Japan finance minister to skip G20 meeting as state budget talks continue
Japan Finance Minister Katsunobu Kato said on Friday that he would skip next week's meeting of finance leaders from the Group of 20 major economies in Cape Town, South Africa, to focus on ...
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North Korea’s back on the tourist map again
Before the pandemic, tourism to North Korea was a significant industry, with Chinese visitors making up about 90% of all ...
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There’s a new mixed-use hub coming up in Johor
More mixed-use developments are rising up in Johor Bahru, the southernmost state of Peninsula Malaysia, just next to ...
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What do countries call themselves? The stories behind their original names
Egypt, one of the oldest countries in Africa, calls itself Masr in Arabic, thought to come from the word “Mizraim”, a ...
The breathtakingly beautiful country that's nearly completely empty
New Zealand, a land of breathtaking landscapes and surprising emptiness. Discover why this stunning country remains one of ...
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Florida’s Historic Coast is the Sweet Spot
Florida’s Historic Coast includes historic St. Augustine, the outstanding golf and seaside elegance of Ponte Vedra, Hastings, ...
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Silenced Voices, Shifting Power: Mongolian Civil Society, Geopolitics, and the USAID Funding Freeze
What does the aid freeze mean on a practical level? More broadly, what does it mean for the geopolitical balance Mongolia ...
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How to detect Beijing’s
Manchurian Candidate On Feb. 4, Rep. Rodante Marcoleta blurted: “There is nothing as West Philippine Sea. Wala po yu’n. Kahit basahin yung ating mapa, there is no West Philippine Sea.” ...
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How to detect Beijing’s Manchurian Candidate
There is nothing as West Philippine Sea. Wala po yu’n. Kahit basahin yung ating mapa, there is no West Philippine Sea.” ...
The death of beauty pageants that put Molly-Mae on the map – from shrinking prize funds to sex controversy & ‘misogyny’
IT’S 2016 and Miss Great Britain, Zara Holland, has been stripped of her title for having sex on Love Island. Bosses at the ...
The Growing Pains of Asia’s Newest Country
East Timor has become a stable democracy after securing independence in 2002. But its finances are precarious, and nearly ...
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US aid freeze: Leaving people to die
One of the executive orders that United States President Donald Trump signed the day he was inaugurated was a 90-day pause in US foreign development assistance. The US Agency for International ...