Japanese family says young doctor took his life after working 200 hours overtime in a single month
The family of a 26-year-old doctor in Japan who died by suicide last year after working more than 200 hours of overtime in a single month have pleaded for change in a nation long plagued by overwork culture.
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Thailand has a new leader but it's not the one most people voted for. Here's why
Tuesday was a dramatic day in Thailand as parliament staved off a potential political crisis by finally voting for a new prime minister as one of the country's most polarizing figures returned from a 15-year self exile.
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VinFast shares soar again as buzz over Vietnamese EV maker grows
Shares of VinFast, the Vietnamese electric vehicle maker that went public in a red-hot Wall Street debut last week, enjoyed another stunning rally again Tuesday.
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Suspected Chinese dissident rides jet ski hundreds of miles to South Korea
A jet ski rider detained by South Korea for allegedly entering the country illegally is a prominent Chinese dissident who rode hundreds of miles across the sea to escape from China, activists say.
1970-01-01 08:00
China's Xi unexpectedly skipped a key BRICS event. No one is saying why
Chinese leader Xi Jinping on Tuesday unexpectedly skipped a business forum of the BRICS economic group in South Africa, sending his commerce minister instead to deliver a fiery speech in his name that decried US hegemony.
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How Pakistan rescued cable car school children stranded hundreds of feet above ground
Battling anxiety and nausea, they huddled together in the ruptured cable car, gripped by fear as they dangled precariously hundreds of feet in the air.
1970-01-01 08:00
A new scooter every 90 seconds. India's EV revolution has begun
At a startup factory in Hosur, a southern Indian city not far from Bangalore, the assembly line is buzzing with lightning-fast activity.
1970-01-01 08:00
Popeyes is coming back to China in a big way
Fried chicken fans in China are about to get another option.
1970-01-01 08:00
Thai parliament picks Srettha Thavisin as next prime minister ending 3 months of political deadlock
Thailand's parliament on Tuesday voted for real estate tycoon Srettha Thavisin to be the country's next prime minister, ending a political deadlock more than three months after elections delivered a landslide to progressive parties over pro-military groups.
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Japan to start releasing Fukushima wastewater as soon as Thursday
Japan will begin releasing treated radioactive water from Fukushima into the ocean as early as Thursday, officials announced on Tuesday, following months of heightened public anxiety and pushback from many neighboring countries.
1970-01-01 08:00
China fines US due diligence firm Mintz Group $1.5 million for 'unapproved' investigations
China has fined Mintz Group, an American corporate due diligence firm, about $1.5 million for allegedly conducting unapproved statistical work in the country, as it continues with a nationwide crackdown on consulting firms in the name of national security.
1970-01-01 08:00
Children trapped 1,200 feet in air when chairlift cable snaps in Pakistan's northwest
An urgent rescue effort is underway in Pakistan for eight children and two adults trapped in a chairlift dangling 1,200 feet over a mountainous region in the country's northwest.
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