Older Korean-Americans in LA fearful amid anti-Asian attacks
LOS ANGELES: Yong Sin Kim, an 85-year-old Korean immigrant living in a senior apartment complex in downtown Los Angeles, says he
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Asia
Magnitude 6 earthquake strikes Nias region in western Indonesia: EMSC
An earthquake of magnitude 6 struck in the Nias region in western Indonesia, the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) said on
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Rights group finds ‘crimes against humanity’ in China’s treatment of Uighurs
WASHINGTON: China is guilty of ongoing “crimes against humanity” in its oppressive treatment of Uighurs and other Muslim minorities, Human
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Commentary: Why Indonesian farmers may become extinct in about 40 years
JAKARTA: It is a bold and somewhat depressing prediction: That by 2063, the Indonesian farmer will disappear as a profession.
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Commentary: It’s too early to slow down the Chinese economy
BEIJING: The Chinese economy grew by 6.5 per cent in the fourth quarter of 2020, providing a strong indication that
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Your Tuesday Briefing – The New York Times
We’re covering a crisis in India’s second coronavirus wave, and a stealth arms race building between the Koreas. India’s cases
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‘Follow the Party Forever’: China Plans a Communist Birthday Bash
Movie theaters in China are being ordered to screen patriotic films with titles like “The Sacrifice” and “The Red Sun.”
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India opens up COVID-19 jabs to all adults as New Delhi goes into lockdown
NEW DELHI: India on Monday (Apr 19) opened its COVID-19 vaccination drive to all adults from May 1, as the
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EU sanctions 10 Myanmar junta officials, 2 firms
BRUSSELS: The European Union on Monday (Apr 19) imposed sanctions on 10 Myanmar junta officials and two conglomerates linked to the
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Local uprisings emerge to challenge Myanmar’s army
YANGON: Sleeping by their makeshift barricades, knots of young men at Tahan in the western Myanmar town of Kale had not
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