained rocks like bullets' - survivor

Taiwan earthquake: The mountain 'rained rocks like bullets'...

Rescuers in Taiwan are working to reach more than 600 stranded people, a day after...

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Taiwan: Rescue efforts continue after 900 injured in earthquake

Taiwan: Rescue efforts continue after 900 injured in earthquake

Rescue efforts are under way in Taiwan after a 7.4 magnitude earthquake struck the...

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Taiwan: Rescue efforts continue after earthquake

Taiwan: Rescue efforts continue after earthquake

Rescue efforts are taking place in Taiwan after a powerful earthquake struck off...

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