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The Women’s World Cup of soccer has been underway for nearly two weeks in Australia and New Zealand. While many eyes are on the U.S. team, at least two Asian nations have emerged with stunning stories of their own. HPR’s Bill Dorman has more in today’s Asia Minute.
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Foreign recruitment has recently risen nationally to fill vacancies due to the chronic teacher shortage. International teachers can work in the U.S. for up to five years under a J-1 teacher exchange visa. HPR's Cassie Ordonio has more.
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The Hawaiʻi Tourism Authority is not the only government agency dealing with hospitality to face controversy. There's been an unusual story developing this week in the Philippines. HPR's Bill Dorman has more in today's Asia Minute.
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Nurses from the Philippines are in demand around the world. When it comes to local health care, the Philippine Nurses Association of Hawaiʻi has been part of the picture for more than twenty years. In Manila, a top government official is calling for more support for nurses who want to work in their own country. HPR's Bill Dorman has more in todayʻs Asia Minute.
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Philippine officials are evacuating thousands of villagers, shutting schools and offices and imposing a no-sail ban as Typhoon Mawar approaches the country’s northern provinces.
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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.