Asia-Pacific
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Taiwan Set to End Ban on Japanese Food Imports; All Imports of Japanese Food Products into Taiwan to be Approved Conditionally
TAIPEI — Taiwanese authorities announced plans to completely abolish import restrictions on Japan...
July 26, 2024
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Pacific Islands Leaders Not Totally in Tune on China Approach as Meeting Ends in Tokyo; Positions Differ on Treated Water, Joint Drills
The Pacific Islands Leaders Meeting wrapped up Thursday in Tokyo with a declaration that expresse...
July 19, 2024
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China’s Communist Party Sets Goal of Completing Reforms by 2029; Xi Lays Groundwork for 4th Term
BEIJING — Chinese Communist Party has set a goal of completing reforms to advance “Chinese modern...
July 19, 2024
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Chinese Deep-sea Mining Vehicle Makes Successful Haul from 4,100 Meters Down, as Beijing Seeks to Secure Natural Resources
SHENYANG, China — A deep-sea mining vehicle succeeded in collecting minerals at about 4,100 meter...
July 13, 2024
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Puppy Love: Canine Weddings on the Rise in China
SHANGHAI (Reuters) — It was a dream wedding, complete with a picturesque outdoor setting, white l...
July 11, 2024
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Taiwan’s President Lai Pays Tribute to Shinzo Abe in Post on X; Stresses Impact of Japan’s Late Prime Minister’s Diplomatic Legacy Abe
TAIPEI — Taiwan President Lai Ching-te paid tribute to the late Prime Minister Shinzo Abe in a vi...
July 9, 2024
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Uighur Culture Being Erased as Beijing Tightens Grip on Xinjiang, 15 Years After Urumqi Riots
URUMQI, Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region — Friday marked 15 years since deadly riots involving Ha...
July 6, 2024
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Japan’s Lower House Vice-Speaker Banri Kaieda to Visit Beijing from July 22; NPC Talks Scheduled With Aim to Restart Japan-China Relations
Banri Kaieda, vice speaker of the House of Representatives, will visit Beijing from July 22, it h...
July 5, 2024
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Full-Sized Models of U.S. Fighter Jets Discovered in Xinjiang Desert; Seen in Satellite Images, Hong Kong Daily Reports
BEIJING ― A number of full-sized models of a cutting-edge U.S. fighter jets have been discovered ...
July 5, 2024
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North Korea Claims to Have Successfully Tested New Missile
Seoul (Jiji Press)—North Korea successfully test-fired a new tactical ballistic missile capable o...
July 2, 2024
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Japanese Business Executive Detained in Myanmar
Bangkok (Jiji Press)—Myanmar’s military regime said Sunday that it has detained several people, i...
July 1, 2024
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Chinese Woman Dies after Protecting Japanese Mother, Child from Knife Attack; Japanese Embassy in China Flies Flag at Half-Mast as Tribute
GUANGZHOU, China/BEIJING — A Chinese woman who was stabbed while protecting a Japanese mother and...
June 29, 2024
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China Pressures Expatriate’s Mother Over Tiananmen Book; Daughter Shouldn’t ‘Betray Motherland,’ Woman Told
The mother of Liu Yanzi, a scholar of contemporary Chinese literature who is based in Osaka, has...
June 26, 2024
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China-North Korea Trade Recovering Post-Pandemic; May Increase Further With 75th Anniversary Of Bilateral Relations
SHENYANG, China — Trade between China and North Korea is trending toward recovery, which seems to...
June 14, 2024
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Tiananmen Square Crackdown’s 35th Anniversary Has China’s Authorities on High Alert for Pro-Democracy Protests, Public Displays of Mourning
BEIJING — China’s authorities were on high alert in Beijing on Tuesday, the 35th anniversary of t...
June 4, 2024
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