Asia-Pacific
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Xi’s possible successors could rise during party congress
BEIJING — Who will be chosen to comprise China’s Politburo Standing Committee with President Xi Jinp...
October 5, 2022
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Taiwan cautions Beijing over semiconductor exports
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Bhutan: The nation’s Tourism council looks to future for nation and tourists with ‘Believe’ as new branding strategy
The Tourism Council of Bhutan (TCB) launched the new brand Bhutan “Believe” on Sept. 22. The countr...
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Frugal is the new cool for young Chinese as economy falters
BEIJING (Reuters) — Before the pandemic, Doris Fu imagined a different future for herself and her fa...
October 3, 2022
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Indonesia soccer match death toll revised to 125
MALANG, Indonesia (AP) — Police firing tear gas after an Indonesian soccer match in an attempt to st...
October 2, 2022
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129 dead after fans stampede to exit Indonesian soccer match
MALANG, Indonesia (AP) — Panic at an Indonesian soccer match after police fired tear gas to stop bra...
October 2, 2022
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Taiwan emphasizes close relations with Japan despite severed diplomatic ties
TAIPEI — A Taiwan foreign ministry spokesperson stressed Thursday that Japan and Taiwan have close r...
September 30, 2022
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Japan, China firms deepening relations
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — The 1972 normalization of diplomatic ties between Japan and China offered an op...
September 29, 2022
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Sri Lanka’s crisis pushes war-torn Tamils to brink
MULLAITIVU, Sri Lanka (Reuters) — Under a blazing sun, a 44-year-old Tamil laborer tended his rented...
September 29, 2022
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China activists fear more surveillance as tech spreads
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September 26, 2022
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China smoothes path to Xi’s third term by clamping down on cyberspace critiques
SHENYANG, China — The administration of Chinese President Xi Jinping is tightening its regulation of...
September 26, 2022
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Envoy to Beijing calls for trust between Japan, China at commemorative event
BEIJING (Jiji Press) — Japanese Ambassador to China Hideo Tarumi on Saturday stressed the importance...
September 25, 2022
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S. Korea: How do S. Korean 20-somethings view young politicians’ rise and fall?
It was during the 20th presidential election that the young generation suddenly surged as a tie-brea...
September 24, 2022
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At U.N., Micronesia denounces Japan plan to release Fukushima water into Pacific
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) — The president of the Pacific island state of Micronesia denounced at the...
September 23, 2022
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Taiwan stepping up calls for U.N. participation
TAIPEI / BEIJING — With the annual gathering of leaders at the U.N. General Assembly underway in New...
September 23, 2022
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