Sept. 28, 2024, 6:13 a.m.

Japan voted Friday afternoon to elect a new president of the Liberal Democratic Party

Japan's Liberal Democratic Party will vote for its 28th president on Friday afternoon (September 27). The new president will be Japan's next prime minister.

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Geely plans to build a car assembly plant in Vietnam with a total investment of about $168 million

Chinese automaker Geely Auto plans to assemble cars in Vietnam as part of a series of investment commitments worth nearly $170 million to expand production in the country.

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Three days of heavy rain in South Korea have caused widespread damage and forced the evacuation of more than 1,500 people

Three days of torrential rain in South Korea have damaged homes, roads and infrastructure and forced the evacuation of more than 1,500 people.

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The US and India have reached an agreement to build semiconductor manufacturing plants in India

The United States and India have signed an agreement to jointly build a semiconductor plant in India to support Prime Minister Narendra Modi's manufacturing development plans.

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Japan's Meteorological Agency issued a tsunami warning after a 5.9 magnitude earthquake off Tokushima Island

Japan's Meteorological Agency has issued a tsunami warning after a magnitude 5.9 earthquake struck off Tokushima Island.

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At least one person died and seven others are missing after torrential rains triggered floods and landslides in Japan

At least one person has been killed and seven others are missing after heavy rains in Japan triggered flooding and landslides.

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Puberulinic acid was identified as the cause of health damage caused by Kobayashi pharmaceutical health products

Japan's health ministry said that tests confirmed that the Kobayashi Pharmaceutical company containing monasaccharide ingredients in the raw material of the health care product was the cause of kidney dysfunction in consumers, and the other two "unexpected" substances did not have kidney toxicity.

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The Philippines is considering the purchase of missile launchers in order to retain the US TYPHON missile system

A senior Philippine security official said that the Philippines has no plans to withdraw the medium-range missile system deployed by the United States in the northern Philippines, because the authorities plan to purchase medium-range missiles in the future and want to use the system for military training.

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Removing senescent cells may be a new way to treat bladder cancer, a Japanese study suggests

Researchers at the University of Tokyo and other institutions in Japan have found that a type of senescent cells in bladder tissue can promote the development of bladder cancer, and the removal of this senescent cells can inhibit bladder cancer.

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Foreign media: South Korea's Samsung Electronics plans to cut 30% of overseas employees this year

According to foreign media reports, South Korea's Samsung Electronics company plans to carry out global layoffs this year, some departments of the company will cut 30% of the overseas staff.

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