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2013/05/21 10:44

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World stocks mixed ahead of Fed statements

People under umbrellas walk by an electronic stock board of a securities firm in Tokyo, Monday, May 20, 2013. Japan's Nikkei 225 index jumped 1.4 percent to 15,352.84 as evidence of a steady economic...

2013/05/21 10:44

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Hiroshima Kosovo Pristina National Museum Kyodo

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2013/05/20 15:19

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Myanmar seeks eased sanctions during Thein Sein v...

Myanmar President Thein Sein on Sunday told Burmese living in the United States that he will seek an easing of sanctions on his country. "Foreign investments will bring factories and production, but...

2013/05/20 15:19

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Japan, India to resume talks on nuclear cooperati...

Japan and India are set to agree on the restart of talks on bilateral cooperation in nuclear energy development during a summit meeting of the two countries' leaders scheduled for later this month,...

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Yoshihide Suga Shinzo Abe Japanese government Chief Cabinet Manmohan Singh

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2013/05/20 15:19

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Int'l confab on African development to focus on q...

Leaders and delegates from more than 50 African countries will discuss how to enhance economic growth so that its benefits are shared by people on the continent, when they gather in Yokohama early...

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2013/05/20 09:19

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N. Korea urges Japan to settle past, does not ref...

North Korea on Monday urged Japan to apologize and provide compensation for the suffering of Korean people from its 1910-1945 colonization of the Korean Peninsula. The official Rodong Sinmun...

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Pyongyang Workers' Party of Korea Korean Central News Agency Isao Iijima Shinzo Abe

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2013/05/19 23:50

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Nikkei set to scale fresh 5 1/2-yr highs on weak ...

Nikkei set to scale fresh 5 1/2-yr highs on weak yen, upbeat U.S. data Mon May 20, 2013 12:36am BSTTOKYO, May 20 (Reuters) - The Nikkei share average is set to extend its record-breaking run on...

2013/05/19 22:27

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Magnitude 5.9 quake hits off Japan's coast

Magnitude 5.9 quake hits off Japan's coast An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 5.9 has jolted northeastern Japan on Saturday. The Japan Meteorological Agency says no tsunami warnings have...

2013/05/19 20:27

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North Korea fires short-range missiles

North Korea fires short-range missiles South Korea's Defence Ministry says the North has launched three short-range missiles into the Sea of Japan on Saturday. "North Korea launched two guided...

2013/05/19 12:19

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Gov't compiles job assistance program focusing on...

The government said Sunday it has compiled a job assistance program featuring the introduction of support funds for small and medium-sized companies to provide vocational training for women following...

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Fukuoka Shinzo Abe Cabinet Office Kyodo

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2013/05/19 12:19

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Chinese Premier Li embarks on 4-nation tour

Li is expected to arrive in New Delhi late Sunday afternoon and will meet with Prime Minister Manmohan Singh in the evening. According to the Chinese government, Li's choice of India for his first...

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Juan Carlos Lentijo Kyodo news Tokyo Electric Power Co. Tepco water

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2013/05/19 12:19

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Abe to promote talks with N. Korea over abduction...

Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said Sunday he is ready to promote talks with North Korea to resolve the issue of the country's past abductions of Japanese nationals. "I hope I can promote negotiations and...

2013/05/18 18:39

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North Korea launches missiles off its east coast,...

A South Korean official told Reuters: "North Korea fired short-range guided missiles twice in the morning and once in the afternoon off its east coast," an official at the South Korean Defence...

2013/05/18 12:20

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Syria government supporters hack Financial Times

Server cables are seen with a network in this file photo. (QMI Agency files) The Financial Times’ website and Twitter feeds were hacked on Friday, renewing questions about whether the popular social...

2013/05/18 10:19

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Taipei investigators leave Manila, no cooperation...

Investigators from Taiwan left the Philippines on Saturday, saying Manila's government was not willing to conduct a joint probe into the shooting death of a Taiwanese fisherman on May 9 by the...

2013/05/18 10:19

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Former Hong Kong top graft buster faces corruptio...

The former head of Hong Kong's anti-corruption agency attended an inquiry Saturday by legislators over alleged lavish spending and misuse of public money. Timothy Tong, the former commissioner of the...

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Independent Commission Against Corruption Timothy Tong Kyodo

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2013/05/18 05:20

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Yahoo Japan suspects 22 million user IDs leaked: ...

Yahoo Japan Corp said on Friday night it suspected that up to 22 million of its user IDs may have been "leaked" and it detected an unauthorized attempt to access the administrative system of its web...

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