Archive: Asia

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Knife Attack In Chinese Primary School Wounds 39

BEIJING (AFP)A knife-wielding attacker wounded 37 students and two adults at a primary school in southern China on Thursday (June 4), officials said, with local

📅 June 4, 2020 @ 08:38:55 Africa/Lagos

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A Robot Walks Into A Bar, Helps Make A Cocktail

SEOUL (REUTERS)One robot makes cocktails from 25 bottles hanging upside-down from the ceiling, another carves perfect ice balls in the fraction of the time it t

📅 June 4, 2020 @ 08:18:08 Africa/Lagos

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Taiwan Eyes $1.8 Billion In Foreign Tech Investment Under New Scheme

TAIPEI (REUTERS)Taiwan hopes a new programme will attract T$40 billion (S$1.87 billion) of research and development investment by foreign tech companies, creati

📅 June 4, 2020 @ 07:47:20 Africa/Lagos

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Hong Kong Media Tycoon Jimmy Lai Says Businesses Kowtowing To Beijing

HONG KONG (BLOOMBERG)Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai said some of the city's biggest companies have given in to pressure from Beijing to voice support for a co

📅 June 4, 2020 @ 07:39:34 Africa/Lagos

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Taiwan Urges Beijing To Acknowledge Tiananmen Crackdown

TAIPEI (AFP)Taiwan called on China to officially acknowledge the 1989 Tiamen crackdown on Thursday (June 4), as the island marked the anniversary of the day stu

📅 June 4, 2020 @ 07:20:39 Africa/Lagos

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Malaysia PM Muhyiddin Yassin Sacks Allies Of Predecessor Mahathir Mohamad

PETALING JAYA (THE STAR/ASIA NEWS NETWORK)Previous Parti Pribumi Bersatu Malaysia (PPBM) secretary-general Datuk Marzuki Yahya, who maintains that he is still t

📅 June 4, 2020 @ 07:06:04 Africa/Lagos

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Society For Secrets Is No Longer Sustainable: Dawn Columnist

ISLAMABAD (DAWN/ASIA NEWS NETWORK)Every society has secrets, however, some societies have more than others. Ours is such a society. Relationships are important,

📅 June 4, 2020 @ 06:35:00 Africa/Lagos

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Coronavirus: Malaysian PM Muhyiddin Returns To Work After Completing 14-day Quarantine

PUTRAJAYA (THE STAR/ASIA NEWS NETWORK)Malaysian Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin returned to the office on Thursday (June 4) after completing his 14-day quaranti

📅 June 4, 2020 @ 06:07:40 Africa/Lagos

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Coronavirus: New Zealand Says July Likely Too Early To Resume Travel With Australia

WELLINGTON (REUTERS)New Zealand rejected calls by business leaders on Thursday (June 4) to restart flights to Australia within a month as too short a timeframe.

📅 June 4, 2020 @ 04:44:44 Africa/Lagos

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HK Legislature Passes Controversial Bill That Would Make Disrespecting China's National Anthem A Criminal Offence

HONG KONG (REUTERS)Hong Kong's Legislative Council passed a controversial national anthem bill on Thursday (June 4) that would make disrespecting China's nation

📅 June 4, 2020 @ 04:25:08 Africa/Lagos