Washington/Beijing: China, in an early test of US President Donald Trump, has nearly finished building almost two dozen structures on artificial islands in the South China Sea that appear designed to house long-range surface-to-air missiles,…
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Activist director steps down from Yum Brands board
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Lotte to face 'severe consequences' if it allows US missile system, warns China
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