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The move makes Canada the first North American country to join the Chinese-led organization that counts 57 countries and is seen as the Asian counterweight to the World Bank.

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The controversial move, whose efficacy has been questioned by several conservation groups, is aimed at discouraging poaching.

Washington has expressed concern about a surge in drug-related killings since Rodrigo Duterte became president two months ago promising to wipe out narcotics in the Southeast Asian nation.

Amid tension and aggression from North Korea, South Korea's military is getting combat ready.

Houston businesswoman Sandy Phan-Gillis has been detained in China since March last year.

China called a car bomb blast on its embassy in Kyrgyzstan, which wounded three embassy staff, an “extreme and violent attack.”

President Xi Jinping has embarked on an unprecedented drive to censor media that do not reflect the views of Communist Party leaders.

Typhoon Lionrock is expected to make landfall in Japan as early as Monday night.

China's air force will oversee the new missile defense system, spokesman Shen Jinke said Monday on the Ministry of Defense website.

The Asian giant already manufactures both military and commercial aircraft but is dependent on foreign technology for the engines that fly them.

The 52-year-old Chinese man is accused of raping and killing 11 female victims — including one who was just 8 years old — between 1988 and 2002.

The Chinese president seeks to place his men in key positions ahead of a once-every-five-years congress next year, and more new appointments are likely soon.

Rousseff, who is being impeached on charges of breaking budget laws, has denied wrongdoing and denounced the nine-month impeachment process.

The scramjet engine, with its air-breathing propulsion system, uses hydrogen as fuel and oxygen from the atmospheric air as the oxidizer.

Obama will become the first sitting U.S. president to visit landlocked Laos, where the United States waged a “secret war” while fighting in Vietnam.

Japan has long been interested in tapping Africa's vast natural resources, even more so since dependence on oil and natural gas imports jumped after the 2011 Fukushima nuclear disaster.

A new report from China Labor Watch alleges that Pegatron, a Taiwanese Apple supplier, is violating overtime rules.

The ban on tourists from Afghanistan, Pakistan, Turkey, Iraq and Syria will reportedly be enforced until mid-September.

Xiaomi has proven once again that premium specs don't need to come with a premium price.

The two nuclear-armed neighbors have been moving to gradually ease long-existing tensions between them.