Asia
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Strong El Niño to Bring Mixed Rainfall Across South Asia This Winter, SASCOF Warns
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Okinawa Elects Conservative Genta Koja, Ending 12 Years of Anti-Base Governors
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Asia, Africa and the Struggle for a New Global Order
New York, October 6 — The 81st United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) concluded in New York last week,…
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Anwar Ibrahim: From Prison Cell to Prime Minister
Anwar Ibrahim won 82 seats in Malaysia’s November 2022 election. A majority needed 112. Muhyiddin’s right-leaning National Alliance…
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Nepal Seeks Role as Asia’s Economic and Digital Bridge: Khanal
NEW YORK, September 25 — Nepal’s foreign minister, Shishir Khanal, used a New York platform on Friday to…
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Japan Plans Tougher Permanent Residency Rules With Higher Income and Pension Tests From October
TOKYO, September 25 — Japan’s Immigration Services Agency has announced changes to its permanent residency requirements that will…
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Trump and Xi to Hold Washington Talks Thursday With Tariffs and AI on the Agenda
WASHINGTON, September 20 — President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping are due to meet in Washington…
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Trip.com Reports Surge in Longer Golden Week Outbound Travel
SHANGHAI, September 22 — The numbers landed on Monday, and they tell a story of a holiday that…
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Young Vietnamese Warm to Chinese Culture Despite Strategic Tensions
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Vietnam Grew 7.83% in First Quarter, but Foreign Firms Drove 80% of Exports
HANOI, September 11 — Vietnam’s economy expanded 8.2 per cent in the first half of 2026, its fastest…
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RCEP Region’s Global GDP Share Reaches 28% by 2025, AMRO Chief Reports
MANILA, September 10 — The centre of global economic gravity has shifted decisively toward East Asia, and the…
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North Korean Missile Test Leaves Asia Flights Running, but Tourism Risks Loom
Seoul, August 21 — The U.S. and South Korean militaries concluded their annual Ulchi Freedom Shield exercises on…
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80-Year-Old Dies in Shivamogga Temple Elevator, Probe On
SHIVAMOGGA, Aug 3 — An 80-year-old retired engineer died on Sunday morning after becoming trapped beneath an elevator…
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Japan’s Political and Economic Gender Gaps Persist Despite Initiatives
TOKYO — The World Economic Forum’s Global Gender Gap Report 2022 places Japan 116th out of 146 nations,…
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Nepal Drafts Industrial Property Act to Replace 1965 Law and Protect Geographical Indications
KATHMANDU — Nepal’s draft Intellectual Property Bill lands on a desk with decades of dust on it. The…
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Nepal’s Foreign Minister Dismisses Uranium Mining Agreement Speculation
KATHMANDU, July 1 — Foreign Minister Shishir Khanal told Nepal’s National Assembly today that no agreement exists between…
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Sands China Says It Has Drawn 15.7 Million MICE Visits to Macao Since 2007
A quarter-century after opening its first property, Sands China Ltd. has reshaped not just the Macao skyline but…
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Tanker Rams Tractor Carrying Devotees in Karnataka, Killing Six
Karnataka, May 15, 2026 — cyberinktimes.com — The six people who died in the May 15 tanker collision…
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China Coast Guard Pulls 17 Filipino Crew From Capsized Ship, 2 Dead
Two Filipino seamen are dead, two more remain missing, and 17 others are alive today because a China…
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China Highway Collapse Kills 48, Injures 30
Meizhou, Guangdong, China, May 1, 2024 — cyberinktimes.com — A devastating highway collapse in Meizhou, Guangdong, China has…
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Thailand Ends Recreational Cannabis Sales, Requiring Prescriptions for Every Purchase
/ HTML. No extra commentary. Must include all facts from source. Let’s list facts: – Thailand’s experiment with…
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Malaysia unlikely to go into recession due to economic diversification
The economic stability of Malaysia has significant implications for the wider region, as its diversified economy is likely…
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