South Korea asks Japan not to drop it from smooth-trade list

South Korea protested on Wednesday against a Japanese plan to remove it from a Japanese list of countries that face minimum trade restrictions, saying it would undermine their decades-old economic and security cooperation and threaten free trade.

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Alibaba opens door to US sellers on its oldest platform

Helping US merchants access its platform will help Alibaba.com compete against the likes of Amazon.

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Alibaba opens door to US sellers on its oldest platform

Helping US merchants access its platform will help Alibaba.com compete against the likes of Amazon.

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U.S. to pay $15 minimum per acre to farmers hurt by China trade war

The U.S. government will pay a minimum of $15 per acre to farmers hurt by President Donald Trump's trade war with China under an aid package to be unveiled before the end of the week, Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue said on Tuesday.

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Russia says malfunction led aircraft into unintended area: South Korea media

Russia told South Korea that an equipment malfunction led its military aircraft into an unintended area on Tuesday, South Korea's Yonhap news agency reported, citing the South Korean presidential office.

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U.S. security adviser Bolton meets South Korean officials to discuss North Korea, alliance

U.S. national security adviser John Bolton met with South Korean officials on Wednesday to discuss major bilateral issues amid South Korea's trade spat with Japan, stalled nuclear talks with North Korea, and a regional air space dispute on Tuesday.

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China's defense ministry says China-Russia joint air patrols did not enter territorial air space

China's defense ministry said on Wednesday that China and Russia carried out joint air patrols on July 23 but did not enter territorial air space of any other country.

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Japan-South Korea relations in 'very severe' state: Japan's Suga

Japan's top government spokesman said on Wednesday the country's relationship with South Korea was in a "very severe" state and that Tokyo would continue to urge Seoul to take appropriate action over a string of issues that have frayed bilateral ties.

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China's defense ministry says U.S. undermining global strategic stability

China's said on Wednesday the United States is undermining global strategic stability by expanding defense spending and selling arms to Taiwan.

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Japan's Tepco to decommission second, undamaged Fukushima nuclear plant: Kyodo

Tokyo Electric Power plans to scrap its Fukushima Daini nuclear station, located a few miles south of the bigger Fukushima Daiichi plant where three reactors melted down in 2011 after an earthquake and tsunami, Kyodo News reported on Wednesday.

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Mexico government accuses oil workers union boss of corruption: report

Prosecutors have accused the leader of the Mexican oil workers union, Carlos Romero Deschamps, of corruption, the Reforma newspaper reported on Tuesday, amid a broader push by President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador to root out graft.

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Letterbox campaign helps Afghans cope with silent war of mental health

Hundreds of Afghans, weary of war and unsure of the future, have joined a letter-writing campaign to share their feelings with the powerful few who will decide on peace with the Taliban and, with it, the fate of their country.

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Puerto Rico governor's chief of staff quits amid scandal probe

The chief of staff for Puerto Rico's governor resigned on Tuesday as prosecutors investigated a scandal in his administration that has sparked 11 days of protests demanding the Caribbean island's leader step down.

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Rains aid in battling ponderosa pine fire near Flagstaff, Arizona

Flames raged mostly unchecked for a third day through America's largest ponderosa pine forest, threatening thousands of residents in and around Flagstaff, Arizona, but firefighters made the most of afternoon rains on Tuesday to finally take the offensive.

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Senior lawmaker rejects Justice Department limits on Mueller testimony

A day before Robert Mueller's eagerly anticipated congressional testimony, a senior Democratic U.S. lawmaker on Tuesday accused President Donald Trump's Justice Department of arrogance in instructing the former special counsel to limit the scope of his remarks and said it lacked the authority for such a directive.

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Guatemala president seeks to unblock US migration deal

The deal would require migrants crossing Guatemala to seek asylum there rather than in the US.

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