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A copy of a full-page obituary announcement in Thursday's Oriental Daily is displayed in Hong Kong Friday, Aug. 15, 2014. The notice says Hong Kong pro-democracy media magnate Lai Chee-ying died at 65 from AIDS and multiple cancers. It referred to Lai by his Chinese name but used a different written character for Chee that sounds the same. Next Media boss Jimmy Lai, who owns Apple Daily, Hong Kong's sole pro-democracy newspaper, appeared in a humorous video to counter the obituary of him published in the rival newspaper. Lai says in the video he is
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HK news boss counters rival’s fake obit with video

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Japanese men clad in outdated military costume march in to pay respects to the country's war dead at the Yasukuni Shrine in Tokyo, Friday, Aug. 15, 2014. Japan marks the 69th anniversary of its surrender in World War II on Aug. 15. (AP Photo/Koji Sasahara)
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Japan criticized as 2 ministers visit war shrine

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Pope Francis walks with his pastoral staff as he arrives to celebrate a mass at a soccer stadium in Daejeon, South Korea, Friday, Aug. 15, 2014. Tens of thousands of Asian Catholics gave a boisterous welcome to Pope Francis on Friday as he celebrated his first public Mass in South Korea, a country with a small but growing church that is seen by the Vatican as a model for the rest of the world.(AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)
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Pope makes tough sell on materialism in SKorea

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A child peers out near a cross on a gate of the Wangfujing Catholic Church in Beijing, China, Thursday, Aug. 14, 2014. Pope Francis' greeting to Chinese President Xi Jinping as he flew to South Korea early Thursday was a rare cordial exchange between the sides that have no diplomatic relations and are embroiled in a sometimes bitter contest for authority. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)
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Pope’s South Korea visit brings China opportunity

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Pope Francis waves from a car after his arrival in Seongnam, south of Seoul, South Korea, Thursday, Aug. 14, 2014. As Francis became the first pope in 25 years to visit South Korea on Thursday, Seoul's never-timid rival, North Korea, made its presence felt by firing three short-range projectiles less than an hour before he arrived, officials said. (AP Photo/Yonhap, Shin Jun-hee) KOREA OUT
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Pope’s small car fascinates South Koreans

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In this photo taken Tuesday, March 18, 2014, actor Gao Hu poses on the red carpet during the award ceremony of the Celebrity Citizens in Beijing, China. Gao, 40, who had a small part as a soldier in Zhang Yimou's 2011 movie
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Chinese theaters won’t hire drug-linked performers

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A woman walks past an advertisement for a bank's interest rate in Seoul, South Korea, Thursday, Aug. 14, 2014. South Korea's central bank, Bank of Korea, cut its key interest rate for the first time in 15 months on Thursday, providing support to an economy dragged down by the shock of a ferry sinking that killed hundreds of teenagers. The banner reads:
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S. Korea cuts key rate for 1st time in 15 months

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American at NKorea labor camp gets consular visit
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American at NKorea labor camp gets consular visit

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Visitors take their souvenir photos near pictures of Pope Francis at a bookstore in Seoul, South Korea, Wednesday, Aug. 13, 2014. Pope Francis is scheduled to make a five-day trip to South Korea, starting Aug. 14 to participate in a Catholic youth festival and to preside over a beatification ceremony for 124 Korean martyrs. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)
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Martyrs and peace with Pyongyang top pope’s agenda

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Image of Asia: Returning turtles to the sea
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Image of Asia: Returning turtles to the sea

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