In reversal, Japan now wants rice farmers to produce more. Will it work?
JOETSU, Japan – For more than half a century, the Japanese government has encouraged its rice farmers to grow less...
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GPIF logs $61 billion loss as weak dollar hits overseas assets
The Government Pension Investment Fund (GPIF) has suffered a quarterly loss as a depreciating dollar dragged down the value of...
How is China using Shandong’s visit to Hong Kong to boost patriotism, reflect power?
As Hong Kong celebrates the 28th anniversary of its return to Chinese rule, Beijing has once again deployed a powerful...
Mi Jingyang: the guardian and torchbearer of Chinese painting
In recent months, a retrospective exhibition honoring the late Mi Jingyang (1936–2023)swept through Shanghai and Beijing to packed crowds and...
New Caledonia, How to Overcome the Geopolitical Impasse? – The Diplomat
As Emmanuel Macron wrapped up his visits to Vietnam, Indonesia, and Singapore – where he delivered the keynote address at...
3 areas in Northern Luzon under Signal No. 1 due to ‘Bising’ — Pagasa
MANILA, Philippines — Three areas in Northern Luzon are under Signal No. 1 because of Tropical Depression “Bising”, the Philippine...
Donald Trump says he is disappointed in Vladimir Putin
File picture of U.S. President Donald Trump and Russia’s President Vladimir Putin in Buenos Aires, Argentina in 2018. | Photo...
India backs Dalai Lama’s position on successor, contradicting China
DHARAMSHALA (India) - A senior Indian minister has said that only the Dalai Lama and the organisation he has set...
Content moderators for Big Tech unite to tackle mental trauma
BRUSSELS – Content moderators from the Philippines to Turkey are uniting to push for greater mental health support to help...
Human heart structure beats 21 days in pig embryo, Chinese chimera research team says
Chinese scientists have, for the first time, cultivated a beating heart structure with human cells in a pig embryo, reporting...
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