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Reports show new Indonesian industrial park on Borneo, feted as 'green,'' will be powered by coal
Sep 14, 2023

Reports show new Indonesian industrial park on Borneo, feted as 'green,'' will be powered by coal

An industrial park being built in Indonesia on the tropical island of Borneo that has attracted billions of dollars in foreign and domestic investment is damaging the environment in an area where enda...

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Cambodia's new Prime Minister Hun Manet visiting close ally China on his first official trip abroad
Sep 14, 2023

Cambodia's new Prime Minister Hun Manet visiting close ally China on his first official trip abroad

Cambodia's new Prime Minister Hun Manet has arrived in Beijing on his first official trip abroad since taking office last month...

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Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet visits country's close ally China on his 1st official trip abroad
Sep 14, 2023

Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet visits country's close ally China on his 1st official trip abroad

Cambodia's new prime minister, Hun Manet, has arrived in Beijing on his first official trip abroad since taking office last month...

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Japanese boy-band production company sets up panel to compensate sexual assault victims
Sep 13, 2023

Japanese boy-band production company sets up panel to compensate sexual assault victims

The Japanese boys-band production company at the center of an unfolding sexual abuse scandal, Johnny & Associates, has selected three former judges to head its effort to compensate hundreds of victims...

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China's 'full-time children' move back in with parents, take on chores as good jobs grow scarce
Sep 13, 2023

China's 'full-time children' move back in with parents, take on chores as good jobs grow scarce

A record of more than one in five young Chinese are out of work, their career ambitions derailed by a depressed job market as the economy struggles to regain momentum after its long bout with COVID-19...

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Nobel winner Maria Ressa acquitted of tax evasion though she faces 2 more legal cases
Sep 12, 2023

Nobel winner Maria Ressa acquitted of tax evasion though she faces 2 more legal cases

Nobel Peace Prize winner Maria Ressa has been acquitted of a final tax evasion charge though she still faces two remaining legal cases she believes the former Philippine president used to muzzle her c...

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Stock market today: Global shares mixed after Big Tech rally on Wall Street
Sep 12, 2023

Stock market today: Global shares mixed after Big Tech rally on Wall Street

Global shares are mixed following a Big Tech rally on Wall Street, as investors watch for an update on U.S. consumer prices set for later in the week...

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Japanese companies drop stars of scandal-tainted Johnny's entertainment company
Sep 12, 2023

Japanese companies drop stars of scandal-tainted Johnny's entertainment company

Several Japanese companies have decided to stop using stars who are represented by Johnny & Associates, an entertainment company at the center of a sexual assault scandal...

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Thailand's new prime minister tells Parliament his government will urgently tackle economic woes
Sep 11, 2023

Thailand's new prime minister tells Parliament his government will urgently tackle economic woes

Thailand’s new Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin has vowed to act quickly to relieve the country’s economic problems in his inaugural speech to Parliament...

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Biden opens Vietnam visit by saying the two countries are 'critical partners' at a 'critical time'
Sep 10, 2023

Biden opens Vietnam visit by saying the two countries are 'critical partners' at a 'critical time'

President Joe Biden has opened a short visit to Vietnam by telling its leadership that their countries have a chance to shape the Indo-Pacific for decades to come...

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