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On Its Way To Kuala Lumpur, Plane Brought Down Over Ukraine

8:00am July 18, 2014

by Anthony Kuhn

Many experts question the decision to fly near the fighting in Ukraine. Some airlines have circumvented the country for weeks. In March, a Malaysia Airlines plane went missing on a flight to Beijing.

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McDonald's Is A Popular Wedding Destination In Hong Kong

12:34pm July 14, 2014

McDonald's there are offering wedding packages. It seems the young couples have fond memories of first dates at the McDonald's — where love blossoms under golden arches.

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Villas in a luxury compound in Wuxi, in China's eastern Jiangsu province, sit empty after a year while more apartment blocks rise in the distance.

China's Booming Real Estate Market Finally Begins To Slide

8:54am July 11, 2014

by Frank Langfitt

After years of stunning growth, China's go-go real estate market is in retreat. It has been one of the engines driving the world's second-largest economy, so economists are watching it closely.

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China's President Visits South Korea, Snubs North Korea

7:52am July 04, 2014

by Frank Langfitt

China's president is in Seoul to meet his South Korean counterpart. In a not-so-veiled gibe at North Korea, the two leaders repeated their opposition to nuclear weapons on the Korean Peninsula.

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Mosquito-Repellent Paper Attracts Readers

11:14am July 03, 2014

Sri Lanka has been hit by an epidemic of dengue fever, a potentially deadly disease spread by mosquitoes. A newspaper printed an entire issue with ink made from citronella. Sales went up 30 percent.

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China Tries To Establish Foothold In Zambia, Tanzania

1:32pm June 30, 2014

Africa is big business for China. Howard French, author of China's Second Continent, talks to Steve Inskeep about why some African countries are of particular interest to Chinese leaders.

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Delta, Alaska Airlines Fight For Market Share In Seattle

1:32pm June 30, 2014

by Tom Banse

Delta Air Lines is building up its Seattle operation into a gateway to Asia. That's good for Western travelers but not so good for the bottom line of Delta's partner, Seattle-based Alaska Airlines.

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In Rift Over Interfaith Ban, A New Fault Line For Burmese Politics

9:50am June 30, 2014

by Anthony Kuhn

Myanmar's parliament is now considering a bill that would restrict marriages of people from different religions. Critics are lambasting the proposed law as discriminatory.

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Airlines Suspend Flights To Pakistani City After Shooting

2:19pm June 26, 2014

by Philip Reeves

A Pakistan International Airways plane was shot at in Peshawar on Wednesday. International airlines are canceling flights to the city. The bullet came through the window and one passenger died.

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Iraqi Crisis Brings Focus On Indian Migrants Who Seek Profit Amid Peril

7:14pm June 24, 2014

by Julie McCarthy

When the northern Iraqi city of Mosul was captured by Sunni militants, 40 Indian construction workers were taken hostage. It's one of the first diplomatic challenges for the new government in India, which sees millions of migrant workers move abroad and send some $70 billion back home to family.

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