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1st LD-Writethru: 7.4-magnitude quake hits sea off east coast of Honshu, Japan: CENC

BEIJING, April 20 (Xinhua) -- A 7.4-magnitude earthquake jolted sea off east coast of Honshu, Japan, at 3:52 p.m. Monday (Beijing Time), according to the China Earthquake Networks Center (CENC). The q ...
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Cambodia's insurance industry continues to enjoy positive growth in last 5 years

PHNOM PENH, April 20 (Xinhua) -- Cambodia's insurance industry has continued to experience positive growth in the last five years, with an average annual growth of more than 6 percent, a senior offici ...
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Seaweed supplement shows major methane reduction in grazing cattle: study

CANBERRA, April 20 (Xinhua) -- A compound derived from red seaweed can dramatically reduce methane emissions from grazing beef cattle without harming their calves, new research reveals. In an eight-we ...
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China says preventing resurrection of militarism "Japan's due obligation"

BEIJING, April 20 (Xinhua) -- A Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson said on Monday preventing the resurrection of militarism is Japan's due obligation and the unwavering will of the international co ...
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Vietnam's southern hub to shift most int'l flights to new airport

HANOI, April 20 (Xinhua) -- Vietnam's southern hub Ho Chi Minh City will shift over 90 percent of its international passenger traffic from Tan Son Nhat International Airport to the under-construction ...
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1st LD: 7.4-magnitude earthquake strikes off northeastern Japan

TOKYO, April 20 (Xinhua) -- An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 7.4 struck off the Sanriku coast in northeastern Japan on Monday afternoon, the country's weather agency said. A tsunami warni ...
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2 killed in central Vietnam traffic accident

HANOI, April 20 (Xinhua) -- Two people were killed in a traffic accident in central Vietnam's Dak Lak province on Monday morning, local daily Tuoi Tre reported. The incident occurred at around 8:50 a.
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Asia-Pacific needs peace, not confrontation : FM spokesperson

BEIJING, April 20 (Xinhua) -- What the Asia-Pacific region needs most is peace and tranquility, not the introduction of external forces or the fomenting of division and confrontation, Chinese foreign ...
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First national reading week begins as China builds book-loving society

As spring unfolds across China, so do the pages of countless books. On Monday, the country's first national reading week and ...
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Drug traffickers detained, 40 kg hashish confiscated in Afghanistan's Kandahar

KABUL, April 20 (Xinhua) -- Personnel of counter-narcotics police have arrested two traffickers for illegal drugs and seized 40 kg of hashish from their possession in Kandahar province, south of Afgha ...
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China dispatches Y-20B to carry soldiers' remains back from ROK

China on Monday dispatched a Y-20B large transport aircraft to the Republic of Korea (ROK) to carry back the remains of a ...
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Urgent: Tehran has no decision on new talks with U.S. yet -- Iran foreign ministry

TEHRAN, April 20 (Xinhua) -- Tehran has not yet made any decision regarding participation in any round of negotiations with the United States, said Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmail Baghaei ...