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South Korean court sentences Samsung scion Lee Jae-yong to 2 ½ years in prison over corruption case
Jan 18, 2021

South Korean court sentences Samsung scion Lee Jae-yong to 2 ½ years in prison over corruption case

South Korean court sentences Samsung scion Lee Jae-yong to 2 ½ years in prison over corruption case...

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N. Korea's parliament rubber stamps new development plans
Jan 18, 2021

N. Korea's parliament rubber stamps new development plans

North Korea’s rubber-stamp parliament has passed decisions made by a major ruling party meeting where leader Kim Jong Un vowed to bolster his nuclear deterrent and established plans to salvage a disma...

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Asia Today: China's COVID-19 hospitalizations, cases rise
Jan 15, 2021

Asia Today: China's COVID-19 hospitalizations, cases rise

China says it is now treating more than 1,000 people for COVID-19 as numbers of cases continue to surge in the country’s north...

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China builds new quarantine center as virus cases rise
Jan 15, 2021

China builds new quarantine center as virus cases rise

A city in northern China is building a 3,000-unit quarantine facility to deal with an anticipated overflow of patients as COVID-19 cases rise ahead of the Lunar New Year travel rush...

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Xi asks Starbucks' Schultz to help repair US-China ties
Jan 15, 2021

Xi asks Starbucks' Schultz to help repair US-China ties

President Xi Jinping has asked former CEO Howard Schultz of Starbucks, one of the most prominent American brands in China, to help repair U.S.-Chinese relations amid a tariff war and tension over tech...

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US blacklists Xiaomi, CNOOC, Skyrizon, raising heat on China
Jan 15, 2021

US blacklists Xiaomi, CNOOC, Skyrizon, raising heat on China

The U.S. government has blacklisted Chinese smartphone maker Xiaomi Corp. and China’s third-largest national oil company for alleged military links, heaping pressure on Beijing in President Donald Tru...

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Asia Today: China virus cases spike as WHO researchers visit
Jan 14, 2021

Asia Today: China virus cases spike as WHO researchers visit

China is seeing a new surge in coronavirus cases in its frozen northeast as a World Health Organization team arrived to investigate the origins of the pandemic...

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S. Korean court upholds prison term for ex-president Park
Jan 14, 2021

S. Korean court upholds prison term for ex-president Park

South Korea’s Supreme Court has upheld a 20-year prison term for former President Park Geun-hye over bribery and other crimes...

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China 2020 exports up despite virus; surplus surges to $535B
Jan 14, 2021

China 2020 exports up despite virus; surplus surges to $535B

China’s exports rose in 2020 despite pressure from the coronavirus pandemic and a tariff war with Washington, boosting its politically volatile trade surplus to $535 billion, one of the highest ever r...

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Japan widens virus emergency for 7 more areas as cases surge
Jan 13, 2021

Japan widens virus emergency for 7 more areas as cases surge

Japan is expanding a coronavirus state of emergency for seven more prefectures, affecting more than half the population as infections spread across the country...

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