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Xi leadership keen to alleviate residents’ discontent ahead of party congress
BEIJING — Chinese President Xi Jinping’s administration wants to quickly quell simmering discontent ...
June 2, 2022
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Singapore: Tiles that support marine biodiversity added to seawalls
While seawalls are the traditional defense for Singapore’s coasts against rising sea levels, scienti...
June 2, 2022
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Cambodia: Rising fertilizer, pesticide, fuel prices slow rice farming
Although the monsoon season this year started with ample rainfall for growing rice, some farmers are...
June 2, 2022
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Laos: Fuel shortages causing hardships for motorists
Fuel businesses and importers are struggling to supply enough fuel to meet public demand due to fluc...
June 2, 2022
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Shanghai lockdown over but China’s economy far from returning to normal
SHANGHAI — The lockdown imposed on Shanghai has been lifted after two months, but there is little li...
June 2, 2022
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Yoon begins pursuit of improved relations with Japan amid pending issues
SEOUL — A new era of diplomacy between South Korea and Japan advocated by newly elected President Yo...
May 29, 2022
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China’s aircraft carrier drills near Japan aimed at around-the-clock attack capability
BEIJING — As China’s Liaoning aircraft carrier heads home after completing military drills near Japa...
May 26, 2022
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Nepal: Thamel buzzes once again as tourists return
Thamel is alive again. All shops are open, the streets are filled with rickshaws again, and vendors...
May 26, 2022
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China: World’s highest automatic weather station established
Chinese scientific researchers on May 4 established an automatic meteorological monitoring station a...
May 26, 2022
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Urban Malaysia floods drive pleas for climate action
KUALA LUMPUR (Thomson Reuters Foundation) — The damaged furniture and mud-caked walls left by floodw...
May 26, 2022
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Quad seeks India’s support in containing Russia, China
With the international order shaken by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and China’s hegemonic actions, t...
May 25, 2022
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Singapore: NUS scientists develop painless way to shrink breast cancer using magnetic fields
Scientists from the National University of Singapore (NUS) have found a painless way to kill breast ...
May 25, 2022
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Cambodia: Big-name divers explore deepest Mekong pools in key survey
A group of well-known underwater explorers have dived to a depth of about 75 meters below the surfac...
May 25, 2022
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K-pop cheerleaders: The ‘flowers’ of ROK baseball
INCHEON, South Korea (AFP-Jiji) — In baseball-mad South Korea teams of professional cheerleaders pum...
May 25, 2022
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Biden starts Asia trip with global issues and tech on agenda
President Joe Biden is opening his trip to Asia with a focus on the computer chip shortage that has ...
May 20, 2022
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