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U.S.-China trade talks to resume next week as Trump hints at extension
Struggling furniture retailer Otsuka Kagu forms tie-up with Yamada Denki
Seven Ikinari Steak restaurants in New York to close due to poor profitability
China rebuffs Germany's call for U.S. missile pact with Russia
China rejected on Saturday German Chancellor Angela Merkel's appeal to join a Cold War-era arms control treaty that the United States accuses Russia of breaching, saying it would place unfair limits on the Chinese military. Fearing a nuclear arms race between China, Russia and the ...
Some rural Hong Kong men with special land rights call for end to colonial system
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Potential privacy lapse found in 2010 U.S. census that could affect over 100 million people
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Japanese director Hikari's '37 Seconds' wins prizes at Berlin Film Festival
Berlin film festival gives top award to drama on fractured Israeli identity, 'Synonyms'
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The government, lawmakers and other parties concerned should hold broad discussions on the issue to reach a concensus.
The European Union is right to stand on principles and values and it should not stand alone.
It will be a very long time before the Bank of Japan takes any clear steps toward normalization.
We likely need to adjust to the medium-term reality of North Korea as a nuclear weapons state.
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