Asia-Pacific
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China: Milk tea brands quick to win customers in Southeast Asian market
To cool off during hot summer days in Beijing, Noppawan Sereesuntiwong often visited a Coco milk tea...
August 22, 2022
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Cambodia: Sweet-voiced singer recalls bitter life under Khmer Rouge regime
Life under the Khmer Rouge regime was brutal for many and every person who lived through it has thei...
August 20, 2022
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China: The nation expects to see population shrink by 2025
China’s population growth is set to turn negative by 2025, as low fertility rates and aging bring lo...
August 18, 2022
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Yoon aims to avoid friction with Japan by settling requisitioned worker issue
SEOUL — South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol on Wednesday expressed willingness to resolve the issue...
August 18, 2022
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Conflict within S. Korea’s ruling party reaches stalemate
SEOUL — Opposing forces within South Korea’s ruling party are deadlocked as Lee Jun-seok, the former...
August 18, 2022
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Sri Lanka port welcomes China survey ship, rankling India, U.S.
The Chinese ship’s arrival, reportedly for refueling and resupply through Aug. 22, was not warmly re...
August 17, 2022
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Yoon vows to solve wartime labor issue
SEOUL (Jiji Press) — South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol on Wednesday vowed to improve his country’...
August 17, 2022
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Sri Lankan president: China cannot use southern port for military purposes
COLOMBO — China will not be allowed to use the southern Sri Lankan port of Hambantota for military p...
August 16, 2022
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Bipartisan U.S. congressional delegation visits Taiwan
TAIPEI — A bipartisan group of five U.S. lawmakers, led by Democratic Sen. Edward Markey, arrived in...
August 15, 2022
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North Korea criticises U.N. chief’s support for the North’s denuclearisation
SEOUL, Aug 14 (Reuters) - North Korea's foreign ministry on Sunday criticized the United Nations Sec...
August 14, 2022
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Lower house lawmaker meets with Myanmar junta leader
BANGKOK (Jiji Press) — House of Representatives lawmaker Hiromichi Watanabe met with Min Aung Hlaing...
August 13, 2022
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Pakistan: The nation’s passport remains 4th-worst in the world
The Pakistani passport continues to be the fourth-worst in the world, not changing its position from...
August 13, 2022
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China to ‘normalize’ just-ended military drills around Taiwan
China’s Eastern Theater Command announced Wednesday that it has completed a series of exercises arou...
August 11, 2022
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South Korea / Rice consumption decreases by half over course of 30 years
The phrase “Have you eaten rice today?” has long been considered equivalent to “How are you?” in Sou...
August 11, 2022
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South Korea increases presence as arms exporter with eye on Europe
SEOUL — South Korea, which has been fostering its defense industry to prepare against the threat fro...
August 11, 2022
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