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Asia-PacificChina: World-class status eyed for more universities
China has added seven universities to a list of those it aims to elevate to world-class status, taki...
February 27, 2022
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Asia-PacificSingapore: Air taxi services in Sentosa by 2024
Air taxi pioneers Volocopter and Skyports are set to co-launch commercial air taxi services in Singa...
February 27, 2022
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Asia-Pacific
Cambodia: Overseas workers sending home nearly $3 bil. to families each year
As of Dec. 31, Cambodia’s government has provided overseas employment opportunities to more than 1,3...
February 27, 2022
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ReutersWill election mark end of ROK’s tattoo taboo?
SEOUL (Reuters) — Doy, one of South Korea’s most famous tattoo artists having inked the likes of Bra...
February 27, 2022
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Japan In FocusLighting installations evoke eternal flow of time
MITO — A variety of lighting installations are on display at Kairakuen, a well-known viewing spot fo...
February 27, 2022
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Associated Press
‘Rain bomb’ hits Australia’s northeast, killing seven in floods
MELBOURNE (Reuters) — A severe storm system pummeled Australia’s northeastern city of Brisbane on Su...
February 27, 2022
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Reuters
‘Rain bomb’ hits Australia’s northeast, killing seven in floods
MELBOURNE (Reuters) — A severe storm system pummeled Australia’s northeastern city of Brisbane on Su...
February 27, 2022
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Defense & Security
North Korea fires suspected ballistic missile
Seoul (Jiji Press) — North Korea on Sunday launched a projectile presumed to be a ballistic missile ...
February 27, 2022
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EuropeKyiv-based Japanese journalist vows to report on Ukraine situation
A Japanese expatriate who works for a local media outlet in Kyiv wants to help restore peace in her ...
February 27, 2022
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General News
Share of Chinese with good impression of Japan tumbles
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — The proportion of people in China who have a favorable impression of Japan has ...
February 27, 2022
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General NewsRakuten chief Mikitani to donate ¥1 billion to Ukraine
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Rakuten Group Inc. President, Chairman and CEO Hiroshi Mikitani tweeted Sunday ...
February 27, 2022
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EuropeRallies held in Japan to protest against Russia’s invasion, nuke threat
Hundreds of people took part in rallies on Saturday to protest Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and Mosc...
February 27, 2022
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Associated PressRussia hits Ukraine fuel supplies, airfields in new attacks
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russia unleashed a wave of attacks on Ukraine targeting airfields and fuel faci...
February 27, 2022
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EuropeUkranians look to Poland-bound buses to escape Russian invasion
LVIV, Ukraine — Since Friday, residents of Lviv near the Polish border in western Ukraine have been ...
February 27, 2022
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Yomiuri Editorial
Protect Japan’s economic security through public-private cooperation
Conflicts between nations over strategically important technologies and goods are intensifying. Ther...
February 27, 2022