Asia-Pacific
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South Korea’s Top Court Reverses Ruling against ‘comfort Women’ Book Author
SEOUL (Jiji Press) — South Korea’s top court on Thursday overturned a lower court ruling that found ...
October 27, 2023
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China Removes Defense Minister Li Shangfu; Second Key Minister Ousted in 3 Months
The Standing Committee of China’s National People’s Congress decided Tuesday to remove Defense Minis...
October 25, 2023
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China Detains Chinese Employee Involved in Rare Metals at Japan Trading Company
Authorities in China have detained a Chinese national who deals with rare metals at a Japanese nonfe...
October 23, 2023
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Japan, China Mark 45th Anniversary of Peace Treaty
BEIJING (Jiji Press) — Momentum to improve relations between Japan and China is growing, with the tw...
October 23, 2023
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South Asia’s Female Health Workers Fight for Basic Rights, Social Protections
GURUGRAM, India/KARACHI/KATHMANDU (Thomson Reuters Foundation) — Hobbling out of a tuk-tuk, Pooja Gu...
October 19, 2023
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China Prepares to Shift Approach on Belt and Road Initiative Ten Years After Launch
BEIJING — Ten years after its launch, China’s massive Belt and Road Initiative is at a crossroads. ...
October 19, 2023
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Seoul to Use AI to Enhance Public Safety on Subways
Seoul recently unveiled its plans for developing an artificial intelligence-based system to monitor ...
October 19, 2023
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Cambodia Attracts Record Foreign Investment Growth
Despite global and regional economic downturns due to ongoing geopolitical conflict, Cambodia contin...
October 16, 2023
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South Korea to Carry Out a Pilot Test for a Central Bank Digital Currency with Banks, Individuals
South Korean authorities are to chart out a new era of digital payments, carrying out a pilot test f...
October 14, 2023
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Survey: 37.4% of Japanese Respondents Have Positive Impression of South Korea, Surpassing Bad Impression for First Time
A Japan-South Korea poll found that 37.4% of Japanese respondents had a “good” or “somewhat good” im...
October 12, 2023
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TikTok Opens ‘creator House’ in Bangkok
TikTok, a popular video-sharing social media platform, has opened its first Southeast Asian “creator...
October 12, 2023
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Popularity of Modern Yoga Stretches across China
Over the summer, a number of mass public yoga events were held across the country where people from ...
October 12, 2023
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China to Join IAEA Team to Sample, Analyze Fukushima Treated Water for First Time
Experts from China will join a team from the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) to sample and...
October 12, 2023
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North Korea Reinforces Border with China, Tightens Control to Prevent Defections that Could Threaten Kim Jong Un’s Rule
SEOUL — The number of North Korean defectors entering South Korea via China has plummeted as Pyongya...
October 11, 2023
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South Korea: Concerns Growing over Women’s Safety Following Gender-Based Violence Cases
Despite the Yoon Suk Yeol government’s pledge to crack down on crimes against women, concerns are gr...
October 9, 2023
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