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The last edition: Thursday 23 May 2013
Japan adopts international treaty on child abduction

Japan adopts international treaty on child abduction

After years of pressure from foreign countries, the Japanese government has adopted an international treaty on child abductions.

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Saturday 18 May 2013
Haitian filmmaker Raoul Peck

Haitian filmmaker Raoul Peck - grand master at this year's les Cinémas du monde in Cannes

The Cinémas du Monde, organised by the French government, runs a special workshop throughout the Cannes festival ...

Friday 17 May 2013
Activists shout slogans in front of Philippines embassy in Taiwan, 13 May, 2013.

Could Taiwan-Philippines maritime spat have regional implications?

Taiwan has held a series of military exercises in waters off the northern Philippines in response to the Filipino killing of a Taiwanese fisherman.The exercises came after the Philippines rejected ...

Thursday 16 May 2013
Protesters carry banners and signs during an anti-Philippines protest march in solidarity with Taiwan near the Philippine consulate in Hong Kong May 14, 2013.

Tensions between The Philippines and Taiwan on the South China Sea

Tensions are mounting in the South China Sea following last week's deadly shooting of a Taiwanese fisherman whose vessel reportedly drifted into Filipino waters.

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