Fumio Kishida sworn in as Japan’s 100th prime minister, to hold general election on Oct 31
The new prime minister will likely dissolve the Diet at the end of an extraordinary session on Oct 14.
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Over 700 prominent Pakistanis named in ICIJ’s Pandora Papers
The list includes Finance Minister Shaukat Tarin and several others.
Kishida cabinet to include new faces, new post for economic security
The new post likely will be served by Takayuki Kobayashi, who is a former parliamentary vice minister of defense.
Kishida announces new LDP leadership team
Taro Aso will be new party vice president.
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He has vowed to appoint a ministerial aide on human rights issues, rattling China.
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South Korea’s military unveils plans for AI-powered, agile Army
The Army said it will employ artificial intelligence-powered drones to facilitate decision-making on the battlefield
S’pore’s total population falls 4.1% to 5.45 million as Covid-19 hits foreign workforce numbers
This year's decline stemmed largely from the 10.7 per cent decrease in the non-resident population, which fell to 1.47 million as of June.