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HSBC investor starts group to rally support for Ping An Plan 02 Aug 2022 - 10:42 am
A Chinese national flag flies in front of HSBC headquarters in Hong Kong, China, July 28, 2020. REUTERS/Tyrone Siu
Pelosi set to visit Taiwan despite China warnings 01 Aug 2022 - 07:05 pm
A man reads the Global Times newspaper that features a front page article about US House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi's Asia tour at a street display wall in Beijing, China, August 1, 2022. The front page headline reads:
Schedule for new AFC club competitions' seasons confirmed 01 Aug 2022 - 04:54 pm
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India's monsoon rains forecast to be average in August, September 01 Aug 2022 - 03:45 pm
People walk past a damaged car after a wall of a residential society collapsed on it amidst heavy rainfall in Mumbai, India, July 5, 2022. REUTERS/Francis Mascarenhas/File Photo
Upcoming S. Korea-US training involves drills on repelling attacks, staging counterattacks 01 Aug 2022 - 01:19 pm
Servicemen from Poland take part in a large military exercise entitled
Malaysia has oversupply of chicken, can export surplus, Minister says 01 Aug 2022 - 01:02 pm
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India confirms its first monkeypox death 01 Aug 2022 - 12:52 pm
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South Korea reports trade deficit for fourth straight month in July 01 Aug 2022 - 10:00 am
A truck carrying a shipping container travels past cranes at Pyeongtaek port in Pyeongtaek, South Korea, July 9, 2020. REUTERS/Kim Hong-Ji/File Photo
Hot dogs - and cats - get wearable fans to beat Japan's scorching summer 01 Aug 2022 - 09:42 am
A 9-y-o female pet dog named Moco, a Pomeranian and Poodle Mix, wears a battery-powered fan outfit for pets, developed by Japanese maternity clothing maker
S.Korea teachers, parents protest plan to lower school entry age to 5 01 Aug 2022 - 09:16 am
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Philippine ex-President Fidel Ramos dies 31 Jul 2022 - 01:21 pm
Former Philippine President Fidel Ramos speaks to journalists as he arrives at Hong Kong International Airport, China August 8, 2016. REUTERS/Tyrone Siu/File Photo
Slim majority of Japanese oppose state funeral for ex-PM Shinzo Abe - poll 31 Jul 2022 - 01:11 pm
A picture of late former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, who was gunned down while campaigning for a parliamentary election, is seen at Headquarters of the Japanese Liberal Democratic Party in Tokyo, Japan July 12, 2022. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon
Tokyo 2020 ex-board member got more payments from Olympic sponsor 31 Jul 2022 - 10:37 am
The Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games (Tokyo 2020) Executive Board member Haruyuki Takahashi arrives at Tokyo 2020 Executive Board Meeting in Tokyo, Japan March 30, 2020. REUTERS/Issei Kato/Pool/File Photo
China's factory activity contracts unexpectedly in July as COVID flares up 31 Jul 2022 - 10:25 am
Employees work on the production line of vehicle components during a government-organised media tour to a factory of German engineering group Voith, following the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Shanghai, China July 21, 2022. REUTERS/Aly Song/File Photo
Pelosi’s Asia itinerary skips mention of Taiwan stopover 31 Jul 2022 - 09:54 am
FILE PHOTO: U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) faces reporters during a news conference at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, U.S., July 29, 2022. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst/File Photo
Chinese rocket falls to Earth, NASA says Beijing did not share information 31 Jul 2022 - 09:38 am
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China announces military exercise opposite Taiwan 30 Jul 2022 - 12:20 pm
Chinese and Taiwanese printed flags are seen in this illustration taken, April 28, 2022. Picture taken April 28, 2022. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration
North Korea reports no ‘fever cases’ for first time since April 30 Jul 2022 - 10:09 am
Army medics involved medicine supply distribution work amid the COVID-19 pandemic in Pyongyang, North Korea May 22, 2022 in this photo released May 23, 2022 by the country's Korean Central News Agency. KCNA via REUTERS