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BONHAM (CBSNewsTexas.com) — At the age of 21, U.S. Army Veteran Ethelyn Szad Bell went to war for her country. Now, as Bell approaches the age of 100, Veterans Land Board Chairwoman Dawn Buckingham ... ( read original story ...)

Tokyo stocks were higher in early trading Wednesday, as export-oriented shares were boosted by a weakening yen against the U.S. dollar and rising U.S. crude oil futures prompted buying of ... ( read original story ...)

Confidence at big Japanese manufacturers fell the most in eight months, while morale in the services sector also slumped on worries a slowdown in China's economy could be a bigger drag on growth ... ( read original story ...)

Taiwan's TSMC , which is making an unprecedented push into chip manufacturing overseas, is taking an increasingly optimistic view of Japan as a production base, two industry sources said, as problems ... ( read original story ...)

South Korea's unemployment falls to its lowest since 1999, while corporate confidence in Japan soured in September. ( read original story ...)

Japan has appointed a serving government official to act as its de facto defence attache in Taiwan, four sources said, elevating security ties in a move likely to anger China, which claims the ... ( read original story ...)

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida is set to replace his foreign and defence ministers, public broadcaster NHK reported on the eve of a planned cabinet reshuffle, as the beleaguered premier looks ... ( read original story ...)