Mitsubishi Estate takes on Simon Property in Indonesian outlet malls
JAKARTA -- Indonesia is experiencing a wave of construction of large outlet malls.
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Japanese American WWII detainees honored in book that lists every name
LOS ANGELS -- Hisae Shima does not remember much about life at a Japanese American incarceration camp nearly 80 years ago, but wants to make sure hers and her parents' names are recorded as part of this painful chapter in U.S. history.
Kamala Harris courts votes of high-income Indian Americans
WASHINGTON -- As Vice President Kamala Harris seeks to win the White House this fall, she will be tested on her ability to capitalize on her ties to the increasingly influential, high-income Indian American community.
Uzbek prime minister is in Afghanistan in highest-level visit since the Taliban took power
ISLAMABAD (AP) — Uzbek Prime Minister Abdulla Aripov arrived in Afghanistan on Saturday in the highest-level visit by a foreign official since the Taliban returned to power three years ago.
What to know as India’s medics and women protest the rape and killing of a doctor
NEW DELHI (AP) — India’s medical workers began a countrywide strike Saturday to protest the rape and killing of a trainee doctor at a state-run hospital in the eastern West Bengal state.
Indonesia’s new capital of Nusantara hosts curtailed Independence Day celebrations
Indonesia marked 79 years of independence on Saturday with a ceremony in the unfinished future capital of Nusantara, which was planned to relieve pressure on Jakarta but whose construction has lagged behind schedule.
X-ray tests in Nepal powered by AI hailed as key in global TB eradication
At the peak of the Kala Patthar landmark, 5,500 metres above sea level in eastern Nepal, Jacob Cresswell, a team leader working for the United Nations Stop TB programme, lifts several layers of clothing to place a freezing laptop against his bare stomach.
UN report: Bangladesh unrest kills more than 600 people
More than 600 people were killed during weeks-long violence in Bangladesh, the UN Human Rights Office said in a preliminary report.