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Park Jae Kyu questioned if China would play a constructive role in resolving the North Korean nuclear issue, saying there is little Beijing can do and it has little interest in supporting the US in dealing with North Korea. Source link

Technical team comprising volunteers responsible for error, Asian Powerlifting Federation says in letter. Source link

Raising Cantonese cuisine to new levels of fine dining, young chef pays tribute to mentor Paul Lau. Source link

Search came less than a week after the city in Shizuoka Prefecture disclosed that three female teachers at a private nursery were involved in 15 cases of abuse between June and August. Source link

A new Peking University study has discovered that 64,000 babies die in the womb each year as a result of fine-particulate pollution in China, the first time a figure has been calculated of actual death toll. Source link

Building more efficiently would minimise waste and maximise space. And when we understand that the most essential things are not material goods taking up space, we can re-evaluate how much living area we really need. Source link

Massive dam-building projects aimed at strengthening China’s water supply are a major concern for neighbouring countries. As a regional leader and ‘upstream superpower’, it is up to Beijing to establish fair and sustainable mechanisms for cross-border water sharing. Source link

Beijing wants 90 per cent of those aged 80 and above to get first jab by late January, tackling a major barrier to reopening and reviving the economy, sources say. Source link

Leaders of the Jewish community in the US and extremism experts have been alarmed to see celebrities with massive followings spew anti-Semitic tropes in a way that has been taboo for decades. Source link

The general manager of Microsoft’s digital threat analysis centre urged customers to prepare for more Russian cyberattacks over the winter. Source link