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AsiaWorld Planes Collide at Japan’s Hokkaido Airport, Weeks After Tokyo Runway Episode by 01/16/2024 by 01/16/2024 Two planes collided at an airport on Japan’s snowy northern island of Hokkaido on Tuesday,… 0 FacebookTwitterPinterestEmail
AsiaWorld New Zealand Lawmaker Resigns After Shoplifting Allegations by 01/16/2024 by 01/16/2024 A lawmaker from New Zealand quit her job on Tuesday after allegations emerged that she… 0 FacebookTwitterPinterestEmail
AsiaWorld Taiwan Loses Ally Nauru After Electing President Beijing Loathes by 01/15/2024 by 01/15/2024 Just two days after Taiwan elected as its next leader Lai Ching-te, whom Beijing sees… 0 FacebookTwitterPinterestEmail
AsiaWorld Monday Briefing: Houthis Hold Firm After Strikes by 01/14/2024 by 01/14/2024 Houthis hold firm after U.S. strikes After U.S.-led strikes against Houthi-controlled sites in Yemen on… 0 FacebookTwitterPinterestEmail
AsiaWorld Who Is Lai Ching-te, Taiwan’s Next President? by 01/14/2024 by 01/14/2024 In 2014, when Lai Ching-te was a rising political star in Taiwan, he visited China… 0 FacebookTwitterPinterestEmail
AsiaWorld North Korea Test-Fires Intermediate-Range Ballistic Missile by 01/14/2024 by 01/14/2024 North Korea launched an intermediate-range ballistic missile off its east coast on Sunday, an indication,… 0 FacebookTwitterPinterestEmail
AsiaWorld Why Taiwan’s Election Matters to the World by 01/14/2024 by 01/14/2024 Taiwan’s election on Saturday has big implications not only for the 23 million people who… 0 FacebookTwitterPinterestEmail
AsiaWorld China Failed to Sway Taiwan’s Election. What Happens Now? by 01/13/2024 by 01/13/2024 China’s leader, Xi Jinping, has tied his country’s great power status to a singular promise:… 0 FacebookTwitterPinterestEmail