Japan seeks release of Japanese journalist held in Myanmar
Japan’s government is asking Myanmar to release a Japanese journalist who was arrested by security forces in Yangon...
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Hashida, who wrote 'Oshin,' many other hit dramas dies at 95
Renowned Japanese scriptwriter Sugako Hashida, best known for the internationally popular TV series “Oshin,” has died at age 95...
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BBC correspondent leaves China amid safety concerns
A veteran BBC correspondent whose coverage angered China has left the country...
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Suicide bomber targets Mass in Indonesia, 14 wounded
Indonesian police say a suicide bomber blew himself up outside a packed Roman Catholic cathedral on Indonesia’s Sulawesi island during a Palm Sunday Mass, wounding at least 14 people...
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China attacks foreign clothing, shoe brands over Xinjiang
Chinese state TV is urging people to boycott H&M as Beijing blasts clothing and footwear brands following Western sanctions on Chinese officials accused of human rights abuses in the Xinjiang region...
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Japan's Toyota, Isuzu, Hino join in truck technology tie up
Japanese automakers Toyota, Isuzu and Hino are forming a partnership in commercial vehicles to work together in electric, hydrogen, connected and autonomous driving technologies...
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Thai PM ends presser by spraying reporters with disinfectant
Politicians are often accused of sanitizing the news...
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Thailand probes Facebook's removal of army-linked accounts
Thailand’s Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha says he has assigned the Royal Thai Army to investigate after Facebook Inc said it has removed 185 accounts and groups engaged in an information-influencing...
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It's a smash hit! Chinese return big-time to movie theaters
The thrills and chills of the big screen are back big-time in the world’s largest film market...
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Malaysian court finds portal guilty over readers' comments
Malaysia’s top court has ruled that a popular online news portal is guilty of contempt for publishing readers’ comments that criticized the judiciary...
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