Indonesia searches for ways to balance domestic industries with surging Chinese imports
JAKARTA, Indonesia (news agencies) — A flood of Chinese products into Indonesia has hit local manufacturers hard, prompting the government ...
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Tropical depression dumps heavy rain in southern South Korea and Seoul area
SEOUL, South Korea (news agencies) — A tropical depression dumped heavy rain in southern South Korea and the populous Seoul ...
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India’s top court creates task force on workplace safety after doctor was raped and killed
NEW DELHI (news agencies) — India’s top court on Tuesday set up a national task force of doctors who will ...
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Indonesia and Australia finalize new bilateral defense treaty
MELBOURNE, Australia (news agencies) — Indonesia and Australia on Tuesday finalized a new bilateral defense treaty that will enhance the ...
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US and South Korea begin joint military drills as North Korea accuses them of invasion rehearsal
SEOUL, South Korea (news agencies) — U.S. and South Korean troops kicked off a large-scale exercise Monday aimed at strengthening ...
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Visit by Vietnam’s new leader to China reflects key relationship, even as it builds ties with US
BEIJING (news agencies) — Vietnam’s new leader To Lam is making China the destination for his first overseas visit, signaling ...
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Protests grow in India over the rape and killing of a doctor at a state-run hospital
NEW DELHI (news agencies) — Thousands of people marched through various Indian cities Friday to protest the rape and murder ...
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Palau’s president says China is weaponizing lucrative tourism over his refusal to break Taiwan ties
WELLINGTON, New Zealand (news agencies) — Beijing weaponized tourism to the Pacific archipelago of Palau over its allegiance to Taiwan ...
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Thailand’s Parliament is set to choose a new prime minister with Thaksin’s daughter as nominee
BANGKOK (news agencies) — The daughter of the divisive former leader Thaksin Shinawatra was nominated and endorsed Friday to get ...
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Thai critics say courts have too much power to disband governments
BANGKOK (news agencies) — Wednesday’s decision by Thailand’s Constitutional Court to oust Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin after just under a ...
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