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Hundreds of pigs, dogs die in Chinese city
Chinese health officials and police were Wednesday probing the mysterious deaths of hundreds of pigs and dogs whose carcasses were discovered in a central Chinese city, [...]
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Death toll hits 16 in China bird flu outbreak: Xinhua
H7N9 bird flu has claimed two more lives in Shanghai, Chinese state media said on Tuesday, bringing the death toll from the disease to 16. China has confirmed 77 human cases [...]
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No poultry contact in some Chinese bird flu cases – WHO
The World Health Organization said on Wednesday that a number of people who have tested positive for a new strain of bird flu in China appear to have had no contact with [...]
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Japan’s stressed princess ‘may travel abroad’
Japan’s Crown Princess Masako, who has been treated for a stress-induced illness for a decade, is expected to travel abroad for the first time in about seven years, [...]
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Suu Kyi ‘calls for Japanese investment in Burma’
Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi on Tuesday called for Japanese investment and economic aid that would create jobs in the Southeast Asian economy, news reports [...]
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China points finger at US over Asia-Pacific tensions
China’s defence ministry made a thinly veiled attack on the United States on Tuesday for increasing tensions in the Asia-Pacific by ramping up its military presence and [...]
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Burma peace hinges on powerful interests, experts say
Myanmar must negotiate a web of vested interests if it is to end conflict with rebels in its far north and bring a halt to civil wars that have wracked the country for [...]
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N Korea threatens South over ‘monstrous’ act
North Korea on Tuesday threatened the South with “sledge-hammer” military action over anti-Pyongyang protests in Seoul and rejected the idea of entering into a [...]
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Malaysia PM culls scandal-hit figures from polls
Malaysia’s long-ruling coalition Tuesday axed four controversial current and former ministers from May 5 elections as it seeks to portray a fresh image for the hotly [...]
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China ‘faces threats’ but ‘will defend itself’: govt
China faces “multiple and complicated” threats in the Asia-Pacific region but will put defending itself “above all else”, a defence ministry report [...]
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IMF sees mixed Asian outlook for 2013
The IMF painted a mixed picture for Asia’s top economies on Tuesday, trimming its Chinese growth forecasts but predicting Japan’s fiscal stimulus will help end [...]
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Salt-tolerant rice bred at Philippines institute
Scientists have successfully bred a rice variety that is salt-tolerant, which could enable farmers to reclaim coastal areas rendered useless by sea water, a Philippine-based [...]
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China says eight bird flu victims in ‘critical condition’
H7N9 bird flu has claimed two more lives in Shanghai, Chinese state media said on Tuesday, bringing the death toll from the disease to 16. China has confirmed 77 human cases [...]
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Taiwan to ban killing of live poultry in markets
Taiwan is planning a permanent ban on the killing of live poultry in traditional markets amid concerns over the spread of the H7N9 avian flu virus in China, an official said [...]
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Taiwan says China to extradite train scare suspects
Two men suspected of planting suitcases loaded with petrol on a high-speed train in Taiwan are expected to be extradited from China on Tuesday, police said. The Taiwanese [...]
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