Asia-Pacific
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Frail Communications Seen as Taiwan’s Weak Link
TAIPEI (Reuters) — Taiwan is scrambling to secure its communications with the outside world against ...
March 27, 2023
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Report: 39 of World’s 50 Most Polluted Cities Are in India
India has dropped from fifth to eighth place in terms of the world’s most polluted countries in 2022...
March 27, 2023
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Hong Kong’s Mirror Launches English Song, Revives Cantopop
HONG KONG (AP) — Hong Kong’s most popular boy band Mirror, a major driving force behind the revival ...
March 25, 2023
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Waste Pickers Keep Food from Landfills, Aid Climate
MALABON, Philippines (AP) — Marilene Capentes pushes a cart along the streets of Malabon city just n...
March 25, 2023
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Differences Seen in China, Russia’s Stance on Economic Cooperation
BEIJING — Chinese President Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin confirmed Tuesday during...
March 23, 2023
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Xi Highlights ‘Mediator’ Role in China-Russia Summit
SHENYANG, China — Chinese President Xi Jinping called for a solution to the Ukrainian crisis through...
March 22, 2023
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President Tsai Ing-wen of Taiwan to Visit United States
TAIPEI — Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen will make a stopover in the United States during her visit to...
March 22, 2023
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S. Korea Reopening to School Trips from Japan; 37 Students Visit
SEOUL (Jiji Press) — South Korea is reopening to school trips from Japan that have been suspended si...
March 22, 2023
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S. Korea to Restore Japan’s Trusted Trading Partner Status
SEOUL (Jiji Press) — South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol unveiled plans Tuesday to put Japan back o...
March 21, 2023
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Xi Meeting Putin in First Visit to Russia Since Ukraine Invasion
SHENYANG, China — For the first time since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, Chinese Pr...
March 20, 2023
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North Korea Conducts ‘Drills Simulating Nuclear Counterattack’
SEOUL — North Korea conducted military drills simulating a nuclear counterattack over the weekend, t...
March 20, 2023
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Envisioning Korea in 2070 in Births, Deaths, Marriages and Immigration
A dynamic, cutthroat society that never rests — that has been South Korea until now. Changes have t...
March 20, 2023
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Need a Nanny? Chinese School Trains Women to Take Care of Newborns
SHANGHAI (Reuters) — A group of more than a dozen women, dressed in matching pink lab coats, leans o...
March 20, 2023
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Bangladesh Garment Factories See Better Conditions
DHAKA (Thomson Reuters Foundation) — When Shefali Akter first sought a job at a garment factory near...
March 20, 2023
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Young Afghans Train to Be Midwives for Villages
FOLADI VALLEY, Afghanistan (Reuters) — In a small village circled by velvety white snow-topped mount...
March 18, 2023
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