Asia-Pacific
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Cumulative Debt of Chinese Local Governments Tops 100 Trillion Yuan
GUANGZHOU/BEIJING — China’s local governments are in critical fiscal condition. Their cumulative de...
September 18, 2023
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Bollywood’s Behind-The-Scenes Women Bypass ‘boys’ Club’ Unions
MUMBAI (Thomson Reuters Foundation) — Female protagonists are often the biggest stars in Bollywood f...
September 18, 2023
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China’s Domestic Production of EV Parts Driven by Strained U.S. Ties
China is boosting efforts to create a self-sufficient supply chain in the field of electric vehicles...
September 17, 2023
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Exclusive: Beijing Instructs Chinese EV Makers to Use Domestically Produced Electronic Parts
The Chinese government is unofficially instructing its electric vehicle makers to use domestically p...
September 17, 2023
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China’s Economic Statistics Increasingly Opaque
Fukutaro Yamashita / The Yomiuri ShimbunSenior officials of China’s National Bureau of Statistics ho...
September 17, 2023
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Lack of Support Leaves Myanmar Refugees in Thailand Isolated
MAE SOT, northwestern Thailand — Since Myanmar’s military coup in February 2021, Myanmar nationals w...
September 13, 2023
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ASEAN Countries Meet Amid Concerns over China
JAKARTA — Members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) convened Wednesday at the A...
September 7, 2023
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‘Comfort Women’ Art Removed from Seoul Park; Creator Convicted of Indecent Assault
SEOUL — Two artworks that commemorate so-called comfort women have been removed from a Seoul park af...
September 7, 2023
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South Korea: Internet Giant Naver’s HyperClova X AI Unrivaled in Korean Language Skills
South Korean internet giant Naver on Aug. 24 unveiled HyperClova X, an upgraded version of its hyper...
September 7, 2023
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South Korea Compensates Former Requisitioned Workers But Four Holdouts Keep Seoul from Achieving Goal
SEOUL — Progress is being made in South Korea in resolving the lawsuits surrounding former requisiti...
September 7, 2023
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Yoon Says Any Attempt to Cooperate Militarily with North Korea Must Stop
SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol said on Wednesday any attempt to cooperate wi...
September 6, 2023
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Japan Protests Against China’s New Map; Okinawa’s Senkaku Islands Labeled as ‘Diaoyu Islands’
Chief Cabinet Secretary Hirokazu Matsuno criticized a new map released by the Chinese government in ...
September 6, 2023
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China Insists Japan Seafood Import Ban is Legitimate
BEIJING — In response to Tokyo’s written rebuttal submitted to the World Trade Organization on Monda...
September 6, 2023
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IFA Berlin Wants to Lure More Japanese Firms
BERLIN (Jiji Press) — Chief of the operator of the ongoing IFA tech show in Berlin expressed hopes f...
September 5, 2023
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China Marks WWII Victory Day on Alert
BEIJING (Jiji Press) — China marked the 78th anniversary of its World War II victory over Japan on S...
September 4, 2023
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