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American tourists are expressing a big interest in visiting Ho Chi Minh City next year after Vietnam lifted most Covid restrictions and resumed international flights, a report says. HCMC topped a list of 10 most trending tourist destinations with the frequency of searches up 769% year-on-year, according to the report …

Taiwan will extend compulsory military service to one year from four months from 2024 due to the rising threat the democratically governed island faces from its giant neighbor China. The move, which had been well-flagged ahead of time, comes as China ramps up military, diplomatic and economic pressure on Taiwan …

Jailed former South Korean president Lee Myung-bak received a presidential pardon on Tuesday, cutting short his 17-year sentence on corruption charges, the justice minister said. Lee was on a list of more than 1,300 people who received special pardons “from the perspective of broad national unity through reconciliation, tolerance and …