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A covert Chinese hacking ring has been targeting players of online games like Rift and Defiance for over four years.

US spy agency says Pyongyang may have technology to mount nuclear bombs on ballistic missiles.

The yen's retreat from a four-year low has pulled down the Nikkei stock average.

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Foreign minister William Hague announces deal to make sexual violence zones in conflict a war crime.

3.4m Japanese cars recalled worldwide after concerns raised about rupture risk of Takata passenger airbags.

Critical infrastructure could be under threat as unprotected systems go online and become discoverable by the "scariest search engine in the world."

GB's hopes of reaching the Davis Cup world group rest on a tie against Croatia

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China's March trade deficit widens on import surge indicating improved domestic demand.

Satellite images show Pyongyang launchpads ready to fire Nodong and Scud missiles, says Seoul.

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ADB sees political disputes and policy issues as dampeners for growth in developing Asian economies.

European markets open positive on indication of a solid US corporate earnings season.

Military moves three PAC-3 batteries in defensive ring around central Tokyo - and more are likely to follow.

Japanese stocks continue to gain from BoJ's stimulus that weakened the yen to the near-100 level against the dollar.

European Markets edge higher as investors remain optimistic on further stimulus hopes.

Japan's current account swings to surplus for the first time in four months as yen's weakness boosts economic outlook.

South Korea suspects another nuclear test preparation as reports indicate increased activity in Pyongyang's Punggye-ri nuclear test site.

Most Asian markets decline as US employment data failed to meet investor expectations.

China has announced plans to allow tourist cruises to disputed islands in the South China Sea, which are also claimed by Vietnam.

Scientists from Japan claim that with the help of brain scans, they can 'read' people's dreams.

Boeing concludes its Dreamliner certification tests with an "uneventful" 1 hour and 49 minutes flight.

Asian stocks outside Japan retreat on weak economic data, Korean tensions and China bird flu fears.

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Researchers at the University of Auckland in New Zealand have come up with a new method for finding planets similar to our Earth in our Milky Way galaxy and believe that there could be as many as 100 billion of them.

Tokyo re-asserts claim over Dokdo Island prompting strong reaction from Seoul.

Markets remain muted as investors await nonfarm payrolls data for further indications on US economic health.

The Nikkei tops 13,000 mark for first time since 2008 on BoJ's aggressive monetary policy decisions.

But South Korea's defence minister Kim Kwan-jin says there are no signs Pyongyang is preparing for full-scale conflict.