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August 01, 2018
Rohingya Evacuated from Camps Amid Landslide Risks

Officials in Cox's Bazart tell VOA they have moved about 40,000 Rohingya refugees from high-risk camps to safe shelters and plan to evacuate more as floods continue

August 01, 2018
US Welcomes Return of Presumed Korean War Dead

Vice President Mike Pence spoke at the ceremony in Hawaii
August 01, 2018
Chinese Police Remove Professor During Broadcast of VOA Program

Wenguang Sun, who is critical of China's human rights record, has not been heard from since the Wednesday evening show
August 01, 2018
US Confirms Plan to Raise China Import Tariff to 25 Percent

US trade representative says plan is to 'encourage' China policy changes; China says it will retaliate if US boosts tariffs
August 01, 2018
Google Mum on Chinese Search Engine Reports

Company won't say whether it will launch a censored version of its search engine in China, where its main search platform was previously blocked
August 01, 2018
How the US Military Will Identify Remains From North Korea

The remains will go to a lab in Hawaii run by the military agency that identifies missing servicemen and women from past conflicts
August 01, 2018
Japan Vows to Rescue Journalist Believed Held in Syria

Freelance journalist Jumpei Yasuda was last heard from in Syria in June 2015
August 01, 2018
Inter-Korean Conventional Military Reductions Tied to Denuclearization

Korean military talks have yielded trust-building measures but no significant reductions in troops or artillery at the border
August 01, 2018
China Warns of Retaliation if US Takes More Trade Steps

Reports say Trump administration will propose increasing the tariff rate on an additional $200 billion of Chinese imports
July 31, 2018
China to Join Naval War Games in Australia’s North Despite Strained Ties

Naval exercises being hosted by Australia and will also include its major ally United States, which expelled China in May from its military training around Hawaii
July 31, 2018
US Military Flying Remains Turned Over by North Korea to Hawaii

US official, who spoke on the condition of anonymity, said Pyongyang gave almost no information to help identify the remains
July 31, 2018
Australia's Drought 'Eats Away at You'

Worst drought in living memory is sweeping parts of eastern Australia, leaving farmers struggling to cope and many of them asking questions about the future

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East Asia

Wednesday 1 August 2018

Rohingya Evacuated from Camps Amid Landslide Risks

US Welcomes Return of Presumed Korean War Dead

Chinese Police Remove Professor During Broadcast of VOA Program

US Confirms Plan to Raise China Import Tariff to 25 Percent

Google Mum on Chinese Search Engine Reports

How the US Military Will Identify Remains From North Korea

Japan Vows to Rescue Journalist Believed Held in Syria

Inter-Korean Conventional Military Reductions Tied to Denuclearization

China Warns of Retaliation if US Takes More Trade Steps

China to Join Naval War Games in Australia’s North Despite Strained Ties

US Military Flying Remains Turned Over by North Korea to Hawaii

Australia's Drought 'Eats Away at You'

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Summit at Crucial Moment for South Korea's Moon

China Faces Challenges in Containing Swine Flu Infection

Thais Give Russia, US Right to Extradite Hacking Suspect

OK for Direct US Flights Moves Vietnam Into Economic Fast Lane

Hanoi Summit May Advance North Korea’s Objectives, Experts Say

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