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World / Asia

Help wanted: New Zealand industries struggle to find workers 03 Aug 2022 - 10:03 am
A sign advertising staff requirement is displayed on a store window at Lambton Quay, as the country experiences near record low unemployment, in Wellington, New Zealand August 3, 2022. Reuters/Lucy Craymer
Pelosi’s Taiwan trip spurs Chinese battery giant to pause plant debut 02 Aug 2022 - 11:48 pm
Taiwan Foreign Minister Joseph Wu with US House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi, American Institute in Taiwan Director Sandra Oudkirk and other members of the delegation at Taipei Songshan Airport in Taipei, Taiwan, August 2, 2022. (Taiwan Ministry of Foreign Affairs/Handout via REUTERS)
China slaps export ban on 100 Taiwan brands before Pelosi visit 02 Aug 2022 - 10:53 pm
People wait at an intersection on a street during morning rush hour, in Beijing's Central Business District, China, August 2, 2022. (REUTERS/Tingshu Wang)
Philippine president says won't rejoin International Criminal Court 02 Aug 2022 - 08:35 pm
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US House Speaker Pelosi lands in Taiwan; Chinese warplanes take to skies 02 Aug 2022 - 06:41 pm
A plane carrying US House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi and other members of the US delegation arrives in Taipei, Taiwan, August 2, 2022. (REUTERS/Jameson Wu)
World’s No. 2 clothes exporter faces order drop as power falters 02 Aug 2022 - 02:35 pm
Waning orders are a risk to the economy, where the garment industry makes up more than 10 per cent of gross domestic product and employs 4.4 million people. PHOTO: REUTERS
One killed, one injured in aircraft crash western Malaysia 02 Aug 2022 - 12:49 pm
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Tourism workers strike as Indonesia hikes fee to see rare dragons 02 Aug 2022 - 12:14 pm
A Komodo dragon walks at the Komodo National Park in Komodo island, Indonesia's East Nusa Tenggara province October 4, 2011. REUTERS/Beawiharta/File Photo
Hong Kong lowers age for Sinovac vaccine shot to six months 02 Aug 2022 - 11:50 am
Children wearing face masks rest next to Victoria Harbour, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, in Hong Kong, China, March 25, 2022. REUTERS/Tyrone Siu/File Photo
How the CIA identified and killed Al-Qaeda leader Zawahiri 02 Aug 2022 - 11:43 am
Osama bin Laden sits with his adviser Ayman al-Zawahiri, an Egyptian linked to the al Qaeda network, during an interview with Pakistani journalist Hamid Mir (not pictured) in an image supplied by Dawn newspaper November 10, 2001. Hamid Mir/Editor/Ausaf Newspaper for Daily Dawn/Handout via REUTERS/
Al Qaeda leader Zawahiri killed in US drone strike in Kabul 02 Aug 2022 - 11:01 am
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China says it is in communication with U.S. over Pelosi's expected 02 Aug 2022 - 10:53 am
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HSBC investor starts group to rally support for Ping An Plan 02 Aug 2022 - 10:42 am
A Chinese national flag flies in front of HSBC headquarters in Hong Kong, China, July 28, 2020. REUTERS/Tyrone Siu
Pelosi set to visit Taiwan despite China warnings 01 Aug 2022 - 07:05 pm
A man reads the Global Times newspaper that features a front page article about US House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi's Asia tour at a street display wall in Beijing, China, August 1, 2022. The front page headline reads:
Schedule for new AFC club competitions' seasons confirmed 01 Aug 2022 - 04:54 pm
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India's monsoon rains forecast to be average in August, September 01 Aug 2022 - 03:45 pm
People walk past a damaged car after a wall of a residential society collapsed on it amidst heavy rainfall in Mumbai, India, July 5, 2022. REUTERS/Francis Mascarenhas/File Photo
Upcoming S. Korea-US training involves drills on repelling attacks, staging counterattacks 01 Aug 2022 - 01:19 pm
Servicemen from Poland take part in a large military exercise entitled
Malaysia has oversupply of chicken, can export surplus, Minister says 01 Aug 2022 - 01:02 pm
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