Asia-Pacific
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Japan to Restore S. Korea’s Preferred Trade Status
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — The government decided at a Cabinet meeting Tuesday to revise an ordinance to r...
June 27, 2023
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Bangladesh Tea Workers Struggle as Heat and Drought Scorch Fields
SREEMANGAL, Bangladesh (Thomson Reuters Foundation) — Phul Kumari has picked tea in northeastern Ban...
June 26, 2023
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China’s Border Tourism Boom Rises Concerns Over Funding of North Korean Weapons Program
DANDONG, China — An increasing number of Chinese tourists are taking domestic trips to their nation’...
June 25, 2023
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Migrate to Survive: Water Shortages Clear Out Villages in Nepal
PURANA GAUN, Nepal (Thomson Reuters Foundation) — Dozens of families used to live in this once-vibra...
June 24, 2023
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Chinese N-plants Releasing Water Containing Tritium at Levels 6.5 Times Higher than Planned Fukushima Discharge
Chinese nuclear power plants have been releasing into the ocean water containing tritium at levels u...
June 23, 2023
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Taiwan Seeks Semiconductor Links with EU, China Deterrence
Taiwan, which produces 90% of the world’s advanced semiconductors, has been leveraging its technolog...
June 21, 2023
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University Student’s Sedition Trial Begins in Hong Kong
HONG KONG — The trial of a 23-year-old female university student charged with sedition over social m...
June 19, 2023
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Vietnam Remembers ‘Burning Monk’ Thich Quang Duc
HO CHI MINH CITY — Ceremonies in honor of a monk who burned himself to death on June 11, 1963, to p...
June 18, 2023
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North Korea Launches 2 Missiles, Likely into Japan’s EEZ
North Korea launched at least two ballistic missiles eastward from near its western coast around 7:3...
June 16, 2023
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Better Japan-Korea Relations Bring Hopes for Economic Ties
Relations between Japan and South Korea have been improving, bringing hope that economic ties betwee...
June 16, 2023
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Expectations on Economic Cooperation, ‘Japanese Boom’ Behind Improved Sentiment toward Japan-ROK Relations
The Yomiuri ShimbunCustomers enjoy a toast at a Japanese-style pub in Seoul on Monday. By Hiroshi Ue...
June 15, 2023
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South Korean President Gains More Trust Among Japanese
The latest joint survey by The Yomiuri Shimbun and the South Korean newspaper Hankook Ilbo also aske...
June 15, 2023
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Japanese, S. Koreans Lean Toward U.S. for Security Cooperation
The joint survey found that a clear majority of respondents in both Japan and South Korea thought th...
June 15, 2023
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Survey Finds Japan-South Korea Relationship Best It’s Been in Years
More than 40% of residents in both Japan and South Korea consider the state of the bilateral relatio...
June 15, 2023
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Japan Supports Indian Roads in Rivalry with China’s Belt and Road Initiative
KHOWAI, Tripura — India is currently developing a road in its northeastern region bordering China th...
June 13, 2023
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