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Vietnam: Typhoon Kajiki Floods Streets of Hanoi, Halts Traffic

Typhoon Kajiki struck northern and central Vietnam, causing at least four deaths, multiple injuries, and extensive damage. Heavy rains and strong winds flooded streets in Hanoi, paralyzed traffic, and damaged thousands of homes and hectares of crops across Thanh Hoa, Nghe An, Ha Tinh, Thai Nguyen, Phu Tho, and Quang Tri provinces. Power outages affected thousands as electricity poles fell, and emergency services were deployed to assist residents and reinforce flood defenses. Flooding and landslide risks remain high, with authorities issuing alerts and evacuation plans in low-lying areas.

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NGO urges release of N. Korea defectors detained in China

TOKYO, Japan - Activists working to help North Korean refugees demonstrate in front of the Chinese Embassy in Tokyo on Jan. 30, calling for the release of more than a dozen people who fled North Korea from detention in China. The activists are from nongovernmental organization Rescue the North Korean People! Urgent Action Network (RENK).

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(1)RENK releases photos of N. Korean refugee seekers

BEIJING, China - One of four North Koreans is held by two guards after running into the Japanese School in Beijing to seek asylum in Japan on Feb. 18. The photo taken by Korea Press was released Feb. 19 by a private body, known as RENK, or ''Rescue The North Korean People! Urgent Action Network.'' (Kyodo)

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(2)RENK releases photos of N. Korean refugee seekers

BEIJING, China - A guard tries to pull North Koreans out of the Japanese School in Beijing after they ran into the school premises to seek asylum in Japan on Feb. 18. The photo taken by Korea Press was released Feb. 19 by a private body, known as RENK, or ''Rescue The North Korean People! Urgent Action Network.'' (Kyodo)

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(3)RENK releases photos of N. Korean refugee seekers

BEIJING, China - One of four North Koreans who ran into the Japanese School in Beijing to seek asylum in Japan on Feb. 18 tries to hand a person inside the gate a letter of petition after being pushed out of the school compound by guards. The photo taken by Korea Press was released Feb. 19 by a private body, known as RENK, or ''Rescue The North Korean People! Urgent Action Network.'' (Kyodo)

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NGO urges release of N. Korea defectors detained in China

TOKYO, Japan - Activists working to help North Korean refugees demonstrate in front of the Chinese Embassy in Tokyo on Jan. 30, calling for the release of more than a dozen people who fled North Korea from detention in China. The activists are from nongovernmental organization Rescue the North Korean People! Urgent Action Network (RENK). (Kyodo)