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‘White Storm’ opens HK Asian Film Festival

YoopyaOctober 26, 2013February 14, 2024

by YoopyaOctober 26, 2013February 14, 202408

HONG KONG (AP) — “The White Storm,” a crime thriller starring three of Hong Kong’s most prolific actors, has opened the Hong Kong Asian Film...

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Chinese court rejects Bo Xilai appeal and upholds life sentence

YoopyaOctober 25, 2013February 14, 2024

by YoopyaOctober 25, 2013February 14, 202402

A Chinese court has rejected the appeal of former politician Bo Xilai and upheld his life sentence for bribery, embezzlement and abuse of power. The...

Asia News World

North Korea returns six South Koreans to Seoul

YoopyaOctober 25, 2013March 10, 2024

by YoopyaOctober 25, 2013March 10, 202403

North Korea has returned six South Korean men to their homeland, South Korean officials say, in a rare move. The men, between the ages of...

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Bus crash kills 22 on temple visit in Thailand

YoopyaOctober 24, 2013February 14, 2024

by YoopyaOctober 24, 2013February 14, 202400

BANGKOK (AP) — A bus carrying worshippers home from a temple at the end of Buddhist Lent plunged into a ravine in northern Thailand, killing...

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Canadian weed finds export market in Asia

YoopyaOctober 23, 2013March 6, 2024

by YoopyaOctober 23, 2013March 6, 202404

HANOI, Vietnam (AP) — For the young Vietnamese dope smokers rolling up outside a smart Hanoi cafe, local cannabis is just not good enough. As...

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Brunei announces tough new code of Islamic law

YoopyaOctober 22, 2013May 3, 2023

by YoopyaOctober 22, 2013May 3, 2023018

The sultanate of Brunei has announced it will enforce a tough new Sharia law penal code. The code to apply only to Muslims is expected...

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Saudi Arabia under fire at U.N. over women’s, migrant worker rights

YoopyaOctober 21, 2013February 14, 2024

by YoopyaOctober 21, 2013February 14, 202401

(Reuters) – Saudi Arabia’s human rights record came under fire at the United Nations on Monday with critics accusing the kingdom of jailing activists without due process...

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Police: Bomb kills civilian in Afghan capital

YoopyaOctober 21, 2013February 14, 2024

by YoopyaOctober 21, 2013February 14, 202404

KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Afghan police say a bomb stuck onto a car killed a civilian in downtown Kabul, but that authorities are unclear as...

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China smog emergency shuts city of 11 million people

YoopyaOctober 21, 2013March 10, 2024

by YoopyaOctober 21, 2013March 10, 202400

(Reuters) – Choking smog all but shut down one of northeastern China’s largest cities on Monday, forcing schools to suspended classes, snarling traffic and closing...

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Chinese man accused of killing wife, 6 relatives

YoopyaOctober 19, 2013March 10, 2024

by YoopyaOctober 19, 2013March 10, 202402

BEIJING (AP) — Chinese authorities have arrested a man suspected of fatally stabbing his pregnant wife and six of her relatives, including two elderly grandparents...