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  1. 21. news | 20 May 2013

    Majority reject Japan mayor on comfort women: poll

    By AFP

    » A large majority of Japanese people disagree with a high-profile politician who said women forced to provide sex during World War II were a military necessity, polls issued Monday said.

  2. 22. news | 27 Mar 2013

    Rio Olympic stadium shut over roof problems

    By AFP

    » Brazilian authorities have closed the main stadium for the 2016 Rio Olympics because of roof problems, the city's mayor said.

  3. 23. news | 02 May 2013

    China golf prodigy Ye struggles in European Tour debut

    By AFP

    » China's 12-year-old Ye Wocheng became the European Tour's youngest ever player when he teed off at the Volvo China Open Thursday, but struggled in the stiff wind.

  4. 24. news | 25 Apr 2013

    Southeast Asian leaders urge China to discuss rows

    By AFP

    » Southeast Asian leaders on Thursday called for urgent talks with China to ensure that increasingly tense territorial disputes over the South China Sea did not escalate into violence.

  5. 25. news | 27 Mar 2013

    Brazil Olympics stadium shuts over roof problems

    By AFP

    » Brazil's preparations for the World Cup and Olympic Games have run into further trouble after the authorities indefinitely closed a Rio de Janeiro stadium because of roof problems, the city's mayor announced.

  6. 26. news | 07 Apr 2013

    China to open disputed islands to tourism: official

    By AFP

    » China is to open disputed South China Sea islands up to tourism this month, state media reported Sunday, a move likely to inflame a long-running territorial row with its neighbours.

  7. 27. news | 24 Apr 2013

    China, Romania key sources of hacking: report

    By AFP

    » China and Romania were by far the largest sources of confirmed hacking attempts last year, with China's mostly from state-controlled sources aimed at data theft, a new report said Tuesday.

  8. 28. learning | 26 Dec 2012

    China gets connected

    About high speed rail

    By Jon Fernquest

    » 8 hour high speed rail link now connects the capital Beijing to China's most important southern city Guangzhou.

  9. 29. news | 27 Mar 2013

    China patrols disputed waters, denies firing on boat

    By AFP

    » China's increasingly powerful navy has denied firing on a Vietnamese boat in disputed waters in the South China Sea, state media said Wednesday, as its craft made wide-ranging patrols of the region.

  10. 30. opinion | 10 Apr 2013

    China courts new S. Korean leader

    FOREIGN AFFAIRS

    Newspaper section: News

    » The pundits believe this is a honeymoon period for China and South Korea. Ironically, it is happening as Pyongyang has been ratcheting up its rhetoric and war posturing.

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