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Business · JapanJapan has avoided falling into a technical recession after its official economic growth figures were revised. The revised data shows gross domestic product (GDP) was 0.4% higher in the last three months of 2023 compared to a year earlier.See the Story
Japan avoids technical recession as economic growth figures revised
58% Center coverage: 31 sources
Wang Yi · ChinaChina’s foreign minister accused the U.S. on Thursday of devising tactics to suppress China’s rise and criticized the Biden administration for adding more Chinese companies to its sanctions lists. Wang Yi, speaking to media during the annual meeting of China’s legislature, said China’s relations with the U.S. have improved since Presidents Xi Jinping and Joe Biden met in November, but America has not fulfilled its promises. “If the U.S. always says one thing and does another, where is its credibility as a major power? If the U.S. gets nervous and anxious when it hears the word ‘China,’ where is its confidence as a major power?” he said. “If the U.S. is obsessed with suppressing China, it will eventually harm itself.”See the Story
China accuses US of devising tactics to suppress China despite improvement in relations
45% Center coverage: 45 sources
China Politics · ChinaThe Chinese government said Monday it is eliminating an annual news conference by the premier that was one of the only times a top Chinese leader took questions from the news media. Lou Qinjian, the spokesperson for the National People’s Congress, said on the eve of the opening of the annual session of the legislature that Premier Li Qiang would not hold a news conference at the conclusion of the meeting, as has been customary.See the Story
China cancels premier’s Parliament press conference for first time since 1993
45% Center coverage: 35 sources
Sexual HarassmentRina Gonoi, 24, will be among 12 recipients globally of the U.S. award on March 4. A Japanese court in December found three former soldiers guilty of sexually assaulting Gonoi. Gonoi joined Japan's Self-Defence Forces after receiving aid from them as an evacuee.See the Story
Japanese ex-soldier wins U.S. award for her fight against sexual harassment
Coverage: 7 sources
Floods · McAlesterThe annual Cobra Gold drill, one of the Asia-Pacific region's largest and longest-standing multinational military exercises, kicks off on Thailand's east coast. Fireworks light up the night sky above Toyama, central Japan, in a show of support for evacuees from the quake-hit city of Suzu in neighboring Ishikawa Prefecture.See the Story
AP Week in Pictures: Latin America and Caribbean
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China Politics · PhilippinesSatellite images of the hotly disputed Scarborough Shoal in the South China Sea show a new floating barrier across its entrance, near where Philippine ships and China coast guard vessels have had frequent run-ins.See the Story
Satellite images reveal floating barrier at mouth of disputed atoll in South China Sea
45% Center coverage: 9 sources
Tokyo, Japan · TokyoThe sale of 800 billion yen ($5.3 billion) in 10-year transition bonds was the first in Prime Minister Fumio Kishida's plan to sell 20 trillion yen of climate bonds. The bonds were priced to yield 0.74 per cent on Wednesday, with pricing somewhat lower than expected.See the Story
In Tokyo, world's first sovereign transition bonds make their debut
67% Center coverage: 3 sources
Asia · Japan82 sitting Diet members incorrectly reported their political funds in the five-year period from 2018 to 2022. The amount of unreported and misreported money totaled 567.8 million yen ($3.8million) Eighty-two incumbent Diet members admitted to failing to correctly report their political fund balances.See the Story
LDP survey shows 82 Diet members erred in reporting funds | The Asahi Shimbun Asia & Japan Watch
100% Left coverage: 1 sources