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Chinese companies war over Internet video

BEIJING (AP) — China's two biggest video websites are fighting a court battle over accusations they are misusing each other's Read more ...

PALU, Indonesia (AP) — An Indonesian court found a boy guilty on Wednesday of stealing a pair of worn-out sandals Read more ...

BEIJING (AP) — The sudden death of a billionaire in southern China is causing police to ask: Was it murder Read more ...

The visit of four Japanese officials on the disputed islands in the East China Sea has prompted protests from China. Four Read more ...

In its recent statement referring to Japan, North Korea said any opportunity for bilateral relations between the two countries has Read more ...

PYONGYANG, North Korea (AP) — Pumping their fists and chanting, tens of thousands of North Koreans packed the snowy main Read more ...

HONG KONG (AP) — Macau casino gambling revenue surged by nearly half last year as the world's biggest gambling market Read more ...

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea's president is urging rival North Korea to use the transition of leadership after Read more ...

HANOI, Vietnam (AP) — Vietnam may block its citizens from using Facebook, but that didn't stop website founder Mark Zuckerberg Read more ...

PYONGYANG, North Korea (AP) — North Korea's power brokers publicly declared Kim Jong Un the supreme leader for the first Read more ...

PYONGYANG, North Korea (AP) — The handover of power in North Korea to Kim Jong Il's young son appeared to Read more ...

Japan prime minister Yoshihiko Noda said that during his visit to China he will ask Beijing to lease two pandas Read more ...

Three major infrastructure projects are set to start as cooperation between Japan and India, according to officials who organize the Read more ...

PYONGYANG, North Korea (AP) — Tens of thousands of North Koreans lined snow-covered streets on Wednesday, wailing and clutching their Read more ...