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Taiwan's president is making what's being called a 'high stakes' stopover in New York

7:18am March 30, 2023

Tsai Ing-wen is in New York as part of a trip to Central America and the U.S. Beijing considers Taiwan part of its territory and opposes interactions between Taiwan and other state officials.

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In this photo provided by the Philippine Coast Guard, a Philippine Coast Guard ship trains its hose as it tries to extinguish fire on the MV Lady Mary Joy at Basilan, southern Philippines early Thursday March 30, 2023.

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A ferry fire in the Philippines leaves more than 30 dead, a governor says

3:13am March 30, 2023

by The Associated Press

A ferry carrying about 250 passengers and crew caught fire in the southern Philippines and 31 people drowned or died in the blaze and were discovered later, a provincial governor said Thursday.

Yang Bing-Yi started the Din Tai Fung restaurant with his wife in Taipei in 1972. From there, the restaurant grew into a chain of more than 170 locations around the world, known for steamed soup dumplings.

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Yang Bing-Yi, patriarch of Taiwan's soup dumpling empire, has died

9:16pm March 29, 2023

by Emily Feng

The cofounder of Taiwan's famed Din Tai Fung restaurant chain died at 96, his company announced March 26. He helped turn delicate soup dumplings into a global phenomenon, even earning Michelin stars.

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All eyes on Beijing as Taiwan's president makes stops in the U.S. and Central America

5:21pm March 29, 2023

by John Ruwitch

Taiwan's president, Tsai Ing-wen is arriving in New York Wednesday afternoon on what the administration official calls "a transit" before headed to central America.

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South Korean forces are sued over a massacre during the Vietnam War

5:14am March 29, 2023

by Anthony Kuhn

A survivor of a Vietnam War massacre committed by South Korean troops fighting alongside the U.S. sued the South Korean government for compensation — and won.

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Honduras deals Taiwan a blow by switching allegiance to China

5:29pm March 28, 2023

by Emily Feng

Honduras switched its diplomatic allegiance from Taiwan to China in the latest setback for the Asian island's president. Now some of Taiwan's politicians say they need to take a different approach.

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India's democracy is questioned when opposition leader is expelled from parliament

5:06am March 27, 2023

NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Milan Vaishnav of the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace about the state of democracy in India.

Honduras Foreign Minister Eduardo Enrique Reina Garcia, left, and Chinese Foreign Minister Qin Gang shake hands following the establishment of diplomatic relations between the two countries, at a ceremony in the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse in Beijing Sunday, March 26, 2023.

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Honduras establishes ties with China after break from Taiwan

2:51am March 27, 2023

by The Associated Press

Honduras established diplomatic ties with China on Sunday after breaking off relations with Taiwan, which is increasingly isolated and now recognized by only 13 sovereign states.

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The feud among Singapore's ruling family

5:00pm March 26, 2023

by Emily Feng

A bitter legal fight over the childhood home of Singapore's founding father, Lee Kuan Yew, has come to define Singapore's ruling family.

Protesters wearing number tags during a rally in Hong Kong, Sunday. Dozens of people on Sunday joined Hong Kong's first authorized demonstration against the government since the lifting of major COVID-19 restrictions under unprecedentedly strict rules, including wearing a numbered badge around their necks.

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Hong Kongers hold their first authorized protest in years, under strict rules

2:56pm March 26, 2023

by The Associated Press

Protesters were required to wear numbered badges. The demonstration was against the proposed reclamation and construction of trash-processing facilities.