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Two men and a woman in northern Vietnam have been arrested for allegedly trafficking three teenage girls to work at karaoke parlors. Nguyen Thi Nhung, 47, Tran Van Can, 51, and Tran Truong Oanh, 33, face charges of “trafficking people under 16,” police in Binh Xuyen District, Vinh Phuc Province, …

Philippine authorities rushed on Monday to distribute aid to thousands of evacuees after typhoon Norumade landfall in the capital and northern provinces, leaving at least five dead and many areas flooded. Sustained winds of 185 kilometers (115 miles) per hour hit the main island of Luzon at the weekend, prompting …

Japan’s factory activity growth hit a 20-month low in September, as firms struggled with a global slowdown and pressure from high energy and raw material prices that was exacerbated by a weak yen. The au Jibun Bank Flash Japan Manufacturing Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) slipped to a seasonally adjusted 51.0 …