Canada vows to keep border open

TORONTO - Canada will not tighten its border to deter migrants crossing illegally from the United States in the wake of a US immigration crackdown because the numbers are not big enough to cause alarm, a government minister said.

New rules may extend Abe premiership

TOKYO - Japan's ruling party on Sunday extended term limits for its leaders, a change that gives Prime Minister Shinzo Abe a shot at becoming Japan's longest-serving post-war leader.

'Sadistic' treatment of models casts new shadow over fashion

PARIS - The alleged "sadistic" mistreatment of scores of models who were forced to wait in a dark, cramped staircase at a Paris Fashion Week casting has sparked fresh criticism of how the industry functions.

Kenyan drought leaves trail of death and desperation

BANDARERO, Kenya - Loko Kalicha Junno said she trekked for a week to save her 10 cattle from dying of thirst and hunger. But none survived. Now, at one of the last watering holes in this remote village, she fears for herself.

Chinese diplomat a social-media hit

UNITED NATIONS - A video of a Chinese diplomat's rebuttal of criticism of China's veto of a UN draft resolution on Syria has gone viral on the internet.

Study shows elephants slack on sleeping

WASHINGTON - There's an old saying that elephants never forget. You also can say they seldom sleep.

Seoul warned against playing politics with missile system

SEOUL - The Terminal High Altitude Area Defense is a Trojan horse in the Republic of Korea as the conservative bloc is seeking to hold a "THAAD" presidential election to help reverse its fall in public support, an expert said on Friday.

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Pence defiant in Indiana email storm

WASHINGTON - US Vice-President Mike Pence on Friday defended his use of a personal email account to deal with state work as Indiana governor, rejecting any comparison with the email woes of former secretary of state Hillary Clinton.

Chint Group confirms it's circling targets abroad

Chint Group, China's leading industrial electrical equipment and new-energy company, will definitely be making new investments in 2017 - particularly in economies along the Belt and Road Initiative - as part of its aggressive globalization strategy, its chairman told China Daily on Friday.

Boeing assures quick delivery of B737 Max

Boeing Co plans to deliver some of its new fuel-efficient B737 Max aircraft directly to Chinese customers from its fledgling completion and delivery center in Zhoushan, Zhejiang province, after the plant begins operations, the company said in Beijing.

Shipbuilder closing down yards to combat overcapacity

COSCO Shipping Heavy Industry Co Ltd, China's third largest shipbuilder by output, plans to cut the number of shipyards that are able to manufacture offshore engineering products from five to two by 2020, its senior executive said on Friday.