K-pop diplomacy goes full throttle as South Korea hosts APEC summit
亚太地区 • 2025年10月31日 下午3:18
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Recently back from military service, BTS's leader RM made history by becoming the first K-pop idol to give a keynote address at an APEC CEO summit in South Korea, calling on global leaders to support culture and embrace diversity. Coming four years after the band were invited to speak at the UN General Assembly, it was the latest display of Seoul's soft-power diplomacy, capitalising on K-pop's phenomenal global success.
China 'focusing on solutions' to combat emissions and climate change, analyst says
亚太地区 • 下午10:06
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China is the world's biggest emitter of greenhouse gases but it is also spearheading a clean energy revolution, with more solar and wind capacity than the rest of the world combined. Speaking on FRANCE 24, Chris Aylett, Research Fellow in the Environment
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China 'focusing on solutions' to combat emissions and climate change, analyst says
亚太地区 • 下午10:01
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China is the world's biggest emitter of greenhouse gases but it is also spearheading a clean energy revolution, with more solar and wind capacity than the rest of the world combined. Speaking on FRANCE 24, Chris Aylett, Research Fellow in the Environment
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Indian students turn to other countries as US reduces entry of skilled foreign workers
亚太地区 • 上午10:56
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For over three decades, the H-1B programme allowing skilled foreign workers to work in the U.S. has been a lifeline for Indian professionals, especially in IT, and a pathway for Indian students, the largest foreign student group with over 330,000 enrolle
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State of emergency declared in the Philippines after Typhoon Kalmaegi
亚太地区 • 上午10:52
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Philippines President has declared a state of calamity after Typhoon Kalmaegi wreaked havoc on the country. Leaving at least 142 dead, and another 127 people missing, making it the deadliest typhoon so far of 2025. The region is no stranger to typhoons:
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Philippine president declares state of emergency in the wake of Typhoon Kalmaegi
亚太地区 • 上午3:54
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Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. declared a state of emergency on Thursday after Typhoon Kalmaegi left at least 114 people dead and hundreds missing in the country’s central provinces in what is the deadliest natural disaster to strike the Phili
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