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TOKYO, Aug. 6 (Xinhua) — Japan’s average monthly wages in inflation-adjusted terms edged up 1.1 percent year on year in June, official data showed on Tuesday. As a barometer of consumer purchasing power, the figure saw its first gain in…

SEOUL, July 23 (Xinhua) — South Korea’s ruling People Power Party held a national convention Tuesday, electing Han Dong-hoon as new leader of the conservative party. Han, the party’s former interim leader and former justice minister of the incumbent government,…