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Japan's govt dissolves lower house for general election

Japan's new Prime Minister Fumio Kishida on Thursday dissolved the House of Representatives for a general election on October 31, Kyodo News reported.(CGTN)

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Jimmy Lai sentenced to 14 months in jail for unauthorized assembly

A Hong Kong court on Friday sentenced media tycoon Jimmy Lai to 14 months in jail for organizing and participating in an illegal assembly on October 1, 2019.

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Japan's GDP for 2020 Q4 grows 12.7 percent

Japan's economy expanded an annualized real 12.7 percent from October to December 2020, according to government data.The Japanese economy shrank 4.8 percent as the country was hit by the COVID-19 pan