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China emerged from ‘zero-COVID’ in 2023 to confront new challenges in a changed world
China’s prospects for 2024 look uncertain, as a year that opened free of COVID-19 lockdowns winds down without the dreamed of robust recovery for the world’s No. 2 economy.
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China’s earthquake survivors endure frigid temperatures and mourn the dead
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South Korean court orders 2 Japanese companies to compensate wartime Korean workers for forced labor
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5 more boats packed with refugees approach Indonesia’s shores, air force says
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North Korea’s Kim again threatens use of nukes as he praises troops for long-range missile launch
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Separatist leader in Pakistan appears before cameras and says he has surrendered with 70 followers
The leader of the main insurgent group in southwestern Pakistan has appeared before cameras to say that he has surrendered to authorities with some 70 of his followers and is giving up his yearslong fight for independence.
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Thailand sends 3 orangutans rescued from illicit wildlife trade back to Indonesia
Three trafficked Sumatran orangutans have been sent back from Thailand to Indonesia as part of a joint effort between the countries to tackle the illegal wildlife trade.
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Thailand’s LGBTQ+ community hopeful as marriage equality bill is set to be discussed in Parliament
The bill seeks to amend the Civil and Commercial Code, changing the words “men and women” and “husband and wife” to “individuals” and “marriage partners.”
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UN is seeking to verify that Afghanistan’s Taliban are letting girls study at religious schools
The United Nations says it’s seeking to verify reports that Afghanistan’s Taliban rulers are allowing girls of all ages to study at Islamic religious schools that are traditionally boys-only.
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Party of Pakistan’s popular ex-premier Imran Khan says he’ll contest upcoming elections from prison
The party of Pakistan’s former premier Imran Khan says he will run in upcoming parliamentary elections from prison.
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Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina kicks off election campaign amid an opposition boycott
Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has formally kicked off her ruling Awami League party’s campaign amid an election boycott by the country’s main opposition party.
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Christian group and family raise outcry over detention of another ‘house church’ elder in China
The family of an elder in a Chinese church says he has been detained and accused of fraud. A U.S.-based Christian rights group says it’s part of a larger crackdown by Chinese authorities on house churches, or informal churches not registered with the government.
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A Japan court orders Okinawa to approve a modified plan to build runways for US Marine Corps
A Japanese court has ordered the governor of Okinawa to approve the central government’s modified plan for landfill work at the planned relocation site of a key U.S. military base on the southern island despite persistent local opposition.
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US flies bombers for joint drills with South Korea, Japan after North’s long-range missile launch
The United States has flown long-range bombers for joint drills with South Korea and Japan in a show of force against North Korea.
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Airbnb admits misleading Australian customers by charging in US dollars instead of local currency
An Australian court has ordered Airbnb to pay a 15 million Australian dollar ($10 million) fine, and the accommodation rental company could pay as much again in compensating customers who had been unaware they were being charged in U.S. rather than Australian dollars.
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Myanmar ethnic armed group seizes another crossing point along the Chinese border, reports say
An ethnic armed group in northeastern Myanmar has seized a major crossing point for trade along the Chinese border.
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North Korea and Russia clash with US, South Korea and allies over Pyongyang’s latest missile launch
North Korea and Russia have clashed with the United States, South Korea and their allies at an emergency U.N.
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Parents and uncle convicted of murdering Pakistani teen in Italy for refusing an arranged marriage
A court in northern Italy has convicted the parents and an uncle of an 18-year-Pakistani woman of murdering her after she refused her family’s demands to marry a cousin in their homeland.
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Australian jury records first conviction of foreign interference against a Chinese agent
An Australian court has recorded the first conviction under the nation’s foreign interference laws with a jury finding a Vietnamese refugee guilty of covertly working for the Chinese Communist Party.
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A look at recent deadly earthquakes in China
An earthquake that killed more than 120 people in China this week was the country’s deadliest in nearly a decade.
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A Bangladesh minister accuses the main opposition party of arson after train fire kills 4
Bangladesh’s railway minister has accused the country’s main opposition party of “arson” and “sabotage” after a fire broke out on a passenger train in the capital, killing four people.
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Hong Kong court begins Day 2 of activist publisher Jimmy Lai’s trial
The national security trial of Hong Kong’s famous activist publisher Jimmy Lai entered its second day with the expectation that judges will rule by the end of the week on his lawyers’ bid to throw out a sedition charge that has been increasingly used to target dissidents.
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Australia releases a man convicted on terrorism charges from prison under strict conditions
A man convicted on terrorism charges whom Australia had wanted to strip of his citizenship and deport has been released into the community under strict conditions.
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North Korea’s Kim threatens ‘more offensive actions’ against US after watching powerful missile test
North Korea says leader Kim Jong Un has vowed “more offensive actions” to repel what he called United States-led threats after watching the third test of his country’s most advanced long-range missile.
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An earthquake in northwestern China kills at least 131 people and is the deadliest in 9 years
Chinese media say at least 131 people have been killed in a magnitude 6.2 earthquake in the country’s northwest.
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Kishida says Japan is ready to lead Asia in achieving decarbonization and energy security
Japan’s Prime Minister Fumio Kishida has pledged to lead efforts to simultaneously achieve decarbonization, economic growth and energy security in Asia.
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US Indo-Pacific commander is ‘very concerned’ about escalation of China-Russia military ties
The head of the U.S. Indo-Pacific Command said Monday he is “very concerned” about increased joint military actions by China and Russia in the region. Adm. John C.
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Hundreds of residents on Indonesian island protest the growing arrival of Rohingya refugees by sea
More than 200 people have protested against the continued arrival of Rohingya refugees by boat on an island in Indonesia.
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Myanmar Supreme Court rejects ousted leader Suu Kyi’s special appeal in bribery conviction
Myanmar’s Supreme Court has rejected a special appeal by the country’s ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi against her conviction in a case in which she was charged with corruption for allegedly receiving gold and thousands of dollars as a bribe from a former political colleague, a legal official said.
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Berlin Zoo sends the first giant pandas born in Germany to China
The Berlin Zoo has sent the first giant pandas born in Germany to China, dispatching the four-year-olds on a journey that was delayed by the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Taiwan reports 2 Chinese balloons near its territory as China steps up pressure ahead of elections
Taiwan says two Chinese balloons flew north of the self-ruled island over the weekend as China increases pressure on Taipei ahead of a presidential election in January.
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15 suspected drug smugglers killed in clash with Thai soldiers near Myanmar border, officials say
Fifteen suspected drug smugglers have been killed and about 2 million methamphetamine tablets seized in northern Thailand near the Myanmar border after a shootout with Thai soldiers.
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Landmark national security trial opens in Hong Kong for prominent activist publisher Jimmy Lai
A landmark national security trial has opened in Hong Kong for prominent activist publisher Jimmy Lai.
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More than 300 rescued from floodwaters in northeast Australia
Officials say more than 300 people have been rescued from floodwaters in northeast Australia, with dozens of residents clinging to roofs.
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Japan and ASEAN bolster ties at a summit focused on security and economy amid tensions with China
Leaders from Japan and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations have adopted a joint vision at special summit in Tokyo.
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Hong Kong’s activist publisher to stand trial this week under Beijing’s crackdown on dissidents
The trial of Hong Kong’s most famous activist publisher who was arrested under China’s crackdown on dissidents will start this week after being delayed for over a year.
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Original AC/DC drummer Colin Burgess has died at 77. The Australian helped form the group in 1973
The rock band AC/DC has confirmed on social media that its original drummer Colin Burgess has died. He was 77.
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Cambodia welcomes the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s plan to return looted antiquities
Cambodia has welcomed the announcement that New York’s Metropolitan Museum of Art will return more than a dozen pieces of ancient artwork to Cambodia and Thailand.
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Body of sergeant killed when US Air Force Osprey crashed off the coast of Japan is returning home
The remains of a U.S. Air Force staff sergeant from Massachusetts who was one of eight service members lost when a CV-22 Osprey crashed off the coast of Japan are being returned home.
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A Thai senator linked to a Myanmar tycoon is indicted for drug trafficking and money laundering
Prosecutors in Thailand have indicted a member of the country’s Senate on six charges involving narcotics trafficking, money laundering and association with a transnational criminal organization.
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