China Signals Robust Goal for Economic Growth
China’s top leaders on Tuesday set an ambitious target for growth as its economy is laboring under a steep slide in the housing market, consumer malaise and investor wariness.
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China says military spending growth in 2024 to stay the same as last year at 7.2%
China is set to increase its defense spending by 7.2% in 2024, Reuters reported Tuesday, citing an official government work report released as part of the country's annual parliamentary meetings in Beijing.
Will Indonesia’s Prabowo face pre-election fraud investigation – or could party jockeying save him?
Observers anticipate that a vote on the inquiry could take place on Tuesday when lawmakers in Indonesia’s House of Representatives are scheduled to conclude their recess and resume their legislative activities.
Racial Profiling in Japan Is Prevalent but Unseen, Some Residents Say
It’s not that there is anything bad about your hair, the police officer politely explained to the young Black man as commuters streamed past in Tokyo Station. It’s just that, based on his experience, people with dreadlocks were more likely to possess drugs.
American orders 260 new planes, including Boeing Max 10s, and plans bigger first class
American Airlines said Monday it is ordering 260 new narrow-body jets, including dozens of Boeing's long-delayed 737 Max 10.
What’s next for South Korean doctors who face license suspensions because of walkouts
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea’s government is pressing ahead with its vow to suspend the licenses of thousands of junior doctors who ignore its repeated demands to end their collective walkouts.
Cambodia defends family relocations around the famous Angkor Wat temple complex
BANGKOK (AP) — Cambodia is rejecting allegations it violated international law by evicting people living around its famous Angkor Wat temple complex, saying in a report to UNESCO released Monday that it was only relocating squatters and not residents of more than 100 traditional villages.