Cooperation

Japan workers took 62 per cent of paid leave allocation in 2022: govt survey

Japan saw private-sector workers use more of their paid leave in 2022, at 62.1 per cent on average, or 10.9…

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Hong Kong’s Paul Chan says exports likely to face significant hurdles in 2024, while perks of investment trawl may take time to appear

Hong Kong exports are likely to still face “significant challenges” next year, the city’s finance chief has said, adding that…

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China’s travel agencies prepare for return of foreign tourists amid a slew of positive signs for industry

Travel agencies have ramped up marketing and investments to draw overseas tourists to China, capitalising on warming US-China ties after…

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Population control or wipeout? Hong Kong ‘buffalo mama’ worries for Lantau Island cows, wants sterilisation stopped

Leung, who has been voluntarily caring for the buffaloes for 15 years, said there were 29 in Lo Uk Tsuen…

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South China Sea: is Philippines risking a ‘major naval war’ with its alliance building to counter Beijing?

Collin Koh, a research fellow at the S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies in Singapore, said the “grey zone” referred…

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Hong Kong biotech graduates come up with ‘microalgae’ solution to capture carbon

A group of biotechnology graduates from Hong Kong has come up with a novel idea to capture carbon that can…

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4 dead, dozens injured in stampede at south Indian university

At least four people were killed and 60 others injured on Saturday evening in a stampede at a university in…

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Congo Nobel laureate Denis Mukwege kicks off presidential campaign with a promise to end violence, corruption

Congolese Nobel Peace Prize laureate Denis Mukwege kicked off his campaign for president in next month’s election on Saturday, promising…

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Taiwan election 2024: DPP senses victory in ‘perfect match’ Lai-Hsiao ticket but for Beijing it might ‘mean war’

The pair officially registered their candidacies the next day, as the island’s main opposition Kuomintang and the smaller Taiwan People’s…

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Hamas delays 2nd hostage release until Israel lets aid into northern Gaza

The armed wing of Hamas said on Saturday it was delaying the handover of a second group of hostages due…

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