Tag: East Asia
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‘Pokemon airport’ opens to help Japanese quake-hit region
TOKYO: An airport in a remote Japanese region hit by a deadly earthquake in 2024 was given a new look on Tuesday (Jul 7), temporarily nicknamed after the Pokemon universe, and its lobby adorned with a floating Pikachu on a plane-shaped balloon.The Noto Peninsula has faced a decline in tourists since the power
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Death toll from China storms rises to 15, hundreds injured
BEIJING: The death toll from devastating storms in parts of China rose to 15 on Tuesday (Jul 7), with hundreds more injured and tens of thousands evacuated, state media reported, as President Xi Jinping urged “all out” rescue efforts.Thunderstorms and gale-force winds killed at least 11 people and injured 331
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How Taiwan’s whisky industry is challenging Scotland and Japan on the global stage
In the first of a three-part series on Taiwan beyond semiconductors, CNA explores how the island’s whisky industry is helping elevate its global standing.
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Japan, China coast guards face off near disputed islands
TOKYO: Ships from Japan’s and China’s coast guards faced off near disputed islands Tuesday (Jul 7), with each claiming they drove out the other’s vessels that had intruded into their territorial waters.The incident occurred near uninhabited islands claimed as the Senkaku in Japan and the Diaoyu in China, whic
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South Korean law targeting ‘fake news’ takes effect as journalists’ groups raise concerns
SEOUL: South Korea began enforcing a law Tuesday (Jul 7) that allows steep punitive damages against news outlets and social media influencers for spreading false information as journalist groups warned it could chill public discourse and invite censorship.Journalists and civil liberties groups say the vaguely
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South Korea’s KOSPI tumbles 8%, triggering circuit breakers for sixth time this year
SEOUL: South Korean shares fell 8 per cent on Tuesday, led by chipmakers, as investors questioned whether record earnings tied to AI could hold up.The benchmark KOSPI was down 646.85 points, or 8.03 per cent, at 7,404.48, as of 4.53am GMT (12.53pm, Singapore time). It triggered circuit breakers at 4.51am GMT,
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US leads international concern after China test-fires missile into Pacific
WASHINGTON: The United States voiced alarm on Monday (Jul 6) over Beijing’s nuclear programme after China test-fired a dummy warhead into the Pacific Ocean, the latest move in its rapid military modernisation.Mon
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Storms kill at least eight in central China as Typhoon Bavi looms offshore
BEIJING: At least eight people were killed after thunderstorms battered central China’s Hubei Province, state media said on Tuesday (Jul 7), as forecasters warned of more torrential rain across various pa
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Why the next US-China battleground lies beneath the sea
Carrying about 98 per cent of global data traffic, undersea cables have become a new front in the strategic rivalry between Washington and Beijing.
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China’s Nanning on top alert as Typhoon Maysak triggers catastrophic flooding
Maysak made landfall in the southern island province of Hainan last Friday (Jul 3), the first tropical cyclone to reach the Chinese mainland this year.
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