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China cancels bilateral meeting with Japan after G7 Taiwan statement

The Chinese foreign ministry said on Thursday that a meeting between China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi and his Japanese counterpart on the sidelines of ASEAN events in Cambodia had been cancelled.

Reuters · Aug 4, 2022

Japanese journalist held in Myanmar facing charges -BBC Burmese

A Japanese documentary filmmaker detained in Myanmar faces charges of breaching an immigration law and encouraging dissent against the ruling military, BBC Burmese reported on Thursday, citing the junta's information team.

Reuters · Aug 4, 2022

From Delhi University cricket captain to CWG 2022 lawn bowls gold medallist, Pinki says 'we had to do it'

NEW DELHI: Lead. Skip. Jack. Ends. Box measure. The vocabulary of sports fans, even some experts, underwent a test earlier this week. It's not usual to come across the above terms in the realm of sports in India, because the country hardly followed the sport of 'lawn bowls' until three…

The Times of India · Aug 4, 2022

China conducts precision missile strikes near Taiwan after Pelosi visit

China conducted “precision missile strikes” Thursday in waters off Taiwan's coasts as part of military exercises that have raised tensions in the region to their highest level in decades following a visit by U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi.

France 24 · Aug 4, 2022

Archie Battersbee's mum vows to fight to 'bitter end' and wants to move him abroad

'Broken' mother Hollie Dance battles on and reveals she has received offers of help from interested doctors in Japan and Italy, who believe they can help the 12-year-old recover

Daily Mirror · Aug 4, 2022

Australian Wagyu beef producers report 300 per cent increase in demand

Australia's Wagyu producers are eyeing big opportunities in domestic and foreign markets, but one says he'd need three times as many animals to sate the appetites of buyers.

ABC News · Aug 3, 2022

AnyMind eyes Thai deals in expansion drive

AnyMind Group, a Japan-based e-commerce enablement firm, is looking to pursue M&A deals in Thailand to expand into more services and capture a new customer base in the country following its latest Series D fundraising of US$29.4 million.

Bangkok Post · Aug 3, 2022

Japan's Old Enough and Australia's Bluey remind us our kids are no longer ‘free range’ – but we can remake our neighbourhoods

In the popular Japanese TV series Old Enough, very young children are sent out into their neighbourhood on their first solo errand. The release of this long-running series on Netflix this year created a buzz among Western viewers about children travelling around their neighbourhoods on their own when only two…

The Conversation · Aug 3, 2022

5 Auto Stocks to Own Instead of Tesla in 2022

Though supply chain issues and interest rate hikes have affected the auto manufacturing industry, an increasing shift to electric vehicles (EVs) should help the industry grow in the long run. A stretched valuation and weak financials of EV giant Tesla (TSLA) could lead to its shares witnessing a pullback amid…

StockNews.com · Aug 3, 2022

Wife of Navy lieutenant jailed in Japan makes impassioned plea to Biden for his release

Brittany Alkonis says her two children are ‘paying the price’ for US-Japan alliance after husband Ridge Alkonis was jailed for three years

The Independent UK · Aug 3, 2022