China
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Hong Kong subway arson attack injures 18, three criticalPolice rule out possibility of it being a terrorist attack and arrested one man for the crime
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Medical journal to retract paper after concerns organs came from executed prisonersStudy published in Liver International examined the outcomes of 564 transplantations at Zhejiang University’s First Affiliated hospital in China
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China may still be using executed prisoners' organs, official admitsHuang Jiefu, in charge of overhauling the Chinese transplant network, angers rights activists as Vatican trafficking talks begin
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China plays down Steve Bannon's predictions of war with USWang Yi dismisses Trump strategist’s comments, saying any ‘sober-minded politician’ would know both sides would lose out from such a conflict
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'UK could be fastest-growing G7 economy if it gets trade deals right'PwC predicts UK will be hit in short term by Brexit, but will outperform US, Canada, France, Germany, Italy and Japan by 2050
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Donald Trump and China on dangerous collision course, say expertsReport says ties between the two nuclear-armed countries could deteriorate into an economic or military confrontation
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Jackie Chan blockbuster blasted for Indian stereotypesKung Fu Yoga was supposed to hail a new production link between the two countries, but Indian critics are calling the film old-fashioned and stereotyped
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Vatican defends inviting Chinese ex-minister to organ trafficking talksHuang Jiefu’s inclusion at summit risks conferring legitimacy on Beijing’s transplantation programme, say critics
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US-China war would be a disaster for the world, says Communist partyEditorial says two countries should strive to avoid conflict in first statement since Donald Trump’s election win
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US defence secretary tries to calm Asian jitters – but is undermined at every turnJames Mattis was seen as a safe pair of hands at the defence department, but is fighting fires started by the president and secretary of state
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China accuses US of putting stability of Asia Pacific at riskBeijing reacts to defence secretary James Mattis saying that the US would defend Japan in a conflict with China over disputed Senkaku islands
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Vanity height: how much space in skyscrapers is unoccupiable?From the Empire State to the 1km-tall Jeddah Tower, our roundup of skyscrapers in numbers examines the race to be crowned world’s tallest building
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Ivanka Trump effect: new year wishes from president's daughter welcomed in ChinaBeijing media says visit to embassy in US could help ‘balance president’s harsh posture’ but relationship with Washington remains strained
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Donald Trump is making China great againThe US president has dismayed the world; Xi Jinping has wooed it. This could be a huge win for Beijing
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Law firm urges Crown Resorts shareholders to launch class actionSolicitors Maurice Blackburn say James Packer’s gaming group should have notified investors earlier of the risks associated with its China strategy
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Steve Bannon: 'We're going to war in the South China Sea ... no doubt'Only months ago Donald Trump’s chief strategist predicted military involvement in east Asia and the Middle East in Breitbart radio shows
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Chinese billionaire Xiao Jianhua 'abducted' from Hong Kong hotelThe reported disappearance of the financier, who has ties to Xi Jinping’s family, will ring alarm bells in the former British colony
China expels South Korean missionaries amid missile defence tensions