Tag: Asia

On first Asia trip, US defense chief Hegseth calls for ‘deterrence’ in face of China ‘threats’

Hegseth's visit comes as the Trump administration has signaled their aim to

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This country was the world’s ‘baby exporter.’ But its government violated human rights to meet demand, probe finds

Truth and Reconciliation Commission Chairperson Park Sun Young, right, comforts adoptee Yooree

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Firefighting pilot killed in helicopter crash as South Korea battles ‘unprecedented’ wildfires

A monk looks at a cracked temple bell remaining after most of

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World’s longest-serving death row prisoner awarded $1.4 million after acquittal – that’s $85 for each day

Iwao Hakamata, 89, spent 46 years on death row after being convicted

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A court orders the dissolution of the Unification Church in Japan

The entrance to a building housing the headquarters of the Unification Church

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South Korea fights deadly wildfires in southeast as thousands evacuate

Firefighters extinguish a fire at a factory building that has been engulfed

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