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Asia Minute

Asia Minute

HPR's Bill Dorman has your dose of news from the Asia-Pacific region.
  • Protesters gather at Victory Monument demanding Thailand's Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra resign in Bangkok, Thailand, Saturday, June 28, 2025. (AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit)
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    Thailand's Finance Minister will be in Washington this week for trade talks. He's leading a delegation that includes representatives from other ministries, but the talks are not the central focus of the government this week. HPR's Bill Dorman has more in todayʻs Asia Minute.
  • NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte, right, greets New Zealand's Prime Minister Christopher Luxon on the sidelines of the NATO summit in The Hague, Netherlands, Tuesday, June 24, 2025. (AP Photo/Geert Vanden Wijngaert, Pool)
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    NATO leaders wrapped up their meetings in Europe this week with an agreement that members would increase their defense spending to 5% of their gross domestic product. But there was one group that was missing from the meeting. HPR's Bill Dorman has more in today's Asia Minute.