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Chinese President Xi Jinping, also general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission, makes a speech during the opening ceremony of a training program for young and middle-aged officials at the Party School of CPC Central Committee (National Academy of Governance), Sept. 3, 2019. Photo: Liu Bin / Xinhua

Xi Emphasizes “Struggles” to Achieve National Rejuvenation

BEIJING (Xinhua) — President Xi Jinping on Tuesday called on officials, particularly young officials, to maintain a fighting spirit and strengthen their ability to...
In this photo taken on Aug. 10, 2019, Vyacheslav Abanichev and Alisa Abanicheva, parents of Sergei Abanichev charged with rioting connected to an opposition rally, hold a poster saying "Free My Son" with the names of all those arrested as they attend an opposition rally in Moscow, Russia. Fourteen Russians have been slapped with charges of rioting stemming from an opposition protest in July in Moscow in a criminal inquiry largely seen as a Kremlin intimidation tactic. Photo: Daria Zelenaya / Novaya gazeta via AP

Russian Investigators Drop Charges Against 5 Protesters

MOSCOW (AP) — Five protesters who were arrested and charged with rioting connected to recent anti-government rallies walked free on Tuesday after Russian investigators...
Screenshot from a video showing dolphins being brought up on board. Image: Anuwat Fuangthongdeng / Facebook

Two Fishermen Charged for Killing Dolphins for Jerky

PATTANI — Two fishermen were charged on Monday for illegal fishing after a video of them catching several dolphins in a fishing trawl sparked...
Left: Wat Muang Doo as of Sept. 2, 2019 in Buriram. Right: Sa-nga Wongmuang.

Abbot Raped Teen for Five Years, Refuses to Exit Monkhood

BURIRAM — An abbot who confessed to serially raping a teenager over a period of five years until she fell pregnant is refusing to...
Porlajee “Billy” Rakchongcharoen poses with his wife and child. Photo: Courtesy of his family

Bones at Nat’l Park Belong to Missing Karen Activist: DSI

BANGKOK — The Department of Special Investigation said Tuesday that bone fragments of a Karen community rights activist missing since 2014 have been found. At a...
Muhammad Ilham Saeed being escorted by police commandos to Crime Suppression Division headquarters on Sept. 2.

Third Bangkok Bombing Suspect Arrested

BANGKOK — Another suspect has been arrested in connection to bomb attacks that rocked the capital on Aug. 2. Muhammad Ilham Saeed, 28, was flown...
In this photo provided by the Santa Barbara County Fire Department, a dive boat is engulfed in flames after a deadly fire broke out aboard the commercial scuba diving vessel off the Southern California Coast, Monday morning, Sept. 2, 2019. Photo: Santa Barbara County Fire Department via AP

8 Killed in Deadly California Boat Fire; 26 Missing

SANTA BARBARA, Calif. — A middle-of-the-night fire swept a boat carrying recreational scuba divers anchored near an island off the Southern California coast early...
Aerial view of the archaelogical ruins Liangzhu City. Photo: Hangzhou Liangzhu Archaeological - Site Administrative District Management Committee

China Adds Records of New UNESCO Heritage Site Into Textbooks

HANGZHOU, China (Xinhua) -- The ancient civilization of Liangzhu, China's latest cultural site inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List, has had its history...
Officers of the U.S. Navy and maritime forces of Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) participate in the inauguration ceremony of ASEAN-U.S. Maritime Exercise in Sattahip, Thailand, Monday, Sep. 2, 2019. Photo: Gemunu Amarasinghe / AP

US Promotes Free and Open Indo-Pacific at Naval Exercise in Sattahip

CHONBURI — A senior U.S. naval officer underlined Washington's commitment to a free and open Indo-Pacific as the United States on Monday launched its...
Young flag guards perform their duty at a flag-raising ceremony at the Wong Cho Bau School in China's HKSAR on Sept. 2, 2019. Photo: Qin Qing / Xinhua

New Semester Starts in Hong Kong, Violence Deplored

HONG KONG (Xinhua) — School principal Wong Kam-Leung spread a message of peace, hard work and loving one's own country as he made his...

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