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Japan marks 30th anniversary of deadly Kobe quake 17 Jan 2025 - 12:16 pm
People take part in an early morning ceremony to remember the victims on the 30th anniversary of the
'No money': gloom on Beijing streets as economic growth slows 17 Jan 2025 - 12:02 pm
A customer picks vegetables at a supermarket in Nanjing, east China's Jiangsu province on January 17, 2025. Photo by AFP
Japan forest on fire after military explosives drill 17 Jan 2025 - 11:58 am
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What's driving American "TikTok refugees" to China's RedNote? 16 Jan 2025 - 09:08 pm
A photo illustration shows a woman holding her smartphone displaying the Chinese social networking and e-commerce app Xiaohongshu, also known as RedNote, in Beijing on January 15, 2025. (Photo by ADEK BERRY / AFP)
Woman poisoned baby to grow online following and solicit donations, police say 16 Jan 2025 - 07:52 pm
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India's Reliance posts end of year profit bump 16 Jan 2025 - 06:30 pm
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Sri Lanka signs landmark $3.7 bn deal with Chinese state oil giant 16 Jan 2025 - 04:05 pm
Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake (5th R) speaks during a meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on January 15, 2025. (Photo by Aaron Favila / POOL / AFP)
Nepal's top court bars infrastructure in protected areas 16 Jan 2025 - 04:03 pm
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Australian woman charged with poisoning baby to get online donations 16 Jan 2025 - 02:36 pm
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India achieves 'historic' space docking mission 16 Jan 2025 - 09:17 am
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Indonesian rescuers evacuating thousands after volcano erupts 16 Jan 2025 - 08:26 am
A woman and child look on at volcanic ash rising into the air during the eruption of Mount Ibu, as seen from Duono Village in West Halmahera, North Maluku province, on January 15, 2025. (Photo by Azzam / AFP)
121 people rescued off Philippines after six days adrift 15 Jan 2025 - 03:39 pm
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Thousands to be evacuated after Mount Ibu eruption 15 Jan 2025 - 01:17 pm
A woman and child look on at volcanic ash rising into the air during the eruption of Mount Ibu, as seen from Duono Village in West Halmahera, North Maluku province, on January 15, 2025. (Photo by AZZAM / AFP)
Beijing says 'firmly opposes' US ban on smart cars containing Chinese tech 15 Jan 2025 - 12:48 pm
(Files) This photo taken on April 18, 2024 shows BYD electric cars for export waiting to be loaded onto a ship at a port in Yantai, in eastern China's Shandong province. (Photo by AFP)
Record 36.8 million tourists visited Japan in 2024 15 Jan 2025 - 12:40 pm
A rickshaw carrying a tourist drives down the street in front of Sensoji Temple in Asakusa, Tokyo on January 14, 2025. Photo by Kazuhiro NOGI / AFP
South Korean President Yoon arrested over failed martial law bid 15 Jan 2025 - 09:59 am
A motorcade carrying impeached South Korea President Yoon Suk Yeol arrives at the complex building housing the Corruption Investigation Office for High-ranking Officials (CIO) in Gwacheon on January 15, 2025, after Yoon was arrested over his failed martial law bid. (Photo by Korea Pool / AFP)
Impeachment trial of South Korean President Yoon begins 14 Jan 2025 - 01:24 pm
(L to R) Constitutional Court Judges Chung Kye-sun, Kim Bok-hyeong, Jung Jung-mi, Lee Mi-son, acting head of the Constitutional Court Moon Hyung-bae, Kim Hyung-du, Cheong Hyung-sik and Cho Han-chang attend the first formal hearing of the impeachment trial of suspended South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol at the Constitutional Court in Seoul on January 14, 2025. Photo by KIM Min-Hee / POOL / AFP
Japanese tourist magnet Kyoto to hike hotel taxes 14 Jan 2025 - 12:02 pm
Tourists visit Fushimi Inari Shrine in the city of Kyoto on January 13, 2025. Photo by PAUL MILLER / AFP