Asia-Pacific
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Singapore: Sony Music opens SE Asia headquarters
Music and entertainment group Sony Music is cementing its long-term commitment to Singapore and Sout...
April 4, 2022
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Bangladesh: Russian invasion of Ukraine exacerbates cotton price, affecting garment exports
Cotton prices surged to more than a decade high in the global market in the wake of the Russia-Ukrai...
April 4, 2022
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Nepal: How Buddhist center in Poland became refuge for Nepalis fleeing war in Ukraine
At 9 p.m. on March 1, Waldemar Zych, a Polish citizen who’s popularly known by his Buddhist name Lam...
March 31, 2022
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Philippine designer fashions gowns by recycling trash
CAINTA, Philippines (Reuters) — Leonora Buenviaje has been making dresses out of waste materials for...
March 31, 2022
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Bangladesh: Electricity coverage reaches 100%
It’s a milestone that can make the country proud. From a mere 47% in 2009, Bangladesh has now ensur...
March 30, 2022
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Aggressive acts by Chinese fishing boats continue in South China Sea
MANILA — Chinese fishing vessels frequently appear in the South China Sea off the Philippines, appar...
March 26, 2022
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Pyongyang baits U.S. with latest ICBM launch
SEOUL — North Korea’s launch of a new intercontinental ballistic missile capable of reaching the U....
March 25, 2022
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Laos: Huge development project underway in Siphandone
Khong district, an island situated in the Mekong River in Champassak Province in the south of Laos i...
March 23, 2022
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China: Parents fret over offspring who fail to measure up
Luo Yan and her husband are above average height, but their two daughters, ages 9 and 10, are no tal...
March 23, 2022
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China’s expanding trade with Russia carries several risks
BEIJING — China is expanding trade with Russia, which is invading Ukraine. Possibilities are high th...
March 12, 2022
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Cambodia: Mekong’s low flows cause lack of clean water
Low water flows in the Mekong River are to blame for the lack of clean water supply in Phnom Penh an...
March 11, 2022
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Singapore: Lab-grown chicken meat offered at hawker food stall ‘tastes like the real thing’
In a world first, a hawker in Singapore recently offered a cell-cultured chicken meal at an affordab...
March 11, 2022
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Kishida talks with ROK President-elect Yoon
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida agreed with South Korea’s President-elect Yoon Suk-yeol in a telephone ...
March 11, 2022
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Kishida eager to improve bilateral ties as new South Korean president elected
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida on Thursday expressed his eagerness to improve the stalled relationship...
March 10, 2022
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Philippine: Filipino becomes symbol of resistance to Asian hate in NYC
NEW YORK — On a cold, rainy day a year ago, a short, brown-skinned man stepped onto the stage at a p...
March 9, 2022
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