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Hong Kong's postal service says to stop shipping US-bound goods 16 Apr 2025 - 08:31 am
Stacked parcels are seen up front as a Hongkong Post employee stands at a service counter at a post office in Hong Kong on April 16, 2025. (Photo by Peter Parks / AFP)
Consumers remain confident about Indonesia's economy in March 15 Apr 2025 - 07:40 pm
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China's Xi begins Malaysia visit in shadow of Trump tariffs 15 Apr 2025 - 06:58 pm
This handout photo taken and released by Malaysia's Department of Information on April 15, 2025 shows Malaysia's Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim (C) shaking hands with China's President Xi Jinping (R) upon his arrival at the Bunga Raya VIP complex of Kuala Lumpur International Airport in Sepang. (Photo by Farhan ABDULLAH / MALAYSIA'S DEPARTMENT OF INFORMATION / AFP)
China, Vietnam vow to jointly oppose hegemonism, power politics 15 Apr 2025 - 06:55 pm
Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and Chinese president, holds talks with To Lam, general secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) Central Committee, at the CPV Central Committee headquarters in Hanoi, Vietnam, April 14, 2025. (Xinhua/Li Xueren)
Second debris removal trial starts at Fukushima plant 15 Apr 2025 - 02:43 pm
This handout photo taken and released on April 15, 2025 from Tokyo Electric Power Company (TEPCO) shows a combination of images illustrating the end jig passing through the isolation valve during the second fuel debris trial retrieval at TEPCO's Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant in Okuma, Fukushima prefecture. Photo by Handout / TEPCO / AFP
Maldives bans entry of Israeli passport holders 15 Apr 2025 - 02:26 pm
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Bomb blast kills three police officers in southwest Pakistan: officials 15 Apr 2025 - 10:11 am
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Flying car makes debut flight at Japan’s 2025 Expo 14 Apr 2025 - 11:32 pm
A flying vehicle makes its debut flight in front of visitors at the 2025 Osaka-Kansai Expo on Monday. Photo by The Japan News via Washington Post
Indonesia to lift US imports as part of tariffs talks: minister 14 Apr 2025 - 08:34 pm
A customer uses her smartphone while conducting a gold transaction as a monitor displays the gold price per gram at Galeri 24 owned by Pegadaian, state owned pawnshop, in Jakarta on April 14, 2025. (Photo by BAY ISMOYO / AFP)
Indonesia's forex reserves rise to 157 bln USD in March 14 Apr 2025 - 08:30 pm
This aerial picture shows skyscrapers in Jakarta's business district on April 14, 2025. (Photo by BAY ISMOYO / AFP)
'125,000 truckloads' of debris need removal in quake-hit Myanmar: UN 14 Apr 2025 - 06:06 pm
A man on motorcycle rides past a damaged building in Mandalay on April 13, 2025, following the devastating March 28 earthquake. Photo by Sai Aung MAIN / AFP
Indian jeweller arrested in Belgium over $1.8 bn bank fraud case 14 Apr 2025 - 05:37 pm
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'West Philippine Sea' now visible on Google Maps without specific search 14 Apr 2025 - 03:14 pm
This photo illustration shows a man looking at a map on a computer screen in Manila on April 14, 2025. Photo by Jamillah STA. ROSA / AFP
South Korea's ex-president denies insurrection at criminal trial 14 Apr 2025 - 02:14 pm
Police stand in front of pro-Yoon supporters on the side of a road as they wait for the arrival of former South Korean president Yoon Suk Yeol (pictured on flag) outside the Central District Court in Seoul on April 14, 2025. Photo by ANTHONY WALLACE / AFP
Japan sees record population drop in 2024 14 Apr 2025 - 01:04 pm
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Maldives to phase out smoking with generational ban 14 Apr 2025 - 11:29 am
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Video: Bangladesh reintroduces 'except Israel' phrase on passports 13 Apr 2025 - 08:27 pm
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South Korea's ex-president Yoon to face insurrection trial 13 Apr 2025 - 06:55 pm
Ousted South Korean president Yoon Suk Yeol (L) leaves the official residence in Seoul on April 11, 2025. (Photo by JEON HEON-KYUN / POOL / AFP)