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Japan and Malaysia sign $2.8m maritime security assistance deal
Reuters, Published on 16/12/2023
» TOKYO - Japan and Malaysia signed a security assistance deal on Saturday including a grant of ¥400 million (US$2.8 million) to boost Malaysia's maritime security, as Asian nations seek to counter an increasingly assertive China.
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Philippines condemns China's actions in South China Sea
Reuters, Published on 09/12/2023
» MANILA - The Philippines condemned China's "illegal and aggressive actions" in the South China Sea on Saturday, saying China's coast guard had fired water cannon at a Philippine fisheries bureau vessel conducting a regular resupply mission.
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Peru's ex-president Fujimori freed from prison after 16 years
Reuters, Published on 07/12/2023
» LIMA - Former peruvian President Alberto Fujimori, who was serving a 25-year prison term for human rights abuses during his decade-long rule in the 1990s, was released from jail late on Wednesday despite criticism from an international human rights court.
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Nepalese job seekers illegally recruited into Russian army
Reuters, Published on 06/12/2023
» KATHMANDU - Police in Nepal have detained 10 people they say charged unemployed youths huge amounts of money for travel visas, then sent them for illegal recruitment into the Russian army, an official said on Wednesday.
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Bitcoin leaps to 2023 high on ETF bets
Reuters, Published on 24/10/2023
» SINGAPORE - Cryptocurrencies extended gains in Asia trade on Tuesday, with bitcoin rallying to an almost 18-month high on speculation that an exchange-traded bitcoin fund is imminent.
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Indonesian court upholds minimum age for presidential candidates
Reuters, Published on 16/10/2023
» JAKARTA - Indonesia's Constitutional Court on Monday rejected a lawsuit calling for the minimum age of presidential and vice presidential candidates to be lowered to 35, shutting down one avenue for President Joko Widodo's son to run on an election ticket next year.
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China developer Kaisa says creditors will get less than 5% back if liquidated
Reuters, Published on 10/10/2023
» HONG KONG - Struggling Chinese property developer Kaisa Group said creditors would get less than 5% of their money back if it is forced into liquidation, a lawyer for one creditor who is suing the company told a Hong Kong court on Tuesday.
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Evergrande chairman investigated over offshore asset transfers - WSJ
Reuters, Published on 02/10/2023
» BENGALURU, India - China Evergrande Group Chairman Hui Ka Yan is being investigated on suspicion of transferring assets offshore while the indebted property developer struggles to complete unfinished projects, the Wall Street Journal reported on Monday.
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Court rejects challenge to Pita's derailed PM nomination
Reuters, Published on 16/08/2023
» The Constitutional Court on Wednesday rejected a request from the election winning Move Forward Party to review a parliamentary decision that blocked its prime ministerial candidate from being re-nominated.
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Activists hail Nepal ruling allowing same-sex marriage
Reuters, Published on 30/06/2023
» KATHMANDU: Same-sex couples in Nepal said on Friday they were preparing to register their marriages after the Supreme Court issued a temporary order clearing the way for gay marriage for the first time in the largely conservative country.
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