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

[ad_1] Japan saw private-sector workers use more of their paid leave in 2022, at 62.1 per cent on average, or…

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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

[ad_1] Hong Kong exports are likely to still face “significant challenges” next year, the city’s finance chief has said, adding…

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

[ad_1] Travel agencies have ramped up marketing and investments to draw overseas tourists to China, capitalising on warming US-China ties…

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

[ad_1] Leung, who has been voluntarily caring for the buffaloes for 15 years, said there were 29 in Lo Uk…

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

[ad_1] Collin Koh, a research fellow at the S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies in Singapore, said the “grey zone”…

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

[ad_1] A group of biotechnology graduates from Hong Kong has come up with a novel idea to capture carbon that…

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4 dead, dozens injured in stampede at south Indian university

[ad_1] At least four people were killed and 60 others injured on Saturday evening in a stampede at a university…

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

[ad_1] Congolese Nobel Peace Prize laureate Denis Mukwege kicked off his campaign for president in next month’s election on Saturday,…

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

[ad_1] The pair officially registered their candidacies the next day, as the island’s main opposition Kuomintang and the smaller Taiwan…

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

[ad_1] The armed wing of Hamas said on Saturday it was delaying the handover of a second group of hostages…

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