the Far East
noun
: the countries of eastern and southeastern Asia (such as China, Japan, North Korea, South Korea, and Vietnam)
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The Democratic People's Republic of Korean (DPRK) forces have also received training from Russian forces at military facilities in the Far East.
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Tim Ryan, Newsweek, 17 Dec. 2024
Spot rates from the Far East to US West increased 389% during the same period.
—Lori Ann Larocco, CNBC, 11 Sep. 2024
Soviet Policy in the Far East, 1944-1951 Mr. Beloff, who has given us an admirable history of Soviet foreign policy in the inter-war period, is less successful in the present study.
—Foreign Affairs, 1 Oct. 2024
There aren’t many technology firms focused on developing network solutions that span moonshots and penalty shots, but there’s sometimes a different attitude towards innovation in the Far East where NTT originates, so this duality is possibly perceived with more credibility on home soil first.
—Adrian Bridgwater, Forbes, 21 Nov. 2024
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Tim Ryan, Newsweek, 17 Dec. 2024
Spot rates from the Far East to US West increased 389% during the same period.
—Lori Ann Larocco, CNBC, 11 Sep. 2024
Soviet Policy in the Far East, 1944-1951 Mr. Beloff, who has given us an admirable history of Soviet foreign policy in the inter-war period, is less successful in the present study.
—Foreign Affairs, 1 Oct. 2024
There aren’t many technology firms focused on developing network solutions that span moonshots and penalty shots, but there’s sometimes a different attitude towards innovation in the Far East where NTT originates, so this duality is possibly perceived with more credibility on home soil first.
—Adrian Bridgwater, Forbes, 21 Nov. 2024
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“The Far East.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20Far%20East. Accessed 25 Dec. 2024.
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