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China suspends short-term visa issuances to South Koreans

The Chinese Embassy in South Korea issued a notice on Tuesday suspending the issuance of short-term visas to South Korean citizens visiting China for business, tourism,

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Singapore's economy grew 3.8% in 2022, beating official forecasts

Singapore's economy grew 3.8 percent in 2022, preliminary data showed on Tuesday, beating government expectations but slower than the previous year.The government's off

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Japan's Minister for Reconstruction Kenya Akiba submits resignation

Japan's Minister for Reconstruction, Kenya Akiba, submitted his resignation to Prime Minister Fumio Kishida on Tuesday, marking the fourth minister to leave since Kishi

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Memorial meeting held to mourn Jiang Zemin

A memorial meeting for Jiang Zemin, who passed away on November 30 at the age of 96, was held Tuesday morning in the Great Hall of the People in Beijing.Xi Jinping, gen

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Inter-American Human Rights Court says Nicaragua in contempt

The Inter-American Human Rights Court declared the government of Nicaragua in contempt of court Tuesday for ignoring its rulings on political prisoners.The court is an

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Italy govt approves 2023 budget with 35b euros to lift economy

Italy's new right-wing government signed off on its first budget on Tuesday, a package focusing on curbing sky-high energy bills and cutting taxes from next year for pa

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Erdogan announces new meeting this month on Sweden's NATO bid

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said another meeting would be held later this month after meeting Tuesday with Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson."We hope to

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2022 CIIE witnesses intended deals over $4b so far

The total value of intended deals made at the China International Import Expo (CIIE) 2022 has surpassed $4 billion, China Media Group reported on Tuesday.More than 1,10

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Prosus, Naspers reject report they intend to sell Tencent stake

Technology investment firm Prosus NV and its South African parent Naspers on Tuesday rejected as "untrue" a report that they are in talks to sell their large stake in C

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China's fiscal revenue falls in first 9 months

China's fiscal revenue dropped 6.6 percent year on year during the first nine months of 2022, official data showed on Tuesday.The country's fiscal revenue amounted to a

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Ex-health minister Goto appointed as Japan's new economy chief

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida appointed former Health Minister Shigeyuki Goto on Tuesday as Economic Revitalization Minister, replacing Daishiro Yamagiwa, who r

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Huawei to establish first European cloud services hub in Ireland

Huawei will invest 150 million euros (about $148 million) in building a cloud services hub in Dublin, Ireland, the first of its kind to be set up by the Chinese telecom

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Four African countries among 14 elected to Human Rights Council

Four African countries were on Tuesday elected to the United Nations Human Rights Council for the period 2023-2025 during a vote at the 77th United Nations General Asse

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Colombia and ELN guerrillas announce new peace talks: statement

Colombia's government and a delegation from the National Liberation Army (ELN) guerrillas announced on Tuesday they would next month restart peace talks suspended since

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ROK, U.S. fire missiles after DPRK test: Yonhap

The Republic of Korea (ROK) and the United States each fired two Army Tactical Missile System (ATACMS) surface-to-surface missiles at mock targets in the East Sea in re

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China boosts loan support for innovative manufacturing industry

The China Development Bank has stepped up lending support for technological innovation and high-quality development in the manufacturing sector, data showed on Tuesday.

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Top 500 Chinese companies hit 100-trillion-yuan revenue mark

The combined operating income of the top-earning 500 Chinese companies have exceeded 100 trillion yuan for the first time, according to the latest list released by the