Tag: East Asia
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Pastor freed from prison in China weeks after US President Donald Trump requested his release
Pastor Ezra Jin Mingri was detained with 17 other church leaders in October in one of China’s largest crackdowns on a single church in decades.
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Xi says ready to work with Kim for ‘stable’ China-North Korea ties: KCNA
Referring to his recent state visit to Pyongyang, Chinese President Xi Jinping thanked North Korean leader Kim Jong Un for the “enthusiastic and friendly” hospitality during the trip.
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AI is rewriting China’s filmmaking rulebook, but the script isn’t finished
More than 95 per cent of China’s new microdramas in the first quarter of 2026 were AI-generated, compared with near zero a year ago. CNA speaks to the industry’s key cast about the new plot twist.
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China launches coast guard patrol east of Taiwan
The fleet will conduct “law enforcement patrols” in the area, China’s Coast Guard said in a statement, adding it would strengthen such patrols in what it called China’s jurisdictional waters.
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China says Japan-India cooperation ‘should not target’ Beijing
“Cooperation between nations … should not target or harm the interests of third parties,” Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson Guo Jiakun said after talks between India and Japan.
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Chinese firm UBTech sells hyper-real, ‘always loyal’ humanoid robots
The U1 robot can hold conversations and even be customised to resemble loved ones or celebrities. UBTech is targeting single people and those aged over 60, positioning the lifelike android as a companion to help combat loneliness.
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Coffee with a view: Tourists flock to Starbucks overlooking North Korea
GIMPO, South Korea: The contrast cannot be starker: selfie-taking tourists sipping coffee at Starbucks – an icon of globalisation and capitalism – while looking out over reclusive, communist North Korea.Welcome to Aegibong Starbucks in Gimpo – less than an hour’s drive from South Korea’s capital Seoul, but a
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Pilot who hit Beijing tower wrote about ending life
Warning: This story contains references to suicideBEIJING: The pilot who died after crashing a small plane into Beijing’s tallest skyscraper, injuring 13 people, had mental health issues and had w
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Japanese women MPs get just two more toilets
The government says it wants to have women in at least 30 per cent of the legislative seats.
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Chinese electric scooter maker Luyuan apologises for risque advertisements that sparked controversy
The ads, which were subsequently removed, featured female models in various sexually suggestive poses.
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