Tag: East Asia
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Japan undecided on sending military to Hormuz
TOKYO: Japan said on Tuesday (Jun 16) it has not yet decided whether its military will join efforts to help the resumption of shipping through the Strait of Hormuz after the US-Iran peace deal.US President Donald Trump said that the vital artery for oil and gas
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Bank of Japan hikes interest rate to 31-year high
TOKYO: The Bank of Japan hiked interest rates to a 31-year high on Tuesday (Jun 16) as it battles inflation caused by the Middle East war, even after Washington and Tehran agreed on a peace deal.The
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Hong Kong’s new dog-friendly dining scheme draws overwhelming response from restaurants
Authorities received 2,205 applications for just 1,000 permits under the initiative, which will allow participating restaurants to welcome dogs indoors from mid-July.
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Starbucks Korea to shutter outlets for history lessons after ‘Tank Day’ fiasco
All employees at Starbucks Korea stores will “receive education in historical awareness and social sensitivity through watching videos”, said Shinsegae Group, which operates the outlets.
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France hosts G7 dominated by Trump, Iran
EVIAN-LES-BAINS, France: France hosts from Monday (Jun 15) a summit of the G7 group of leading powers set to be dominated by scrutiny of US President Donald Trump’s deal to end the war with Iran.Host President Emmanuel Macron wants to advance a packed agenda of sensitive topics ranging from limiting global ec
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The rise of the AI ‘token economy’ and China’s big bet on scale
In the first of a two-part series, CNA looks at the rise of AI tokens and how China’s rapidly expanding token economy is reshaping the costs, scale and security risks of the next era of artificial intelligence.
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North Korea says nuclear status ‘irreversible’: State news agency
North Korea’s statement came after a trilateral meeting between South Korea, Japan and the United States in Tokyo, at which the allies reaffirmed their commitment to the “complete denuclearisation of the Korean Peninsula”.
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‘This person loves you but doesn’t exist’: Inside China’s romance role-playing boom
In China, young women are paying hundreds of yuan to experience scripted romance, fuelling a booming industry built on manufactured intimacy. But as the boundaries between fantasy and reality blur, questions emerge about where those limits should lie.
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Taiwan opposition leader seeks to ease Washington’s concerns over China stance during US trip
Cheng Li-wun, chairwoman of the Kuomintang (KMT), has been on a two-week US trip following her April visit to China, where she met President Xi Jinping.
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China ‘strongly dissatisfied’ with Pentagon move against top Chinese tech firms
BEIJING: China is “strongly dissatisfied” with a United States move to add several large Chinese companies to the Pentagon’s list of firms it says are aiding China’s military, the commerce ministry said on Saturday (Jun 13).The foreign ministry has also expressed concern about the US Defense Department’s long
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