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This is another active week for the U.S. military in what the Pentagon calls the “Indo-Pacific.” While forces are routinely operating through the region, it’s been a busy period for multi-lateral exercises. HPR’s Bill Dorman has more in today’s Asia Minute.
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Two countries with long-standing ties to Hawaiʻi have been holding high-level talks in recent days. The Philippines and Japan are taking steps that will bring the two countries closer together on certain aspects of foreign policy. HPR’s Bill Dorman has more in today’s Asia Minute.
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China's government expects its citizens will make more than 2 billion trips over the season of the Lunar New Year, which starts on Sunday. Most trips will be domestic, but a growing number of residents are making plans for some international travel. HPR's Bill Dorman has more in today's Asia Minute.
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It was over a century ago that 15 Filipino plantation laborers, called sakadas, arrived in Honolulu on Dec. 20, 1906. Over the next four decades, the Hawaiian Sugar Planters Association heavily recruited Ilocanos from the Philippines to work in pineapple and sugar plantations throughout the islands.
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Vice President Kamala Harris is leading the U.S. delegation to the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation leaders meeting in Thailand. The gathering lasts through Saturday and caps a week of high-level talks in Southeast Asia. HPR’s Bill Dorman has more in this Asia Minute.
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The G-20 wraps up a two-day summit Wednesday in Bali, Indonesia. Many participants will move on to Bangkok for the APEC leaders’ meeting. While this week’s focus in Southeast Asia has been on diplomacy, there are also regional developments in the military world. HPR’s Bill Dorman has more in this Asia Minute.
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Inflation is hitting prices here in Hawaiʻi and around the world. In some places it's been complicated by other factors — and that's the case in the Philippines. HPR's Bill Dorman has more in today's Asia Minute.
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Remember the COVID rules? Most restrictions have been eased in Hawaiʻi and the rest of the United States for some time. But governments in some parts of Asia are moving more slowly. HPRʻs Bill Dorman has more in this Asia Minute.
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The United States continues to enforce an embargo against Russian oil, along with a number of other western countries. But one U.S. ally in the Asia-Pacific is considering an energy deal with Russia. HPRʻs Bill Dorman has more in this Asia Minute.
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While Hurricane Ian has continued to pound Florida and move up the East Coast, another storm has battered parts of the Asia-Pacific. HPR’s Bill Dorman has more in this Asia Minute.