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[ad_1] Taipei – The head of China's Taiwan Affairs Office on Tuesday called on Taiwan's people to promote the process of "peaceful reunification," saying it was the common desire of people on both sides of the Taiwan Strait. Song Tao's message, which comes less than two week's before Taiwan holds presidential and parliamentary elections on Jan. 13, follows President Xi Jinping's remarks in his New Year Eve's address that China's […]

[ad_1] Full-cycle onshore aquaculture, in which fish are raised from eggs from artificially hatched fish at facilities on land, is attracting attention in Japan.The farming method is being developed at a time when factors including overfishing are leading to falls in stocks and the impact of climate change is resulting in the poor growth of fish. Thanks to advances in related technologies, successful cases have already been reported, including for […]

[ad_1] As 2024 begins, Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and the ruling Liberal Democratic Party find themselves grappling with the political fallout of an investigation by Tokyo prosecutors into allegations of unrecorded kickbacks to lawmakers from the sale of fundraising party tickets. The investigation, though centered on members of the faction once led by Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, has raised questions about Kishida’s own future.A number of potential rivals to Kishida […]

[ad_1] Seoul – South Korea's opposition party chief Lee Jae-myung was attacked during a visit to the southern port city of Busan on Tuesday, the Yonhap news agency reported. Lee was stabbed in the neck as he spoke with reporters after visiting Gadeok Island, the site of a new airport under construction. His attacker was captured at the scene, according to Yonhap. South Korea's opposition party leader Lee Jae-myung falls […]

[ad_1] Authorities in Japan on Tuesday were rushing to assess the damage the day after a powerful earthquake left at least six dead, led to the collapse of multiple buildings, sparked a large-scale fire in a popular tourist area and triggered a tsunami warning for the length of the nation’s west coast.The 7.6 magnitude earthquake, which at its center was rated the highest-level 7 on Japan’s shindo intensity scale, struck […]