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China says to launch digital currency action plan 29 Dec 2025 - 10:56 am
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16 killed in nursing home fire in Indonesia 29 Dec 2025 - 10:53 am
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China’s high-speed rail network passes 50,000km mark 29 Dec 2025 - 09:46 am
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S. Korea's presidential office moves back to Blue House 28 Dec 2025 - 06:48 pm
The Blue House (C), known as Cheong Wa Dae in Korean, is seen over Gyeongbokgung Palace in Seoul on December 22, 2025. Photo by JUNG YEON-JE / AFP
'Acoustic hazard': Noise complaints spark Vietnam pickleball wars 28 Dec 2025 - 08:26 am
This picture taken on December 23, 2025 shows people playing pickleball in the playground of a residential area in Hanoi. (Photo by Nhac Nguyen / AFP)
5.1-magnitude quake hits southeast of Honshu, Japan: GFZ 27 Dec 2025 - 11:50 pm
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New Zealand police 'recover' precious Faberge egg swallowed by thief 27 Dec 2025 - 10:20 pm
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Spanish man and 3 children missing after Indonesia tourist boat sinks 27 Dec 2025 - 07:21 pm
This handout picture taken and released on December 27, 2025 by Labuan Bajo's Indonesian National Search and Rescue Agency (BASARNAS Labuan Bajo) shows members of search and rescue teams prepare to search for missing foreign tourists in the waters of Padar Island, in Labuan Bajo, East Nusa Tenggara, after a tourist boat suffered engine failure and sank. (Photo by Handout / BASARNAS / AFP)
6.6-magnitude earthquake hits off Taiwan: USGS 27 Dec 2025 - 07:14 pm
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UN chief welcomes Cambodia-Thailand ceasefire: spokesman 27 Dec 2025 - 05:42 pm
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres. AFP file photo.
Hundreds arrested, weapons, drugs seized during pre-New Year crackdown in Indian capital 27 Dec 2025 - 04:25 pm
Commuters ride along the Signature Bridge over Yamuna river amid dense smog in NEW DELHI on December 27, 2025. (Photo by Arun SANKAR / AFP)
China seeks public feedback on draft rules for anthropomorphic AI services 27 Dec 2025 - 04:20 pm
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Vietnam bus crash kills nine 27 Dec 2025 - 12:40 pm
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China adopts revised Civil Aviation Law 27 Dec 2025 - 11:02 am
People walk next to shopping centers in Beijing on December 19, 2025. (Photo by Adek BERRY / AFP)
Spanish family missing after tourist boat sinks in Indonesia 27 Dec 2025 - 10:00 am
This handout picture taken and released on December 27, 2025 by Labuan Bajo's Indonesian National Search and Rescue Agency (BASARNAS Labuan Bajo) shows members of search and rescue teams prepare to search for missing foreign tourists in the waters of Padar Island, in Labuan Bajo, East Nusa Tenggara, after a tourist boat suffered engine failure and sank. Photo by Handout / BASARNAS / AFP
Thailand and Cambodia agree to 'immediate' ceasefire: joint statement 27 Dec 2025 - 09:12 am
This handout photo released by Agence Kampuchea Press (AKP) on December 27, 2025 shows Cambodia's defence minister Tea Seiha (L) and Thailand's defence minister Nattaphon Narkphanit (R) posing with documents during the special General Border Committee (GBC) meeting at a border checkpoint in Thailand's Chanthaburi province. Photo by Agence Kampuchea Presse (AKP) / Agence Kampuchea Press (AKP) / AFP
15 injured in knife, liquid attack in Japan 26 Dec 2025 - 11:21 pm
This picture taken on December 26, 2025 shows the Yokohama Rubber Mishima Plant in Mishima, Shizuoka Prefecture. (Photo by Yuichi YAMAZAKI / AFP)
China revises rules for cross-border RMB payment system 26 Dec 2025 - 07:00 pm
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