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Asian stocks rise after Biden, Xi hold video summit
Nov 16, 2021

Asian stocks rise after Biden, Xi hold video summit

Asian stock markets are higher after President Joe Biden and China’s Xi Jinping held a summit meeting by video link...

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Ex-US diplomat says Myanmar frees jailed American journalist
Nov 15, 2021

Ex-US diplomat says Myanmar frees jailed American journalist

Former U.S. Ambassador to the U.N. Bill Richardson says American journalist Danny Fenster has been released from prison in Myanmar...

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Japan-US launch talks to resolve dispute over tariffs
Nov 15, 2021

Japan-US launch talks to resolve dispute over tariffs

U.S. and Japanese officials have agreed to launch talks aimed at settling a dispute over American tariffs on imports of Japanese steel and aluminum...

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UN experts to review plans for release of Fukushima water
Nov 15, 2021

UN experts to review plans for release of Fukushima water

A team from the U.N. nuclear agency has arrived in Japan to assess preparations for the release into the ocean of treated radioactive water from the wrecked Fukushima nuclear plant...

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US, Japan launch talks to settle dispute over tariffs on steel, aluminum, firm up economic partnership
Nov 15, 2021

US, Japan launch talks to settle dispute over tariffs on steel, aluminum, firm up economic partnership

US, Japan launch talks to settle dispute over tariffs on steel, aluminum, firm up economic partnership...

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China stock exchange for entrepreneurs launches in Beijing
Nov 15, 2021

China stock exchange for entrepreneurs launches in Beijing

A stock exchange set up in the Chinese capital to serve entrepreneurs has opened trading with 81 companies amid a crackdown on tech giants that has wiped more than $1 trillion off their market value a...

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Japan's economy contracts on shrinking consumption, exports
Nov 15, 2021

Japan's economy contracts on shrinking consumption, exports

Japan’s economy shrank at a 3% annual rate in the July-September quarter, as private consumption and auto production took a hit from the ongoing efforts to curb the coronavirus pandemic...

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Japan's former princess leaves for US with commoner husband
Nov 14, 2021

Japan's former princess leaves for US with commoner husband

A Japanese princess who gave up her royal status to marry her commoner college sweetheart has arrived in New York as the couple left behind a nation that has criticized their romance...

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Hong Kong authorities deny visa to Economist journalist
Nov 13, 2021

Hong Kong authorities deny visa to Economist journalist

Hong Kong authorities have declined to renew a visa for a foreign journalist working for The Economist without any explanation, the magazine said in a statement on Friday...

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Japan adding more hospital beds in plan for next virus surge
Nov 12, 2021

Japan adding more hospital beds in plan for next virus surge

Japan’s preparations for the next coronavirus surge include adding thousands more hospital beds to avoid a situation like last summer when many COVID-19 patients were forced to stay home, even when th...

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