Broadway star quits US musical about Tiananmen protests during China tour
A Broadway star has withdrawn from a musical about the Tiananmen Square protests weeks before its debut in the US -- while he is on a concert tour in China.
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Chinese people are living two years longer thanks to 'war on pollution,' report says
Ten years ago, China's capital was often covered in dense yellow and gray smog, so thick it shrouded nearly everything from view.
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Troubled Chinese homebuilder Country Garden is rushing to raise cash to avoid default
Country Garden is raising funds to avoid default, as the troubled real estate giant battles a liquidity crisis which some fear could spread to China's wider economy and even spill over abroad.
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Gabon military officers claim to have seized power after election
A group of senior Gabonese military officers appeared on national television in the early hours of Wednesday and said they had taken power, after the state election body announced President Ali Bongo had won a third term.
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Only one third of young South Koreans feel positively about marriage, survey finds
It's no secret young South Koreans are increasingly shunning marriage and parenthood -- the country's steeply falling birth rate is clear evidence of that.
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Ukraine blasts Pope Francis' address to Russian youth as 'imperialist propaganda'
Ukrainian officials have criticized Pope Francis' recent address to Russian youth, calling his remarks "imperialist propaganda."
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US isn't trying to hold China's economy back, says Commerce Secretary Raimondo
The United States is not seeking to decouple from China's economy or hold it back, Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo told senior Chinese economic officials Tuesday in Beijing.
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Toyota suspends production at its Japanese plants after supply chain glitch
Toyota is suspending operations at all of its Japanese assembly plants as it grapples with a technical glitch that has disrupted its finely-tuned supply chain.
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US detainee Paul Whelan seen inside Russian prison in rare video released by state media
Rare new video has emerged showing detained American Paul Whelan, who has been held in Russia for more than four years, inside his prison camp.
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Schools egged, businesses harassed: Japan suffers Chinese backlash over Fukushima release
A wave of online harassment and vitriol directed at Japanese people following the release of treated radioactive wastewater from Fukushima has sent tensions between Japan and China soaring, prompting Tokyo to summon the Chinese ambassador.
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BRICS expansion is a big win for China. But can it really work as a counterweight to the West?
When leaders of the BRICS nations gathered for group photos at the end of their summit in Johannesburg last week, it offered a glimpse of the contours of the new world order Beijing is trying to shape.
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US Marines identify 3 killed in Osprey aircraft crash in Australia
Three US Marines who died when their Osprey aircraft crashed during a military exercise in Australia have been identified by their unit.
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