North Korea launches ballistic missiles off Korean peninsula, Seoul says
Pacific Asia • Sep 12, 2024, 3:44 AM
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After months of trading provocations with South Korea and a recently renewed vow to keep growing its nuclear arsenal, North Korea sent its most aggressive message yet when it fired multiple ballistic missiles into the Sea of Japan on Wednesday, as reported by Seoul's military.
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Taiwan tries to curb deadly addiction to betel nut
Pacific Asia • 11:45 AM
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It’s known as “Taiwan's chewing gum”. Betel, a nut as hated as it is loved, occupies a special place in the island's culture. This stimulant is consumed by hundreds of thousands of people, mainly from working-class backgrounds, and supports just as many
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Taiwan questions two in probe into Lebanon pager attack
Pacific Asia • 7:27 AM
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Taiwan said on Friday that hundreds of pagers that exploded in Lebanon on Tuesday were not made in Taiwan after prosecutors questioned two people associated with Gold Apollo, the Taiwanese company that produced the communication devices.
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