All posts tagged "Asia Pacific"
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0Asia Pacific NewsStrong Earthquakes in Japan Prompt Tsunami Warning, Later Lifted
The deadly 7.5-magnitude quake occurred at a relatively shallow depth along the central area of Japan’s western coast, and was quickly followed...
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0TravelHere’s Why 2023 Might be the Best Time to Visit This Overlooked Asian Country
Routinely overlooked by tourists because of its remoteness, lack of marketing, and a very short summer season, Mongolia has recently made some...
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0Airline TravelWhat’s Contributing to Asia’s Soaring Airfares?
You’re not imagining things. According to American Express GBT, airfares across Asia are notably higher than they were in 2019. Passengers across...
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0Asia Pacific News‘We Come in Friendship to Taiwan’: Pelosi Brushes Off China’s Threats and Arrives in Taipei
The US Speaker of the House lauded Taiwan’s democratic ideals and reaffirmed America’s unequivocal commitment to the self-governing island. Drawing rare praise...
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0Asia Pacific NewsThe US Speaker of the House is Coming to Asia. What Happens if She Visits Taiwan?
Speaker Nancy Pelosi is including Singapore, Malaysia, Japan, and South Korea on her trip to Asia, but the question on everyone’s mind...
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0Asia Pacific NewsWhy Won’t China Give Up on Its ‘Zero-Covid’ Strategy?
It’s a failed approach that has virtually no chance of working in the long term, but Beijing seems to have no intention...
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0Asia Pacific NewsAs ASEAN Opens Up, Will Malaysia Be Left Behind?
A number of Southeast Asian countries have either opened their borders or announced plans to do so. Malaysia, however, against its own...
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0ASEAN NewsSingapore and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Week
Shut out of the Olympic medal race while neighbouring countries fared better, and struggling to launch travel bubbles and a more open...
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0Asia Pacific NewsTaiwan’s Early Success with Covid Is Unravelling, and as US Sends Vaccine Aid, Beijing Fumes
One of the world’s true success stories with Covid-19 in 2020, Taiwan is quickly learning how tenacious an opponent the virus is...
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0NewsThe US Is Donating 80 Million Vaccine Doses; Is Malaysia on the List?
The United States had previously committed to donating 60 million Covid-19 vaccine doses, but then raised it to 80 million, with Asia...
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0Asia Pacific NewsDiplomats Gone Wild! Belgium Pulls the Plug on Its Ambassador to South Korea Following Wife’s Actions
As a result of an ugly incident caught on video in which the Belgian ambassador’s wife berated and slapped a shopkeeper, Brussels...
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0NewsBreaking Up Is Hard to Do: China Pushes Its Newest Anti-Divorce Measure
On January 1, Beijing introduced a mandatory ‘cooling off’ period for couples seeking to dissolve their marriages. The first quarter results saw...
