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Rival South Korea camps face off as president holds out 02 Jan 2025 - 05:06 pm
A woman waves South Korea's flag during a rally to support South Korea's impeached president Yoon Suk Yeol near the presidential residence in Seoul on January 2, 2025. Photo by Philip FONG / AFP
China says 2024 was its hottest year on record 02 Jan 2025 - 02:50 pm
The sun rises behind high-rise buildings in Beijing on September 6, 2024. Photo by ADEK BERRY / AFP
South Korea police raid Jeju Air, airport over fatal crash 02 Jan 2025 - 01:17 pm
Police officers conduct a raid at Muan International Airport in Muan, some 288 kilometres southwest of Seoul on January 2, 2025. Photo by YONHAP / AFP
South Korea’s exports up 8.2% in 2024 to fresh record 02 Jan 2025 - 10:46 am
Containers are stacked at a port in the southeastern city of Busan.
India's 2024 was hottest year since 1901 01 Jan 2025 - 08:53 pm
Revellers gather to celebrate on New Year's Eve, at Brigade Road in Bengaluru on December 31, 2024. (Photo by Idrees Mohammed / AFP)
China's frigid northeast thrives on 'little potato' tourism boom 01 Jan 2025 - 03:24 pm
This picture taken on December 17, 2024 shows people having picture with a snowman sculpture in Harbin, China’s Northeastern Heilongjiang province. (Photo by Adek Berry / AFP)
South Korea to send Jeju Air crash black box to US 01 Jan 2025 - 11:49 am
Mourners wait to pay their respects for the victims of the Jeju Air Boeing 737-800 aircraft on January 1, 2025. (Photo by YONHAP / AFP)
Laos intensifies efforts to combat malaria: health ministry 31 Dec 2024 - 05:30 pm
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S. Korea investigates barrier hit in Jeju Air crash 31 Dec 2024 - 03:11 pm
Investigators from South Korea and the US, including officials from the US National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) and aircraft manufacturer Boeing, inspect the scene where a Jeju Air Boeing 737-800 aircraft crashed and burst into flames at Muan International Airport in Muan, some 288 kilometres southwest of Seoul on December 31, 2024. Photo by YONHAP / AFP
Taiwan says 2024 was hottest year on record 31 Dec 2024 - 12:33 pm
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China says shared Covid information 'without holding anything back' 31 Dec 2024 - 11:50 am
File photo: People walk on a street in Wuhan, in China's central Hubei province, on January 21, 2023. (Photo by Hector RETAMAL / AFP)
Heavy snow in Japan disrupts holiday air traffic 31 Dec 2024 - 11:04 am
Japan Airlines passenger planes are seen on the tarmac at Haneda Airport in Tokyo on December 26, 2024. Photo by Yuichi YAMAZAKI / AFP.
South Korea court issues arrest warrant for impeached president Yoon 31 Dec 2024 - 10:41 am
An effigy of South Korea's impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol is seen in a mock prison as protesters take part in a rally calling for Yoon's ouster in front of the Gwanghwamun Gate of Gyeongbokgung Palace in Seoul on December 21, 2024. Photo by Jung Yeon-je / AFP.
South Korea starts releasing Jeju Air crash victims to families 31 Dec 2024 - 09:07 am
Police forensics personnel and National Bureau of Investigation officials work at the Jeju Air crash site in Muan on December 31, 2024. (Photo by YONHAP / AFP)
One dead, two missing as cargo ship sinks off Philippines 31 Dec 2024 - 08:59 am
Peninsula
Five years on, WHO urges China to share Covid origins data 31 Dec 2024 - 12:10 am
File: People wear face masks as they walk on a snowy morning as the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) continues in Beijing, China, on January 20, 2022. (Reuters)
Three foreigners killed in Thailand tourist hotel blaze 30 Dec 2024 - 03:35 pm
Peninsula
South Korea inspects B737-800 fleet after worst plane crash 30 Dec 2024 - 02:26 pm
A recovery team member works with his dog at the scene where a Jeju Air Boeing 737-800 series aircraft crashed and burst into flames at Muan International Airport in Muan, some 288 kilometres southwest of Seoul on December 30, 2024. Photo by JUNG YEON-JE / AFP