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Taiwan will boost military exchanges with the United States to curb “authoritarian expansionism,” Taiwan’s leader Tsai Ing-wen said Tuesday after meeting with visiting U.S. lawmakers. The five-day U.S. congressional visit comes after a top U.S. defense official reportedly made a rare stopover to the self-ruled island while Washington-Beijing tensions flared …

Gasoline prices dropped Tuesday after two hikes in a row while diesel fell to this year’s new low. RON95 gasoline was sold at VND23,440 ($0.99) per liter starting 3 p.m., down 1.35% from a week ago. Biofuel E5 RON92’s price went down 1.23% to VND22,540. Diesel dropped 3.2% to VND28,860, …

Two Russian tourists were fined 20,000 baht ($580) for jet skiing in Krabi Province in southern Thailand, where the watersport is banned due to the province’s environmental protection measures. On Feb. 19, two tourists were spotted jet skiing near Hong Island off the coast of Krabi and were captured on …