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Narendra Modi: From Tea Seller’s Son to India’s Long-Serving Prime Minister
“This election is really about one thing. It’s about Modi, Modi, Modi.” That was how the 2024 campaign…
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Aung San Suu Kyi: From Nobel Laureate to the Junta’s Prisoner
Aung San Suu Kyi, once celebrated internationally as a symbol of peaceful resistance and democratic hope, has become…
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Najib Razak: From Malaysian Prime Minister to Convicted 1MDB Felon
Najib Razak, who served as Malaysia’s sixth Prime Minister from 2009 to 2018, began serving a 12-year prison…
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The US customs record of what Ferdinand and Imelda Marcos carried to Hawaii in February 1986 runs to…
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Low Taek Jho, known globally as Jho Low, orchestrated the looting of Malaysia’s sovereign wealth fund 1Malaysia Development…
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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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US Allies Seek Reassurance Ahead of Trump-Xi White House Summit
NEW YORK, September 21 — Secretary of State Marco Rubio met separately with South Korean Foreign Minister Cho…
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Trump Says Xi Understands His Taiwan Stance, but Gives No Detail of Summit Talks
BEIJING — President Xi Jinping “understands” President Donald Trump’s position on Taiwan, according to Trump’s own account of…
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Japan, US, South Korea Unite Against Economic Coercion After NY Talks
NEW YORK, September 24 — Japan, the United States and South Korea declared in a joint statement that…
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2011 Thailand Floods Caused US$46.5 Billion in Losses and 815 Deaths
BANGKOK, September 27 — The 2011 Thailand floods remain the costliest natural disaster in the country’s modern history,…
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US Backs Japan, Korea, Taiwan Before Trump-Xi Summit
WASHINGTON, September 27 — President Donald Trump will host Chinese leader Xi Jinping at the White House on…
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China Expels Generals Zhang Youxia and Liu Zhenli From Party and Military
BEIJING, September 26 — China’s ruling Politburo has expelled two of the country’s most senior military leaders, Zhang…
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Xi Tells Trump at White House Summit That the Thucydides Trap Can Be Overcome
WASHINGTON, September 26 — The story begins on the South Portico, late in the morning, with handshakes and…
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India’s Software and IT Services Exports Rise 9.5 Percent to $239.3 Billion, RBI Survey
NEW DELHI, September 26 — India’s outsourced software and IT services industry grew 9.5 percent to reach $239…
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Iran’s Economy Is Collapsing: Why No New Mass Uprising?
TEHRAN, September 26 — Iran’s economy is under severe strain, and the question of why this has not…
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Geely Unveils EV Charging System Taking Battery From 10% to 70% in 4.5 Minutes
BEIJING, September 23 — Geely Auto has unveiled ultrafast charging technology that can take an electric vehicle battery…
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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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Kerala Named Among 10 Best Places to Visit in Asia This Fall
KOCHI, September 26 — The story begins with a gap in the calendar, the quiet weeks after the…
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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 hosts Xi Jinping at White House for state visit, talks and state dinner
WASHINGTON, September 23 — Chinese President Xi Jinping is in Washington this week for a state visit that…
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Asia-Pacific Aviation Regulators Agree New Safety Monitoring Framework
KUALA LUMPUR, September 25 — Aviation regulators from across Asia and the Pacific have wrapped up a week-long…
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ASEAN Pushes Multi-Destination Travel Across Southeast Asia
KUALA LUMPUR, September 25 — ASEAN Tourism has launched a regional campaign to sell Southeast Asia not as…
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Samsung Hires a New Zealand Namesake of Apple’s Tim Cook to Sell the Galaxy Z Fold 8
SEOUL, September 24 — Samsung Electronics has recruited a man named Tim Cook to promote its Galaxy Z…
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China’s Zhang Youxia, Once Xi’s Top General, Is Expelled From the Communist Party
BEIJING, October 17 — China’s Ministry of National Defense announced on Saturday that General Zhang Youxia and General…
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