Asia-Pacific
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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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South Korean Reality Shows Thrive on Romance, but Marriage No Longer Endgame
SEOUL (Reuters) — If South Korea’s big boom in dating and relationship reality TV shows is anything ...
March 18, 2023
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Cambodia: Hopes High for New Logistics Hub
Locally owned KLP.T Transportation Co.’s new multipurpose port and logistics center just east of Kam...
March 18, 2023
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Public Opinion in S. Korea is Key to Resolving Wartime Requisitioned Workers Issue
A plan to solve the issue of lawsuits linked to former wartime requisitioned workers from the Korean...
March 17, 2023
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Japan Boom Returns in South Korea with Young People Leading the Way
SEOUL — In South Korea, March 1 is a national holiday commemorating an independence movement that re...
March 17, 2023
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Japanese Prime Minister Hosts ROK President at 2 Ginza Restaurants
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida hosted South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol on Thursday at a dinner fol...
March 17, 2023
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Singapore’s Lab Meat Push Continues to Face Challenges
SINGAPORE (Reuters) — Huber’s Butchery in Singapore’s lush Dempsey Hill is the lone restaurant in th...
March 16, 2023
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