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Falklands Feud: UK colonial spoil for South Atlantic oil
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Falkland Islanders are voting in a referendum on whether they want to stay a British overseas territory. The poll has been dismissed as 'a silly game' by Argentina, which says the islands were stolen from them by Br...
Iranian city of Abadan
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In this part from Iran program, Amir Mehdi Kazemi travels to the port city of Abadan, one of the main hubs of oil industry in Iran with a diverse and unique culture. Watch this video on our Website: Follow our Face...
A ‘Powder Keg’ in Asia Between China and Japan? (Agenda)
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Stratfor Vice President of East and South Asia Analysis Rodger Baker discusses the increasing strategic and economic tensions between China and Japan. For more analysis, visit:
New South Korean centre stakes claim on disputed islands
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South Korea has just opened a centre dedicated to explaining the country's claims to a set of islands also claimed by Japan. The publicity campaign's aim is to pressure the Japanese government to peacefully surrende...
Japanese envoy in Beijing for talks with Chinese officials
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Senior official from Japan's foreign ministry, Shinsuke Sugiyama, has arrived in Beijing for talks with Chinese officials. Discussions are to include a last week nuclear test by North Korea, and a row over East Chin...
Shetland Trailer – BBC One
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More about this programme: A murder-mystery set against the stunning Scottish backdrop of the Shetland Isles. Douglas Henshall stars in this new BBC Scotland two-part crime drama.
Rockhopper Penguins Hop to the Top – Penguins: Spy in the Huddle – Episode 1 Preview – BBC One
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More about this programme: Rockhopper Penguins scale the steep cliffs of the Falkland Islands.
Taiwan enters fray in China, Japan sea dispute
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Tensions are escalating anew in the East China Sea, as Japan's coastguard fired water cannon to repel a Taiwanese fishing boat, entering the waters around a group of disputed islands. Some fear the fight between Jap...
China criticizing US remarks over disputed islands in East China Sea
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In Beijing, the Chinese government has rebuked US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton for her backing of Japan's administration over East China Sea islands which are at the center of a row between China and Japan. Th...
‘US miscalculated China-Japan row’
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Both Japan and the United States, despite Washington's short term gains through arms sales, will ultimately suffer from the dispute between Japan and China over the Diaoyu Islands, says an analyst. The comment comes a...
China calls for negotiations with Japan on islands row
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In Beijing, Chinese Vice Foreign Minister Zhang Zhijun called for negotiations with Japan to prevent an escalation in frictions over East China Sea islands claimed by both countries. Zhang was speaking at a Foreign Mi...
Philippines shores up Spratly Islands’ defence
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Japan is in a territorial tussle with China over disputed islands in the East China Sea. There is also conflict surrounding islands in the South China Sea. The Spratly islands are claimed by China and five other count...
‘US expands army at expense of citizens’
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The US government neglects the needs of the American people in order to fund military expansionism throughout the world, a peace activist tells Press TV. In the background of this, the United States military has recen...
Japan elections: Nationalist fervour on the rise
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Voting in Japan's general election is underway. Polls predict the conservative Liberal Democratic Party will be returned to power. Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda and his Democratic Party of Japan have faced widespread ...
Tensions rise across East China Sea
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Violent protests over the ownership of some uninhabited islands have brought the fractious relationship between Japan and China into the spotlight. From both sides of the East China Sea, the FT's Mure Dickie examines ...
All Hands On Deck! China flexes naval might amid islands row
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The Chinese People's Liberation Army Navy recently carried out live ammunition drills in the South China Sea and East China Sea. Vessel-airplane confrontation, vessel-submarine confrontation, air-defense and light wea...
Mask Maker – The Miracle of Bali – BBC Four Attenborough Collection
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First transmitted in 1969, this is a general introduction to Bali, its people and their varied arts, with the main focus on Peliatan village, its orchestra and dancers. A Balinese mask maker demonstrates how his crea...
China-Japan spat plays into US hands: Stephen Lendman
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A group of Chinese decide to visit a chain of islands, sounds harmless enough, but what if the islands are claimed by three countries at the same time? While Japan arrested those activists as soon as they set foot on ...