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China warns citizens against Japan travel as Taiwan spat escalates
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China warns citizens against Japan travel as Taiwan spat escalates

Beijing  —  China has warned its citizens against traveling to Japan as it escalates a backlash over comments by the…
South Korea bans flights as 500,000 take crucial university admission test
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South Korea bans flights as 500,000 take crucial university admission test

Seoul Reuters  —  More than half a million people in South Korea sat for the country’s grueling university entrance exam…
Trump’s Thailand-Cambodia peace agreement is falling apart after Cambodian villager killed in fresh clashes
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Trump’s Thailand-Cambodia peace agreement is falling apart after Cambodian villager killed in fresh clashes

US President Donald Trump’s much-heralded peace declaration between Thailand and Cambodia is falling apart after the two countries accused each…
How Japan’s new prime minister has brought China’s ‘wolf warriors’ back out
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How Japan’s new prime minister has brought China’s ‘wolf warriors’ back out

In the end, there was no honeymoon period. Just two weeks ago, Japan’s new prime minister Sanae Takaichi was shaking…
South Korea special prosecutor indicts former President Yoon on charges of aiding an enemy state
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South Korea special prosecutor indicts former President Yoon on charges of aiding an enemy state

Seoul Reuters  —  South Korea’s special prosecutor on Monday indicted former President Yoon Suk Yeol on additional charges of abusing…
More than 1.4 million evacuated as second typhoon in a week slams into the Philippines
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More than 1.4 million evacuated as second typhoon in a week slams into the Philippines

Typhoon Fung-wong triggered floods and landslides, cut power to entire provinces and killed at least four people, including two children,…
Typhoon Fung-wong nears super strength, menacing an already storm-stricken Philippines
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Typhoon Fung-wong nears super strength, menacing an already storm-stricken Philippines

A second typhoon in a week is churning toward the Philippines, with residents in its path warned to flee the…
Typhoon Kalmaegi kills at least 66 in the Philippines, heads toward Vietnam
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Typhoon Kalmaegi kills at least 66 in the Philippines, heads toward Vietnam

Cebu, Philippines Reuters  —  As the death toll from Typhoon Kalmaegi in the Philippines climbed to 66, residents in the…
China warns Taiwan and human rights remain among its ‘red lines’ after Trump-Xi talks
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China warns Taiwan and human rights remain among its ‘red lines’ after Trump-Xi talks

Beijing  —  China has called for the US to avoid crossing four sensitive “red lines” in order to keep the…
The White House has shared images of Xi Jinping that most Chinese don’t see at home
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The White House has shared images of Xi Jinping that most Chinese don’t see at home

Hong Kong  —  Xi Jinping is not known for his easy smiles. China’s most powerful Communist leader in decades has…
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