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Protestors · ZhengzhouProtests have erupted at the world's biggest iPhone factory in the Chinese city of Zhengzhou. Videos show hundreds of workers marching, with some confronted by hazmat suits and riot police. Last month a surge in Covid cases saw the company lock down the campus, prompting some workers to break out.See the Story
Violent Protests Reportedly Erupt at Main iPhone Factory in China
47% Center coverage: 152 sources
Business · WashingtonThe Biden administration has banned approvals of new telecommunications equipment from China's Huawei Technologies (HWT.UL) and ZTE (000063.SZ) because they pose "an unacceptable risk" to U.S. national security.
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U.S. bans Huawei, ZTE equipment sales citing national security risk
48% Center coverage: 105 sources
Protestors · BeijingYoung people protesting harsh COVID-19 restrictions in China have held aloft the most innocuous of objects: a blank sheet of paper.See the Story
Why protesters in China are holding blank sheets of paper in defiance
48% Left coverage: 31 sources
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Jane Sue “What Gathered Was Takesho Due to the Shallowness of Thoughtfulness Exposed at the 'Radio' Listeners Real Event”〈AERA〉
100% Left coverage: 1 sources
BusinessThe S&P 500 was 0.8% higher in afternoon trading. The Dow Jones Industrial Average was up 55 points, or 0.2%, to 33,591. The Nasdaq composite was still leading the market and 1.6% higher. Technology stocks and retailers had some of the biggest gains.See the Story
Stocks rise on cooling inflation data after up-and-down day
39% Left coverage: 13 sources
Fumio Kishida · JapanJapanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida told Asian leaders on Sunday that China is increasingly taking actions that infringe on Japan's sovereignty. He also voiced "serious concern" over the human rights situation of the Uyghur people, according to a statement from Japan's foreign ministry.See the Story
China is infringing on Japan's sovereignty, Kishida tells ASEAN
34% Center coverage: 6 sources
Europe · PyongyangNorth Korea fired at least one ballistic missile into the sea on Wednesday, as South Korea said it had identified debris from an earlier launch as part of a Soviet-era SA-5 surface-to-air missile.See the Story
North Korea fires another missile as South salvages parts of Soviet-era weapon
35% Center coverage: 62 sources
Business · TokyoPopularity of low- and non-alcoholic drinks has risen worldwide, accelerated by the pandemic. The effect has been especially pronounced in Japan, where the older population tends to drink more. Just 7.8% of Japanese people in their 20s were regular drinkers in 2019 compared with 20.3% in 1999.See the Story
Japan liquor businesses turn to non-alcoholic drinks to attract Gen Z
Coverage: 5 sources
South Korea · South KoreaSouth Korea's total fertility rate is the world's lowest for the third consecutive year. President Yoon Suk Yeol has ordered policymakers to find more effective steps to deal with the problem. Many young South Koreans say they don't feel an obligation to have a family. They cite uncertainty of job market, expensive housing, gender and social inequality.See the Story
South Korea in demographic crisis as many stop having babies
Coverage: 2 sources
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Takahashi Fumiya's first attempt at singing and dancing in a drama Taking a break is “Shredded Cabbage” [Become Your Flower]〈dot.〉
100% Left coverage: 1 sources
Asia · JapanA hospital in Tokyo's Shibuya Ward was stuck with an unpaid 22.3 million yen ($155,000) bill after the death of an uninsured foreign national who had been treated at the hospital for five years. The government saw no prospect of collection and decided to give up on settling the bill, which totaled 22,292,402 yen.See the Story
Foreigner dies, sticks hospital with 22 million yen unpaid bill | The Asahi Shimbun: Breaking News, Japan News and Analysis
100% Left coverage: 1 sources
