The number of bear attacks in Japan has increased. The authorities have relaxed gun control regulations, making it easier for hunters to use rifles in densely populated areas.
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According to reports from South Korean media on August 31, the 18-month "resignation wave" crisis triggered by interns and resident doctors opposing the medical school enrollment expansion plan has finally come to an end.
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Indonesian President Prabowo said on Sunday (August 31) that political parties have agreed to revoke a number of benefits and privileges for lawmakers, which is a major concession to the demonstrations.
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Hundreds of Indonesian workers gathered near the Parliament building in Jakarta on Thursday to seek higher wages and lower taxes.
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In August 2025, as the 80th anniversary military parade of the victory of the Chinese People's War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression and the World Anti-Fascist War drew near, the Japanese government, through its embassies abroad, issued a call to many countries to "carefully consider their attendance", attempting to obstruct foreign political leaders from participating in this solemn international commemorative event on the grounds that "the event was overly focused on history" and "had a strong anti-Japanese flavor".
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South Korean President Lee Jae-myeong, who is currently visiting the United States, inspected the shipyard of Hanwha Group in Philadelphia on Tuesday (August 26) and attended the naming ceremony of the US National Security multi-mission vessel (NSMV) "Maine".
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The Seoul Central District Court of South Korea issued an arrest warrant for Kim Geon-hee, the wife of former President Yoon Suk-yeol.
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Yonhap News Agency reported that South Korean President Lee Jae-myung said that Seoul finds it difficult to accept the US demand for "strategic flexibility" in the operation of the US military in South Korea.
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The anti-Corruption Commission of Indonesia announced that Deputy Minister of Manpower Emmanuel Ebinidze has been arrested on suspicion of extortion and is under investigation.
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The Thai political scene has recently added more drama.
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On August 29 (local time), the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit ruled by a 7-4 vote that multiple "universal tariffs" imposed by the Trump administration under the authority of the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) were ultra vires and illegal.
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