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Who will replace Kishida to become Japan's new prime minister?

Sep. 26, 2024 01:44 AM EDT

TOKYO (AP) — The governing party of outgoing Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida holds a key vote Friday that will establish a new national leader. The vote is limited to the long-ruling Liberal Democratic Party's parliamentarians and dues-paying members. Because the party's...

Nine ruling party candidates vie to replace Japan's outgoing Prime Minister Kishida

Sep. 25, 2024 23:29 PM EDT

TOKYO (AP) — A record nine candidates are running in Japan's ruling party election Friday to replace outgoing Prime Minister Fumio Kishida. A former defense minister who is a longtime veteran, the relatively young son of a popular former prime minister and the economic security...

Vietnam Communist Party chief's funeral draws thousands of mourners, including world leaders

Jul. 26, 2024 05:58 AM EDT

HANOI, Vietnam (AP) — Thousands of mourners gathered in Hanoi on Friday for the second day of the funeral of the man who dominated Vietnamese politics for over a decade, Communist Party general secretary Nguyen Phu Trong. His death, at 80, last week in Hanoi marked the start of a...