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Chinese Vice President to Visit White House

The White House says U.S. President Barack Obama will meet next month with China's Vice President Xi Jinping, who is widely expected to be his country's next leader. A White House statement Monday said...

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South Korean Lawmakers Tour Joint North Korean Industrial Complex

A delegation of South Korean lawmakers crossed the heavily-armed border with North Korea on Friday for a rare high-level visit to a jointly-run factory complex. The parliamentary delegation is...

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New Zealand FM Urges Continued Reforms in Burma

New Zealand's foreign minister is urging Burma to continue making democratic reforms, as he finishes a two-day tour of the formerly reclusive southeast Asian nation. Murray McCully, the latest foreign...

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Clinton: US Will Remain Asian Power

Secretary of State Hillary Clinton says the U.S. strategic outreach to the Asia Pacific region will be a top priority as Washington transitions away from a decade of military efforts in Iraq and...

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New US Envoy to Afghanistan Confirmed

The U.S. Senate has confirmed James Cunningham as the next U.S. ambassador to Afghanistan. Cunningham, who currently serves as deputy ambassador at the embassy in Kabul, had previously served at the...

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New US Envoy to Afghanistan Confirmed

The U.S. Senate has confirmed James Cunningham as the next U.S. ambassador to Afghanistan. Cunningham, who currently serves as deputy ambassador at the embassy in Kabul, had previously served as...

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Clinton: US Wants to Promote Economic Interests

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton says now that the war in Iraq is over for the U.S. military and the war in Afghanistan is winding down, America is seeking to promote its economic interests...

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Japan Summons Chinese Ambassador over Island Dispute

Japan has summoned the Chinese ambassador to protest the presence of government ships near contested islands, as a simmering territorial dispute continues to hamper relations between the two Asian...

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Japan Increases Surveillance of East China Sea Islands

Japan has increased surveillance around disputed East China Sea islands, after Chinese ships made a rare prolonged visit to the waters around them. Tokyo controls the islands and refers to them as...

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Japanese Lawmaker in China for Talks on Island Dispute

A Japanese ruling party envoy is in China for talks aimed at reducing tensions over a bitter territorial dispute. Natsuo Yamaguchi arrived Tuesday in Beijing, where he is delivering a letter from...

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Chinese Vice President to Visit White House

The White House says U.S. President Barack Obama will meet next month with China's Vice President Xi Jinping, who is widely expected to be his country's next leader. A White House statement Monday said...

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South Korean Lawmakers Tour Joint North Korean Industrial Complex

A delegation of South Korean lawmakers crossed the heavily-armed border with North Korea on Friday for a rare high-level visit to a jointly-run factory complex. The parliamentary delegation is...

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New Zealand FM Urges Continued Reforms in Burma

New Zealand's foreign minister is urging Burma to continue making democratic reforms, as he finishes a two-day tour of the formerly reclusive southeast Asian nation. Murray McCully, the latest foreign...

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Clinton: US Will Remain Asian Power

Secretary of State Hillary Clinton says the U.S. strategic outreach to the Asia Pacific region will be a top priority as Washington transitions away from a decade of military efforts in Iraq and...

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New US Envoy to Afghanistan Confirmed

The U.S. Senate has confirmed James Cunningham as the next U.S. ambassador to Afghanistan. Cunningham, who currently serves as deputy ambassador at the embassy in Kabul, had previously served at the...

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New US Envoy to Afghanistan Confirmed

The U.S. Senate has confirmed James Cunningham as the next U.S. ambassador to Afghanistan. Cunningham, who currently serves as deputy ambassador at the embassy in Kabul, had previously served as...

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Clinton: US Wants to Promote Economic Interests

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton says now that the war in Iraq is over for the U.S. military and the war in Afghanistan is winding down, America is seeking to promote its economic interests...

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Japan Summons Chinese Ambassador over Island Dispute

Japan has summoned the Chinese ambassador to protest the presence of government ships near contested islands, as a simmering territorial dispute continues to hamper relations between the two Asian...

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Japan Increases Surveillance of East China Sea Islands

Japan has increased surveillance around disputed East China Sea islands, after Chinese ships made a rare prolonged visit to the waters around them. Tokyo controls the islands and refers to them as...

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Japanese Lawmaker in China for Talks on Island Dispute

A Japanese ruling party envoy is in China for talks aimed at reducing tensions over a bitter territorial dispute. Natsuo Yamaguchi arrived Tuesday in Beijing, where he is delivering a letter from...

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