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Taiwan representative in Japan’s Osaka commits suicide

September 15, 2018 Asia 176

One of Taiwan’s representatives stationed in Japan’s western city of Osaka, Su Chii-cherng, committed suicide this week, the government of the self-ruled island said. The official had been an excellent diplomat “keen to offer help to…

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Flooding kills 76 people in North Korea

September 6, 2018 Asia 122

Flooding has killed 76 people with 75 missing while thousands were left homeless and more than 800 buildings destroyed in North Korea, the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies said on Thursday….

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Saudi Arabia denies imposing fees on foreign workers’ remittances

September 6, 2018 Asia 103

Saudi Arabia’s Finance Ministry has “categorically” denied recent reports about the government’s intention to impose fees on the remittances of foreign workers, state-run Saudi Press Agency (SPA) reported today. In an official statement, the ministry said that…

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Typhoon kills 10 in Japan, boats move stranded passengers from airport

September 5, 2018 Asia 91

A powerful typhoon killed 10 people in western Japan and an airport company started to transfer some 3,000 stranded passengers by boats from a flooded airport, the government said on Wednesday, as more than a…

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SpiceJet successfully completes India’s first flight powered by bio-jet fuel

September 2, 2018 Asia 81

Indian budget airline SpiceJet has successfully tested India’s first flight powered by bio-jet fuel. The flight from Dehradun to the nation’s capital lasted almost 45 minutes and was made using a Bombardier Q400 aircraft. Around 20 people,…

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Pentagon moves to scrap $300 million in aid to Pakistan

September 2, 2018 Asia 113

The US military plans to cancel $300 million in aid to Pakistan due to Islamabad’s lack of “decisive actions” in support of American strategy in the region, the Pentagon said Saturday. The US has been…

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Iran and Syria sign deal for military cooperation

August 27, 2018 Asia 104

Iran and Syria signed a deal for military cooperation in a meeting between the defence ministers of the two countries in Damascus, the Tasnim news agency reported on Monday. Iranian Defence Minister, Amir Hatami, travelled…

Indonesian Mosque flattened by earthquake

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Survivor found in rubble of Indonesia mosque flattened by earthquake

August 7, 2018 Asia 257

A man has been rescued from the rubble of a mosque days after it was flattened by a devastating magnitude-6.9 earthquake which hit Indonesia’s Lombok island, an official said Tuesday. “Thank God someone was rescued…

People walk through a shopping district in Osaka, western Japan (File Photo: REUTERS)

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Japan wage growth hits 21-year high, signals pickup in household spending

August 7, 2018 Asia 126

Japan’s household spending slid in June but real wages rose at their fastest pace in more than 21 years thanks to higher summer bonuses, a sign the benefits of a prolonged economic recovery are broadening….

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China investigates high-ranking Buddhist monk accused of coercing nuns into sex

August 3, 2018 Asia 160

China’s religious affairs administration said on Thursday it would investigate claims a high-ranking Buddhist monk sexually harassed nuns and coerced them into sex, the latest case of a prominent figure accused of sexual misconduct in…

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