Asia-Pacific
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‘They tried to erase us’: Rohingya IDs deny citizenship
Zaw Win’s grandparents had the same identity card as everyone else in Myanmar, but a generation late...
December 10, 2022
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South Korea: Moon landing in 2032, Mars by 2045: President Yoon Suk-yeol sets space goals
President Yoon Suk-yeol announced South Korea’s space economy road map with goals of landing on the ...
December 10, 2022
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Even as Singapore lifts gay sex ban, LGBT families feel little has changed
SINGAPORE (Reuters) — Olivia Chiong and her wife feel like the Singapore government has made clear t...
December 8, 2022
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South Korea: Yoon cites defense industry as future growth engine
President Yoon Suk-yeol has vowed to actively support defense exports, touting the sector as a “futu...
December 8, 2022
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Grieving South Korean father seeks justice for Halloween crush victims
SEOUL (Reuters) — Taking time off work, South Korean bus driver Cho Gi-Dong has visited a crypt wher...
December 8, 2022
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China’s hopes of looser COVID rules sets off rush for fever drugs
BEIJING/SHANGHAI, Dec 7 (Reuters) - Tired of being cooped up to comply with China's strict anti-COVI...
December 7, 2022
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Monkeys, symbol of Thailand’s Lopburi Province, mark their day with feast
LOPBURI, Thailand (AP) — A meal fit for monkeys was served on Nov. 27 at the annual Monkey Feast Fes...
December 5, 2022
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South Korea in crisis as many stop having babies
SEOUL (AP) — Yoo Young-yi’s grandmother gave birth to six children. Her mother birthed two. Yoo does...
December 5, 2022
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South Korea: Hyundai Motor to build air mobility ecosystem in Indonesia’s new capital
Hyundai Motor Group recently unveiled a new ambitious plan to build an ecosystem for advanced air mo...
December 3, 2022
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India: Why young Indians are anxious about dating
Dating has always been correlated with how people feel about themselves, especially for Indian youth...
December 3, 2022
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Jiang Zemin relied on patriotism for China’s stability
Jiang Zemin’s visit to Japan in November 1998 left bitter memories for the Japanese. On the gr...
December 1, 2022
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Red Cross: Afghans will struggle for their lives this winter
KABUL (AP) — More Afghans will be struggling for survival as living conditions deteriorate in the ye...
December 1, 2022
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Younger Chinese increasingly spurning factory jobs
SHENZHEN (Reuters) — Growing up in a Chinese village, Julian Zhu only saw his father a few times a y...
November 30, 2022
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As world population hits 8 billion, China frets over too few babies
BEIJING/HONG KONG (Reuters) — Chinese software developer Tang Huajun loves playing with his 2-year-o...
November 30, 2022
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Singapore: Nation ranks 2nd globally for best talent, only Asian state in top 20
The world’s nations are fighting an intense battle for the best workers, and Singapore has yet again...
November 30, 2022
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