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‘Obstetric winter’: Why are China’s hospitals shutting delivery wards?: China’s birthrate is falling and hospital maternity departments across the country are ...
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‘Obstetric winter’: Why are China’s hospitals shutting delivery wards?
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Happy New Year of the Dragon - or should that be ‘Loong’?: It’s the Year of the Dragon, or more accurately, the “Year of the Loong,” says Chinese state media ...
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Happy New Year of the Dragon - or should that be ‘Loong’?
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Why an Opera Could Help Repair U.S.-China Relations: A new opera that tells vital story from Chinese history shows a way forward for cultural exchange.
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Why an Opera Could Help Repair U.S.-China Relations
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Evergrande, symbol of China’s property crisis, heads to liquidation: Evergrande Group, the world’s most indebted property developer, was ordered to be liquidated ...
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Evergrande, symbol of China’s property crisis, heads to liquidation
Quick Glance: China Evergrande Faces Liquidation Amid Property Turmoil
  • A Hong Kong court ordered the liquidation of China Evergrande Group, marking a legal turning point for the heavily indebted property developer.

  • The wind-up process could result in a change in management and the resolution of some issues, Judge Linda Chan stated on Monday morning at the city's High Court.
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OpenAI’s Sora pours ‘cold water’ on China’s AI dreams: OpenAI’s recent text-to-video model Sora has fired a fresh warning shot to China about its gap with the ...
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OpenAI’s Sora pours ‘cold water’ on China’s AI dreams
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Singaporean businessman who ‘showed susceptibility’ to foreign influence served notice under anti-foreign interference law
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Singaporean businessman who ‘showed susceptibility’ to foreign influence ...
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Evergrande: Chinese firm and founder fined over $78bn fraud claims: Property developer fined $580m and its chairman, Hui Ka Yan, fined $6.5m for allegedly ...
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Evergrande: Chinese firm and founder fined over $78bn fraud claims
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China property crisis: Beijing unlikely to rescue Evergrande creditors: Embattled Chinese real-estate giant Evergrande has been ordered by a Hong Kong to ...
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China property crisis: Beijing unlikely to rescue Evergrande creditors
Quick Glance: Evergrande: Pressure Mounts on Chinese Real Estate Giant
  • Significant drop in Evergrande shares in Hong Kong following announcement.

  • New agreement between China's Supreme Court and Hong Kong's Department of Justice takes effect.

  • Investor Top Shine Global files lawsuit against Evergrande for failing to honor share buyback agreement.

  • Majority of Evergrande's debt owed to mainland China lenders with limited legal recourse.
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Japanese city to allow kids to miss 3 days of school per year for more family time - The Mainichi
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Japanese city to allow kids to miss 3 days of school per year for more ...
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Films that give the Japanese perspective of the atomic bomb: Movies about the nation's darkest days — in genres such as dramas, fantasies and anime — offer ...
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Films that give the Japanese perspective of the atomic bomb
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In Japan, even Taylor Swift can't make it to the top of the music charts: TOKYO -- Japanese, who previously favored musical artists from the U.S ...
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In Japan, even Taylor Swift can't make it to the top of the music charts
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Wild Birds Gesture ‘After You’ to Insist Their Mate Go First: Like humans, these small Japanese birds communicate abstract concepts with gestures
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Wild Birds Gesture ‘After You’ to Insist Their Mate Go First
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'Shogun' star Hiroyuki Sanada paves Hollywood path for Japanese talent: TOKYO -- After roughly two decades working in Hollywood, Japanese actor Hiroyuki Sanada ...
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'Shogun' star Hiroyuki Sanada paves Hollywood path for Japanese talent
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Shohei Ohtani is caught up in a scandal as mysterious as he is: Quite possibly the most interesting thing about Shohei Ohtani is that even when he talks ...
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Shohei Ohtani is caught up in a scandal as mysterious as he is
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Easy Japanese news in translation: 101-year-old locomotive retires in Kumamoto Prefecture - The Mainichi
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Easy Japanese news in translation: 101-year-old locomotive retires in ...
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A Japanese 'flavor wizard' conquers the homeland of chocolate: Yasushi Sasaki has been named Brussels' chocolatier of the year by the prestigious Gault & Millau ...
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A Japanese 'flavor wizard' conquers the homeland of chocolate
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'Shogun' star Hiroyuki Sanada paves Hollywood path for Japanese talent: TOKYO -- After roughly two decades working in Hollywood, Japanese actor Hiroyuki Sanada ...
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'Shogun' star Hiroyuki Sanada paves Hollywood path for Japanese talent
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New Earphones Shaped Like Chocolate-Covered Mushrooms; Meiji to Sell Just 3,500 Sets Based on Popular Japanese Snack
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New Earphones Shaped Like Chocolate-Covered Mushrooms; Meiji to Sell Just ...
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Princess Aiko set to work with Red Cross following Gakushuin graduation: The princess studied for four years in the Department of Japanese Language and ...
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Princess Aiko set to work with Red Cross following Gakushuin graduation
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Japanese chocolate snack-shaped translator earphones to go on sale - The Mainichi
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Japanese chocolate snack-shaped translator earphones to go on sale - The ...
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JPY/USD: Japanese Yen Falls to Lowest Against US Dollar Since 1990: The yen slid to the weakest level in about 34 years against the dollar, prompting Japan’s ...
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JPY/USD: Japanese Yen Falls to Lowest Against US Dollar Since 1990
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Mumbai overtakes Beijing to become Asia's billionaire capital for the first time: Mumbai has overtaken Beijing as the city with the most billionaires in Asia ...
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Mumbai overtakes Beijing to become Asia's billionaire capital for the ...
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All about nepo baby Nicholas Tse, the son of movie stars, Cecilia Cheung’s ex-husband and Faye Wong’s boyfriend
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All about nepo baby Nicholas Tse, the son of movie stars, Cecilia Cheung’s ...
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In America, Godzilla is a superhero — in Japan, he’s still a monster: Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire, Monarch: Legacy of Monsters, and Shin Godzilla all see ...
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In America, Godzilla is a superhero — in Japan, he’s still a monster
Quick Glance: Mixed reactions to Godzilla x Kong: New Empire
  • Initial responses to Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire have arrived, praising an exhilarating, action-packed experience - however, the new Monster-verse film doesn't captivate everyone.

  • The storyline follows Godzilla and Kong reuniting to confront a fresh, perilous menace, with director Adam Wingard returning to helm the project once more.

  • Critics commend the grand scale, fast-paced sequences, and diverse range of creatures, though a few express concerns over the sparse dialogues and sluggish beginning.

  • Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire is set to hit theaters on March 29, eliciting a mixed bag of reactions, with many lauding the thrilling action and monster clashes, while others scrutinize the plot and dialogue.
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'Shogun' star Hiroyuki Sanada paves Hollywood path for Japanese talent: TOKYO -- After roughly two decades working in Hollywood, Japanese actor Hiroyuki Sanada ...
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'Shogun' star Hiroyuki Sanada paves Hollywood path for Japanese talent
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Ohtani interpreter Mizuhara may be dumped from Japan school text after gambling accusation - The Mainichi
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Ohtani interpreter Mizuhara may be dumped from Japan school text after ...
Quick Glance: Shohei Ohtani's Interpreter Fired Amid Gambling Allegations
  • Shohei Ohtani's friend and interpreter at the Los Angeles Dodgers, Ippei Mizuhara, was fired due to allegations of theft and illegal gambling.

  • Mizuhara was suspected of $4.5 million being transferred from Ohtani's bank account to an illegal bookmaker in Southern California.

  • Ohtani's lawyers revealed that Ohtani was a victim of massive theft and the matter is being handed over to the authorities.

  • Mizuhara refused to comment on the allegations, and investigations are ongoing.
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Chinese Stocks Gain as Report Spurs Policy Easing Speculation: Chinese stocks advanced after a report spurred speculation that Beijing will expand its ...
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Chinese Stocks Gain as Report Spurs Policy Easing Speculation
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Those Godzilla Claw Shoes on the Oscars Red Carpet Are Just One of Hazama’s ‘Dark Fantasy’ Creations
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Those Godzilla Claw Shoes on the Oscars Red Carpet Are Just One of ...
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The US Must Respond to Hong Kong’s New Security Law: The U.S. must safeguard its nationals and business interests in Hong Kong as well as reevaluate the city’s ...
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The US Must Respond to Hong Kong’s New Security Law
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China's distressed property developer losses start to pile up: HONG KONG -- The severity of the financial damage to China's distressed property developers ...
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China's distressed property developer losses start to pile up
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Hong Kong reports its highest March temperature in 140 years: The city’s observatory recorded a temperature of 31.5 deg C on March 24, the highest reported for ...
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Hong Kong reports its highest March temperature in 140 years
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Japan adds driver, railway roles to skilled foreign worker visa - The Mainichi: TOKYO (Kyodo) -- The Japanese government on Friday added four new industries to ...
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Japan adds driver, railway roles to skilled foreign worker visa - The ...
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Hong Kong's loss can be Tokyo's gain if it plays its cards right: Benjamin Qiu is a partner with the law firm Elliott Kwok Levine & Jaroslaw in New York ...
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Hong Kong's loss can be Tokyo's gain if it plays its cards right
Quick Glance: Tokyo's Opportunity Amid Hong Kong's Decline
  • As Hong Kong's appeal diminishes, Singapore rises in prominence.

  • Chinese entrepreneurs and investors are relocating to Singapore.

  • Japan has the potential to rival Singapore and Hong Kong.

  • Tokyo must act swiftly to attract investors and establish a foothold.
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Why Hong Kong uses bamboo scaffolding: visual explainer: How the use of bamboo in scaffolding has stood the test of centuries of building construction in Hong ...
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Why Hong Kong uses bamboo scaffolding: visual explainer
Quick Glance: Bamboo Scaffolding in Hong Kong: Ancient Tradition
  • Bamboo scaffolding is widely used in Hong Kong for its flexibility, strength, and cost-effectiveness compared to steel and aluminum.

  • The bamboo for scaffolding in Hong Kong mainly comes from the Zhaoqing area in Guangdong province and the Guangxi region in southern China.

  • Bamboo scaffolding is lighter, quicker to erect and dismantle than steel scaffolding, requiring skilled workers with nylon ties.

  • Training for bamboo scaffolders in Hong Kong involves year-long training to build safe and sturdy platforms to hold construction workers on various sites.
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HK actress Charmaine Sheh, 47, wows netizens with makeup-free look: The former TVB star once said hydration is key in maintaining a smooth and youthful ...
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HK actress Charmaine Sheh, 47, wows netizens with makeup-free look
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'Fruitful' Japan-N. Korea ties will benefit both nations: Kishida - The Mainichi: TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Japan's Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said Thursday that ...
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'Fruitful' Japan-N. Korea ties will benefit both nations: Kishida - The ...
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Hit TV satire reveals how Japanese society has changed: A time-travelling TV comedy with a bawdy middle-aged hero has become a big hit in Japan ...
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Hit TV satire reveals how Japanese society has changed
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Hong Kong Home Sales Fall Over Weekend Despite Removal of Property Curbs: Hong Kong’s secondhand home market is cooling down after a brief rebound following the ...
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Hong Kong Home Sales Fall Over Weekend Despite Removal of Property Curbs
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Mumbai overtakes Beijing as Asia’s billionaire capital; Mukesh Ambani is 10th richest man in world: Report
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Mumbai overtakes Beijing as Asia’s billionaire capital; Mukesh Ambani is ...
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40% of Japanese in 30s desiring children are sexless, research reveals: TOKYO -- Nearly 40% of married Japanese in their 30s who want children are sexless ...
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40% of Japanese in 30s desiring children are sexless, research reveals
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China will be a driving force for the world economic recovery, official says: China aims to be strong driving force for the world economic recovery this year ...
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China will be a driving force for the world economic recovery ...
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China is trying to connect Southeast Asia by high-speed rail. Here’s how that’s going
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China is trying to connect Southeast Asia by high-speed rail ...
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China officialdom-underworld ties seen in Oklahoma: This story was first published by ProPublica, a Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative newsroom ...
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China officialdom-underworld ties seen in Oklahoma
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BYD’s annual earnings surge 81% to all-time high on record EV deliveries, warns of weak consumer demand and global headwinds
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BYD’s annual earnings surge 81% to all-time high on record EV deliveries ...
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Japanese monetary authorities made a last-minute decision to bring forward to Wednesday an emergency meeting on the weak yen that was originally scheduled for ... Show more
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UK blames China for 'malicious' cyber attacks: The UK on Monday accused Beijing-linked organisations of orchestrating two "malicious" cyber campaigns ...
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UK blames China for 'malicious' cyber attacks
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Mended and washed: Uniqlo expands sales of used clothes: TOKYO -- Japanese casualwear chain Uniqlo will broaden sales of used clothing, offering spring-summer ...
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Mended and washed: Uniqlo expands sales of used clothes
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Man tries to stab tourist in front of A-Bomb Dome in Hiroshima: Police in Hiroshima have arrested a 42-year-old unemployed man on suspicion of attempted murder ...
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Man tries to stab tourist in front of A-Bomb Dome in Hiroshima
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South Korea’s JoongAng Hires Japanese Reporter as Tokyo Correspondent : It’s the first time that any South Korean newspaper has ever employed a Japanese reporter ...
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South Korea’s JoongAng Hires Japanese Reporter as Tokyo Correspondent 
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Japan to maintain trade sanctions on Russia for another year - The Mainichi: TOKYO (Kyodo) -- The Japanese government decided Friday to continue denying Russia ...
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Japan to maintain trade sanctions on Russia for another year - The ...