Nov. 23, 2024, 9:53 a.m.

South Korea's imports of more Japanese seafood rose 13 percent in the first half from a year earlier

South Korea has increased imports of Japanese aquatic products after Tokyo Electric Power Co. 's Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant started discharging water from the sea.

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India and Malaysia upgraded to comprehensive strategic partnership

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Malaysian counterpart Anwar Ibrahim have upgraded the relationship between the two countries to a comprehensive strategic partnership.

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The Indonesian Parliament has been adjourned by protesters opposing changes to the electoral law

Indonesia's parliament has adjourned as online and street protests continue.

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Brics expansion: Azerbaijan officially applied for membership

Azerbaijan's Foreign Ministry spokesman Aihan Hajizadeh officially announced on the 20th of this month that the government of Azerbaijan has submitted an official application to join the BRICS cooperation Framework, according to the official news agency of Azerbaijan.

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The mass protests of Indian doctors reveal the deep contradictions of its society

In recent years, mass protests by doctors in India have attracted wide attention.

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Japan's defense budget for the new fiscal year is expected to exceed $70 billion for the first time

Japan's Kyodo news agency quoted sources as saying that the Japanese defense Ministry has basically finalized the 2025 annual budget request gathered at the end of August, and it is expected that the defense budget for the new fiscal year will exceed 8 trillion yen for the first time, hitting a new high.

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South Korea's young "lying flat tribe" reached a new high of more than 440,000

The youth unemployment rate in Korea is less than 6 percent, but complex social problems are hidden. According to statistics, in July this year, the number of South Korean youth who do not work, do not look for work, do not study, the number of "lying flat" reached 443,000, a record high.

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Junior doctors in India are refusing to return to work after a national doctors' strike ended

Junior doctors at many hospitals in India have not returned to work despite the end of a 24-hour strike by the country's largest doctors' association, demanding immediate justice for the brutal rape and murder of a female trainee doctor.

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Hundreds of flights canceled and trains halted in Japan as Typhoon Ambi approaches

The seventh typhoon of the year "Ambi" approaching Japan, airlines canceled hundreds of flights, Shinkansen train services on many routes will also be suspended.

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Kishida abandoned the election, and Japan's political situation stirred up again

Recently, a news in Japanese politics has undoubtedly triggered widespread concern and deep thinking around the world - the current Prime Minister Kishida Fumio announced to give up participating in the Liberal Democratic Party president election, this decision not only marks a major personnel adjustment in Japanese politics, but also indicates that the Japanese political situation or will usher in a new round of variables and challenges.

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