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Thailand, China agree on visa-free travel in boost for tourism recovery 02 Jan 2024 - 10:47 am
Tourists look at the view from the top deck of a tourist commuter boat on the Chao Praya River in Bangkok on December 27, 2023. (Photo by Lillian SUWANRUMPHA / AFP)
South Korean opposition leader stabbed in neck 02 Jan 2024 - 09:05 am
South Korean opposition party leader Lee Jae-myung is attended to after being attacked in Busan on January 2, 2024. Photo by YONHAP / AFP
Powerful earthquakes leave at least 30 dead, destroy buildings along Japan's western coast 02 Jan 2024 - 08:27 am
This aerial photo shows damaged and destroyed homes along a street in Wajima, Ishikawa prefecture on January 2, 2024, a day after a major 7.5 magnitude earthquake struck the Noto region in Ishikawa prefecture. Photo by Fred MERY / AFP
Japan lowers tsunami warning but tells resident 'dont return home yet" 01 Jan 2024 - 06:14 pm
Japan's Prime Minister Fumio Kishida speaks to the media about the situation following a major earthquake and following tsunami warning for the western coast of Japan, at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on January 1, 2024. (Photo by JIJI Press / AFP)
Nobel winner Yunus convicted in Bangladesh labour law case 01 Jan 2024 - 02:45 pm
Bangladeshi Nobel peace laureate Muhammad Yunus (C) leaves a court in Dhaka on January 1, 2024. (Photo by Munir Uz Zaman / AFP)
China's first domestically built cruise ship begins maiden voyage 01 Jan 2024 - 02:40 pm
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Tsunami warning after major quake in central Japan: agencies 01 Jan 2024 - 10:44 am
This image taken in Hong Kong on January 1, 2024 shows a warning message on a screen from a live feed on NHK World asking people to evacuate from the area after a series of major earthquakes hit central Japan. (Photo by Mladen Antonov / AFP)
Sydney and Auckland are first major cities to ring in 2024 31 Dec 2023 - 05:18 pm
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China's Xi hails 'resilient' economy in bullish New Year speech 31 Dec 2023 - 04:53 pm
eople have their dinner at a restaurant as a screen broadcasts China's President Xi Jinping while delivering his New Year's speech in Beijing on December 31, 2023. (Photo by Pedro Pardo / AFP)
Pakistan ex-PM Khan barred from election candidacy: party 31 Dec 2023 - 03:17 pm
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South Korea's capital records heaviest single-day snowfall for 40 years 31 Dec 2023 - 12:14 pm
Visitors wearing traditional hanbok dress walk in the snow at Gyeongbokgung palace in central Seoul on December 30, 2023. (Photos by Jung Yeon-je / AFP)
Venomous snake halts Australia tennis tournament match 30 Dec 2023 - 05:37 pm
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China tensions rising, US revives WWII-era Pacific airfield 30 Dec 2023 - 01:03 pm
This January 10, 2022 satellite image released on December 28, 2023 by Maxar Technologies shows the Tinian airfield in the Mariana Islands. (Photo by Handout / Satellite image 2023 Maxar Technologies / AFP)
China cuts soy use in animal feed in bid to boost food security 29 Dec 2023 - 08:46 pm
Workers transport imported soybeans at a port in Nantong, Jiangsu province, China April 9, 2018. Reuters
Pakistan bans New Year's Eve celebrations in solidarity with Gaza 29 Dec 2023 - 07:08 pm
A woman takes photo of her child in front of a 2024 illuminated sign displayed in Islamabad on December 29, 2023. (Photo by Aamir Qureshi / AFP)
China's railway passenger trips expected to reach 63 million in New Year holiday 29 Dec 2023 - 02:16 pm
This aerial photo shows a train departing from Yixian East Railway Station in Huangshan City, east China's Anhui Province, Dec. 27, 2023. (Photo by Lyu Jinyi/Xinhua)
Sri Lanka witnesses rise in dengue cases with over 10,000 reported in December 29 Dec 2023 - 01:40 pm
A worker sprays insecticide to prevent mosquito breeding at a railway station in Colombo, Sri Lanka, May 13, 2023. Photo by Ajith Perera/Xinhua
Nepal blames pilot error for January crash that killed 72 29 Dec 2023 - 11:40 am
Rescuers pull the body of a victim who died in a Yeti Airlines plane crash in Pokhara on January 16, 2023. Photo by Prakash MATHEMA / AFP