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Indonesia’s leader says 1st phase of new capital is 80% complete and he’ll have an office there soon
Misc Asia
Police officers in the Philippines arrested for kidnapping 4 tourists and demanding a ransom
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Japan passes a revised law allowing joint child custody for divorced parents for the first time
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Singapore PM Lee to step down on May 15 and hand power to his deputy
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Culinary diplomacy: The internet is obsessed with what Janet Yellen eats in China
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Strongest earthquake in 25 years rocks Taiwan, killing 9 people and stranding 70 workers in quarries
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A Vietnamese property tycoon accused of embezzling $12.5 billion begins her trial
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Cambodia defends family relocations around the famous Angkor Wat temple complex
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Malaysia may renew hunt for missing flight MH370, 10 years after its disappearance
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Singaporeans bemoan U.S. Senator’s ‘ignorant’ grilling of TikTok CEO

Misc Asia

Indonesia’s leader says 1st phase of new capital is 80% complete and he’ll have an office there soon
Indonesia’s leader says 1st phase of new capital is 80% complete and he’ll have an office there soon
Jakarta, June 4, 2024 — Indonesian President Joko Widodo on Wednesday said construction of the first phase of the country’s ambitious new capital is...
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Police officers in the Philippines arrested for kidnapping 4 tourists and demanding a ransom
Police officers in the Philippines arrested for kidnapping 4 tourists and demanding a ransom
Manila, June 4, 2024— Four police officers assigned in the Philippine capital region have been arrested for kidnapping for ransom that victimized four foreign...
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Japan passes a revised law allowing joint child custody for divorced parents for the first time
Japan passes a revised law allowing joint child custody for divorced parents for the first time
Tokyo, May 17, 2024 — Japan’s parliament on Friday passed a revision to the country’s civil code that will allow divorced parents the option...
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Singapore PM Lee to step down on May 15 and hand power to his deputy
Singapore PM Lee to step down on May 15 and hand power to his deputy
Singapore, April 15, 2024 — Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong said Monday that he will step down on May 15 after two decades...
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Culinary diplomacy: The internet is obsessed with what Janet Yellen eats in China
Culinary diplomacy: The internet is obsessed with what Janet Yellen eats in China
Beijing, April 9, 2024 — Ever since she ate mushrooms that can have psychedelic effects in Beijing last July, Janet Yellen has united Americans...
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Strongest earthquake in 25 years rocks Taiwan, killing 9 people and stranding 70 workers in quarries
Strongest earthquake in 25 years rocks Taiwan, killing 9 people and stranding 70 workers in quarries
Hualien, April 3, 2024 — The strongest earthquake in a quarter-century rocked Taiwan during the morning rush hour Wednesday, killing nine people, stranding dozens...
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A Vietnamese property tycoon accused of embezzling $12.5 billion begins her trial
A Vietnamese property tycoon accused of embezzling $12.5 billion begins her trial
Hanoi, March 5, 2024 — Real estate tycoon Truong My Lan faces the death penalty in a trial that began Tuesday over alleged fraud...
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Cambodia defends family relocations around the famous Angkor Wat temple complex
Cambodia defends family relocations around the famous Angkor Wat temple complex
The Angkor site sprawls across some 400 square kilometers (155 square miles), containing the ruins of Khmer Empire capitals from the 9th to the...
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Malaysia may renew hunt for missing flight MH370, 10 years after its disappearance
Malaysia may renew hunt for missing flight MH370, 10 years after its disappearance
The Boeing 777 plane carrying 239 people, mostly Chinese nationals, from the Malaysian capital, Kuala Lumpur, to Beijing, vanished from radar shortly after taking...
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Singaporeans bemoan U.S. Senator’s ‘ignorant’ grilling of TikTok CEO
Singaporeans bemoan U.S. Senator’s ‘ignorant’ grilling of TikTok CEO
During the hearing, Chew was repeatedly questioned about his nationality and possible affiliations to the Chinese Communist Party by Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Ark.
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