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Vietnam nears $11bn-plus deal to shift economy from coal 16 Nov 2022 - 09:47 pm
Thailand's Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha greets Vietnam's President Nguyen Xuan Phuc as they meet at the Government House in Bangkok, Thailand, on November 16, 2022. REUTERS/Athit Perawongmetha
India-based Twitter accounts fanned UK unrest, researchers say 16 Nov 2022 - 09:33 pm
Reuters file photo
China's Xi invites Dutch PM for visit, says don't politicise trade 16 Nov 2022 - 05:13 pm
Prime Minister Mark Rutte (right) of the Netherlands shakes hands with China's President Xi Jinping as he welcomes Xi on the second day of his state visit, at The Hague on March 23, 2014. File photo / Reuters
Foreign visitors in Japan surge after tourism reopening 16 Nov 2022 - 12:32 pm
Shoppers are seen at Nishiki Market in Kyoto, western Japan June 18, 2022. REUTERS/Satoshi Sugiyama
Marcos paves way for long weekends in 2023 to boost tourism 16 Nov 2022 - 09:53 am
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China complains over support for Taiwan at COP27 climate summit 15 Nov 2022 - 09:50 pm
People walk by Taiwanese flags in Taipei, Taiwan, November 14, 2022. (REUTERS/Ann Wang)
Cambodia PM leaves G20 after positive COVID test, worried about other leaders 15 Nov 2022 - 07:20 pm
Cambodia's Prime Minister Hun Sen arrives at Ngurah Rai International Airport ahead of the G20 Summit in Bali, Indonesia, November 14, 2022. (REUTERS/Ajeng Dinar Ulfiana)
Tuvalu turns to the metaverse as rising seas threaten existence 15 Nov 2022 - 02:33 pm
Tuvalu's Foreign Minister Simon Kofe
India's population growth slows as world reaches 8 billion 15 Nov 2022 - 11:55 am
People walk on the New York City street of 9th Avenue in Manhattan as according to a United Nations report, the world's population is estimated to reach 8 billion by November 15 of this year, in New York, U.S., November 14, 2022. Reuters/Eduardo Munoz
Philippines lower house approves bill taxing single-use plastics 14 Nov 2022 - 02:49 pm
People sort through plastic bottles they collected and are about to sell at a junk shop in Manila March 10, 2015. REUTERS/Romeo Ranoco/File Photo
Sri Lanka announces budget aimed at clinching IMF deal, sees recovery by end-2023 14 Nov 2022 - 02:43 pm
Sri Lanka's President Ranil Wickremesinghe speaks during an interview with Reuters at Presidential Secretariat, amid the country's economic crisis, in Colombo, Sri Lanka August 18, 2022. REUTERS/ Dinuka Liyanawatte/File Photo
New China COVID rules spur concern as some cities halt routine tests 14 Nov 2022 - 02:39 pm
Health workers are seen near a residential area under lockdown due to Covid-19 coronavirus restrictions in Beijing on November 13, 2022. (Photo by Noel CELIS / AFP)
Biden, Xi greet each other warmly as they meet for talks ahead of G20 14 Nov 2022 - 01:57 pm
US President Joe Biden (R) and China's President Xi Jinping (L) meet on the sidelines of the G20 Summit in Nusa Dua on the Indonesian resort island of Bali on November 14, 2022. Photo by Saul Loeb / AFP
Pakistan will be among first to receive G7 'Global Shield' climate funding 14 Nov 2022 - 11:58 am
A girl carries her sibling as she walks through stranded flood water, following rains and floods during the monsoon season in Nowshera, Pakistan September 4, 2022. REUTERS/Fayaz Aziz
Taiwan belongs to Taiwanese, president says in fiery pre-election rebuff to China 12 Nov 2022 - 07:14 pm
Taiwan's President Tsai Ing-wen waves at the pre-election campaign rally ahead of mayoral elections in Taipei, Taiwan, on November 12, 2022. REUTERS/Ann Wang
China says it will continue fine-tuning COVID measures 12 Nov 2022 - 02:00 pm
Pandemic prevention workers in protective suits prepare to enter an apartment compound that was placed under lockdown as outbreaks of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) continue in Beijing, China, November 12, 2022. REUTERS/Thomas Peter
Chinese brands outnumber foreign names among Singles Day best-sellers 12 Nov 2022 - 11:59 am
People walk along a main shopping area during the Alibaba's Singles' Day shopping festival in Shanghai, China November 11, 2021. REUTERS/Aly Song/File Photo
Australia seeks to reassure citizens on COVID after cruise ship outbreak 12 Nov 2022 - 11:25 am
Reuters file photo