Asia-Pacific
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North Korea fires an unidentified projectile
According to the South Korean Joint Chiefs of Staff, North Korea fired an unidentified projectile in...
January 14, 2022
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South Korea: Is Korean media silencing LGBT voices?
A rendition of Lady Gaga’s LGBT anthem “Born This Way” with a missing lyric by a South Korean group ...
January 12, 2022
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Laos: Communities of the Nakai Plateau get new livelihoods
The creation of a reservoir on the Nakai Plateau gave birth to new communities and new livelihoods. ...
January 12, 2022
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Japan pursues ‘freedom of navigation’ to deter China
Since last spring, Maritime Self-Defense Force destroyers have repeatedly sailed through waters near...
January 11, 2022
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Taiwan mulls lifting ban on Japanese food imports
TAIPEI (Jiji Press) — Taiwan is moving toward a possible removal of a ban on agricultural imports fr...
January 10, 2022
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South Korea: Digital universe rises to cultural mainstream amid ongoing pandemic
The metaverse, regarded as a technology whose emergence was seen as timely in the pandemic era, has ...
January 9, 2022
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Singapore: Food donation bill aims to help those struggling to eat well amid financial woes
To keep her grocery expenses low, Ms. Lynna has been salvaging unsold bread and vegetables from mall...
January 7, 2022
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China: Digital yuan gains popularity in time for Games
China’s digital fiat currency, or the e-CNY, has evolved into an ever-expanding presence in Chinese ...
January 7, 2022
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Japan strongly protests N. Korea’s ‘hypersonic’ missile launch
The government has made a strong protest through its embassy channels in Beijing to North Korea over...
January 7, 2022
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Japan, Australia sign defense pact as China concerns loom
SYDNEY (AP) — The leaders of Japan and Australia signed a “landmark” defense agreement Thursday that...
January 6, 2022
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Singapore: Housewives get help with home-based businesses
Becoming a food entrepreneur was not something 30-year-old housewife Siti Khadijah Alias, who has to...
January 5, 2022
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South Korea: Louis Vuitton heads to duty-free exit
Louis Vuitton, a brand that once symbolized the prestige that came along with overseas travel for Ko...
January 5, 2022
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North Korea fires suspected ballistic missile into Sea of Japan
North Korea fired what appears to be a ballistic missile at about 8:07 a.m. Wednesday from an inland...
January 5, 2022
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N. Korean agent suspected of using Japanese firm to acquire foreign currency
A North Korean agent based in China is suspected of using a Japanese trading company to obtain forei...
January 4, 2022
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Chinese military is said to be able to control airspace over Taiwan
BEIJING — The Chinese military has been establishing a key capability for securing control of the se...
January 4, 2022
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