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Thai PM declares millions in watches and bags among $400 mn assets 03 Jan 2025 - 11:35 am
Thailand's Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra holds a handbag as she arrives to attend the gala dinner during the 44th and 45th Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Summits in Vientiane on October 10, 2024. Photo by TANG CHHIN SOTHY / POOL / AFP
Chinese authorities declare emergency after 4.8-magnitude Quake in Ningxia 02 Jan 2025 - 09:36 pm
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Singapore's manufacturing PMI continues to rise in December 02 Jan 2025 - 06:43 pm
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Philippines recovers suspected Chinese submarine drone 02 Jan 2025 - 06:04 pm
These handout photos taken on December 30, 2024 and received from the the Philippine National Police (PNP) Bicol Region on January 2, 2025 shows a submarine drone suspected to be from China found by fishermen off the coast of San Pascual in Masbate province. Photos by Handout / Philippine National Police (PNP) Bicol Region / AFP
Rival South Korea camps face off as president holds out 02 Jan 2025 - 05:06 pm
A woman waves South Korea's flag during a rally to support South Korea's impeached president Yoon Suk Yeol near the presidential residence in Seoul on January 2, 2025. Photo by Philip FONG / AFP
China says 2024 was its hottest year on record 02 Jan 2025 - 02:50 pm
The sun rises behind high-rise buildings in Beijing on September 6, 2024. Photo by ADEK BERRY / AFP
South Korea police raid Jeju Air, airport over fatal crash 02 Jan 2025 - 01:17 pm
Police officers conduct a raid at Muan International Airport in Muan, some 288 kilometres southwest of Seoul on January 2, 2025. Photo by YONHAP / AFP
South Korea’s exports up 8.2% in 2024 to fresh record 02 Jan 2025 - 10:46 am
Containers are stacked at a port in the southeastern city of Busan.
India's 2024 was hottest year since 1901 01 Jan 2025 - 08:53 pm
Revellers gather to celebrate on New Year's Eve, at Brigade Road in Bengaluru on December 31, 2024. (Photo by Idrees Mohammed / AFP)
China's frigid northeast thrives on 'little potato' tourism boom 01 Jan 2025 - 03:24 pm
This picture taken on December 17, 2024 shows people having picture with a snowman sculpture in Harbin, China’s Northeastern Heilongjiang province. (Photo by Adek Berry / AFP)
South Korea to send Jeju Air crash black box to US 01 Jan 2025 - 11:49 am
Mourners wait to pay their respects for the victims of the Jeju Air Boeing 737-800 aircraft on January 1, 2025. (Photo by YONHAP / AFP)
Laos intensifies efforts to combat malaria: health ministry 31 Dec 2024 - 05:30 pm
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S. Korea investigates barrier hit in Jeju Air crash 31 Dec 2024 - 03:11 pm
Investigators from South Korea and the US, including officials from the US National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) and aircraft manufacturer Boeing, inspect the scene where a Jeju Air Boeing 737-800 aircraft crashed and burst into flames at Muan International Airport in Muan, some 288 kilometres southwest of Seoul on December 31, 2024. Photo by YONHAP / AFP
Taiwan says 2024 was hottest year on record 31 Dec 2024 - 12:33 pm
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China says shared Covid information 'without holding anything back' 31 Dec 2024 - 11:50 am
File photo: People walk on a street in Wuhan, in China's central Hubei province, on January 21, 2023. (Photo by Hector RETAMAL / AFP)
Heavy snow in Japan disrupts holiday air traffic 31 Dec 2024 - 11:04 am
Japan Airlines passenger planes are seen on the tarmac at Haneda Airport in Tokyo on December 26, 2024. Photo by Yuichi YAMAZAKI / AFP.
South Korea court issues arrest warrant for impeached president Yoon 31 Dec 2024 - 10:41 am
An effigy of South Korea's impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol is seen in a mock prison as protesters take part in a rally calling for Yoon's ouster in front of the Gwanghwamun Gate of Gyeongbokgung Palace in Seoul on December 21, 2024. Photo by Jung Yeon-je / AFP.
South Korea starts releasing Jeju Air crash victims to families 31 Dec 2024 - 09:07 am
Police forensics personnel and National Bureau of Investigation officials work at the Jeju Air crash site in Muan on December 31, 2024. (Photo by YONHAP / AFP)