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Japan, South Korea partnership funds to go to chips, energy

Japan, South Korea partnership funds to go to chips, energy

TOKYO (AP) — Top business leaders from Japan and South Korea announced Wednesday they will use a fund meant to underscore the two countries' burgeoning ties to strengthen their cooperation in energy, industry and other sectors.
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ASEAN leaders to agree to cooperate in fighting cyber scams

ASEAN leaders to agree to cooperate in fighting cyber scams

LABUAN BAJO, Indonesia (AP) — Southeast Asian leaders have agreed to tighten border controls and law enforcement and improve public education to fight criminal syndicates that are trafficking workers to other nations, where they are forced to partici
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China says it won't seek to benefit from war in Ukraine

China says it won't seek to benefit from war in Ukraine

BERLIN (AP) — China's foreign minister said Tuesday that his country has no intention of benefiting from the war in Ukraine and hopes for further discussions on a peace plan Beijing proposed earlier this year .
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Reluctant critic China urges Afghan changes on women's roles

Reluctant critic China urges Afghan changes on women's roles

BEIJING (AP) — China on Wednesday called on Afghanistan to reform its radical policies excluding women from education and public life and “adopt a more resolute attitude in combating terrorism.
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Myanmar military government offers cash rewards to defectors

Myanmar military government offers cash rewards to defectors

BANGKOK (AP) — Myanmar’s military government is urging people fighting against its rule to surrender their weapons, offering a cash reward if they do so along with the possibility of reduced sentences if they broke the law.
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Biden showcases Dem coalition with campaign advisory board

Biden showcases Dem coalition with campaign advisory board

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden is aiming to showcase the Democratic coalition rallying around his reelection bid as he announces on Wednesday his campaign's national advisory board of prominent elected officials who will assist his 2024 campai
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ASEAN leaders condemn attack on aid convoy in Myanmar

ASEAN leaders condemn attack on aid convoy in Myanmar

LABUAN BAJO, Indonesia (AP) — Southeast Asian leaders condemned an attack on an aid convoy that the regional group had arranged for displaced people in Myanmar, calling Wednesday for an immediate stop to violence and for the military government to co
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N.S. approves wind farm, but federal officials worry project would kill at-risk birds

N.S. approves wind farm, but federal officials worry project would kill at-risk birds

HALIFAX — A 13-turbine wind farm recently approved by the Nova Scotia government is worrying federal officials, who say there isn't enough information about what impact the project will have on the endangered roseate tern and other birds.
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South Carolina Republicans advance new abortion restrictions

South Carolina Republicans advance new abortion restrictions

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina Republicans are pushing new abortion restrictions in a late attempt to curtail access after a near-total ban failed last month.
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Conservative MP's bill on violence against pregnant women revives abortion debate

Conservative MP's bill on violence against pregnant women revives abortion debate

OTTAWA — A private member's bill from a Conservative backbench MP is stirring up debate over abortion in Canada, though the proposed legislation does not mention it even once.
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