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Vietnam confirms latest virus outbreak is more contagious UK variant
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Myanmar military seizes power, detains elected leader Aung San Suu Kyi
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Japan expected to extend COVID-19 state of emergency – sources
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India proposes law to ban cryptocurrencies, create official digital currency
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Vietnam retains top leader, shuts Hanoi schools in COVID-19 battle
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South Korean AI technology brings back folk singer’s voice
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China sharpens language, warns Taiwan that independence ‘means war’
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UK offers Hong Kong residents a route to citizenship, angering China
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Marina Bay beckons as Singapore gears up for ‘Davos in Asia’
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Pfizer requests South Korea approval COVID-19 vaccines ahead of February rollout

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Vietnam confirms latest virus outbreak is more contagious UK variant
Hanoi, Feb 2, 2021 - Vietnam’s health minister said on Tuesday a newly detected coronavirus outbreak, which has infected 301 people and spread to...
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Myanmar military seizes power, detains elected leader Aung San Suu Kyi
Myanmar military seizes power, detains elected leader Aung San Suu Kyi
Yangon, Feb 1, 2021 - Myanmar’s military seized power on Monday in a coup against the democratically elected government of Nobel laureate Aung San...
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Japan expected to extend COVID-19 state of emergency – sources
Japan expected to extend COVID-19 state of emergency – sources
Tokyo, Feb 1, 2021 - Japan is expected to extend a state of emergency on Tuesday to fight the spread of COVID-19 for Tokyo...
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India proposes law to ban cryptocurrencies, create official digital currency
India proposes law to ban cryptocurrencies, create official digital currency
Mumbai, Jan 29, 2021 - India plans to introduce a law to ban private cryptocurrencies such as bitcoin and put in place a framework...
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Vietnam retains top leader, shuts Hanoi schools in COVID-19 battle
Vietnam retains top leader, shuts Hanoi schools in COVID-19 battle
Hanoi, Jan 30, 2021 - Vietnam’s ruling Communist Party re-elected its 76-year-old chief Nguyen Phu Trong for a rare third five-year term on Sunday,...
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South Korean AI technology brings back folk singer’s voice
South Korean AI technology brings back folk singer’s voice
Seoul, Jan 29, 2021 - Even though South Korean folk rock singer Kim Kwang-seok has been dead for nearly 25 years, his fans will...
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China sharpens language, warns Taiwan that independence ‘means war’
China sharpens language, warns Taiwan that independence ‘means war’
Beijing, Jan 29, 2021 - China toughened its language towards Taiwan on Thursday, warning after recent stepped up military activities near the island that...
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UK offers Hong Kong residents a route to citizenship, angering China
UK offers Hong Kong residents a route to citizenship, angering China
Beijing-London, Jan 29, 2021 - Britain on Friday hailed a new visa offering Hong Kong citizens a route to citizenship after China’s crackdown but...
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Marina Bay beckons as Singapore gears up for ‘Davos in Asia’
Singapore, Jan 25, 2021 - Once part of daily life for Singapore, conferences in the era of COVID-19 are a meticulously planned operation in...
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Pfizer requests South Korea approval COVID-19 vaccines ahead of February rollout
Pfizer requests South Korea approval COVID-19 vaccines ahead of February rollout
Seoul, Jan 25, 2021 - Drugmaker Pfizer Inc has filed an application seeking approval of its coronavirus vaccines to be used in South Korea...
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