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About 200 striking truckers huddle around gas heaters in five white tents outside the Uiwang container depot outside Seoul, attempting to combat the extreme cold and the government’s image that they are well-compensated “labor aristocracy.” They are painfully aware of the effects their strike has had on South Koreans during a period of record inflation. However, these drivers, along with …

Three female teachers formerly employed at a nursery school in Susono, a city in central Japan near Mount Fuji, were detained on suspicion of routinely abusing toddlers in their care on Sunday. The teachers were detained hours after police searched the private school in response to the city’s Wednesday statement that they were engaged in 15 incidences of abuse between …

Japanese football supporters in Singapore were elated by their national team’s World Cup performance on Thursday, when they recovered from behind to defeat former champion Spain (Dec 1). Hajime Moriyasu’s squad defeated Spain 2-1 in their final group stage encounter, clinching first place and a spot in the round of 16. The outcome also resulted in the elimination of former …

Beijing people applauded the removal of COVID-19 testing booths, while Shenzhen followed the lead of other cities by declaring that commuters will no longer be required to produce their test results in order to travel, as a loosening of China’s virus restrictions gathered momentum. Although daily instances are hovering at all-time highs, several localities are easing COVID-19 testing criteria and …

Japan defeated 2010 World Cup champions Spain 2-1 on Thursday, December 1 (Friday, December 2, Manila time) to advance to the round of 16 along with their defeated opponents and eliminate Germany in one of the finest nights for the Samurai Blue. At halftime, facing the danger of an early World Cup elimination, Japan set up a round of 16 …

US prosecutors requested a judge on Thursday, December 1, to dismiss bank fraud and other charges against Meng Wanzhou, the chief financial officer of Huawei Technologies, whose arrest in 2018 soured relations between the US and China. The accusations against Meng will be dropped on December 1, 2022, four years after her detention on a US warrant in Canada, as …

According to sources cited by Reuters, China is about to announce an easing of its COVID-19 quarantine protocols and a decrease in mass testing, marking a significant shift in policy after widespread protests were sparked by resentment over the strictest curbs in the world. Cases nationwide are still near record highs, but there have been changes recently as some cities …

Former Chinese president Jiang Zemin, who oversaw a decade of strong economic growth following the 1989 Tiananmen Square crackdown, passed away on Wednesday, November 30, at the age of 96, according to Chinese state media. Jiang died of leukemia and multiple organ failure shortly after noon on Wednesday in his hometown of Shanghai, according to Xinhua news agency, which published …

In a show of sympathy with rare demonstrations of disobedience in China over the weekend, protests against China’s stringent zero-COVID policy and limits on liberties have spread to at least a dozen locations worldwide. Students and expatriate dissidents have organized small-scale vigils and rallies in cities in Europe, Asia, and North America, including London, Paris, Tokyo, and Sydney, according to …

Monday, Hong Kong’s highest court ruled that a British attorney can defend pro-democracy tycoon Jimmy Lai in a national security trial, rejecting a government appeal to prohibit foreign counsel from such cases. Hong Kong’s Department of Justice made repeated attempts to prevent British attorney Timothy Owen from representing Lai, arguably Hong Kong’s most outspoken opponent of Chinese Communist Party leaders …