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S. Korea, China, Japan top envoys to gather in Beijing to discuss N. Korean missile tests

August 7, 2019 admin Asia, Diplomacy, Foreign affairs, international relations, Japan, Latest News Stories, North korea, South korea, World

Credit to Author: hniitsu| Date: Thu, 08 Aug 2019 02:36:58 +0000

Discussions are underway for a foreign ministers’ meeting later this month in Beijing, where South Korea, China and Japan can discuss issues concerning Northeast Asia ahead of a trilateral summit expected to take place before the end of the year.

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Magnitude 6 earthquake rocks Taiwan

August 7, 2019 admin Asia, Earthquake, Latest News Stories, Taiwan, World

Credit to Author: hniitsu| Date: Thu, 08 Aug 2019 02:26:17 +0000

A Magnitude 6 earthquake rocked Yilan County at 5:28 a.m. More information will soon be released by the Central Weather Bureau (CWB) and other relevant authorities.

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Beijing warns those behind Hong Kong protests not to play with fire

August 7, 2019 admin Asia, China, Hong Kong, Latest News Stories, politics, PROTESTS, Violence, World

Credit to Author: racosta| Date: Wed, 07 Aug 2019 09:26:32 +0000

The current chaos that has enveloped Hong Kong is largely the work of “behind-the-scenes masterminds” that have instigated, directed and funded violent protests, said Beijing yesterday as it attempted to provide evidence of foreign interference.

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Koreans hold candlelight vigil to protest Abe government

August 4, 2019 admin Asia, Foreign relations, Japan, Latest News Stories, protest, South korea, trade war, World

Credit to Author: cmiranda| Date: Sun, 04 Aug 2019 11:33:05 +0000

SEOUL — Some 680 civic groups held a candlelight vigil over the weekend in protest of the Japanese government’s decision to take South Korea off a list of preferred trading partners and to call on Tokyo to apologize for war crimes it committed in World War II.

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Disabled lawmakers in Japan shine light on accessibility issue

August 4, 2019 admin accessibility, Asia, Japan, Latest News Stories, Persons With Disabilities, World

Credit to Author: cmiranda| Date: Sun, 04 Aug 2019 10:36:22 +0000

TOKYO — Two newly elected House of Councillors lawmakers with severe disabilities have shone spotlight on the plodding efforts by political assemblies across Japan to make their facilities more easily accessible.

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Former physics teacher who got teenage student pregnant found guilty of sex with minor

August 1, 2019 admin Asia, Crime, Latest News Stories, Sex with Minor, Singapore, World

Credit to Author: hniitsu| Date: Thu, 01 Aug 2019 08:02:13 +0000

A former secondary school teacher, who developed a romantic relationship with his 15-year-old student and impregnated her, was found guilty of sexual penetration of a minor on Wednesday (July 31).

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S. Korea to review petition calling for ban on real-size sex toys

August 1, 2019 admin Asia, Latest News Stories, sex toys, South korea, World

Credit to Author: hniitsu| Date: Thu, 01 Aug 2019 07:56:14 +0000

South Korea’s presidential office Cheong Wa Dae is now required to reveal its official position on a petition calling for the ban of real-size sex toys.

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Dengue Outbreak in Bangladesh: Faster spread feared during Eid holiday

July 31, 2019 admin Asia, Bangladesh, dengue outbreak, Eid, Latest News Stories, public health, World

Credit to Author: hniitsu| Date: Thu, 01 Aug 2019 03:45:38 +0000

After the dengue outbreak spread to almost every district in the country, health experts now fear the viral fever will spread further and faster during Eid vacation, when tens of thousands of people are expected to head home.

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Expansion of security cameras behind drop in Japan crime figures

July 28, 2019 admin Asia, Crime, Japan, Latest News Stories, security camera, World

Credit to Author: hniitsu| Date: Mon, 29 Jul 2019 03:55:08 +0000

The number of criminal cases confirmed by police in the first half of this year marked the 17th consecutive year of decline, thanks largely to the widespread installation of security cameras around Japan, according to National Police Agency data.

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S. Korean fishermen held in North Korea return home

July 28, 2019 admin Asia, Diplomacy, Latest News Stories, North korea, South korea, World

Credit to Author: cmiranda| Date: Sun, 28 Jul 2019 09:37:41 +0000

SEOUL — A Russian fishing vessel and its crew, including two South Koreans, held by North Korea have returned home, the Ministry of Unification said Sunday.

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