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World / Asia

South Korean president fails to appear before corruption watchdog 18 Dec 2024 - 12:48 pm
Police officers stand guard as protesters hold a demonstration calling for the ouster of South Korea President Yoon Suk Yeol near the presidential residence in Seoul on December 17, 2024. (Photo by Jung Yeon-je / AFP)
Warmer winter melts incomes of China's ice cutters 18 Dec 2024 - 12:45 pm
This aerial picture shows workers harvesting ice from the frozen Songhua river in preparation for the annual Harbin Ice and Snow World festival in Harbin, China's northeast Heilongjiang province on December 17, 2024. (Photo by Adek Berry / AFP)
Multiple airlines suspend flights to quake-struck Vanuatu 17 Dec 2024 - 12:58 pm
This screengrab taken from handout video footage posted on the Facebook account of Michael Thompson on December 17, 2024 shows a member of security inspecting a collapsed building in Vanuatu's capital Port Vila after a powerful earthquake hit the Pacific island. Photo by MICHAEL THOMPSON / Facebook account of Michael Thompson / AFP
Bodies seen in street as major quake hits Vanuatu 17 Dec 2024 - 08:03 am
Image shared by resident Michael Thompson on social media
New genus of sauropodomorph dinosaur identified in China's Yunnan 16 Dec 2024 - 10:15 pm
This photo taken on Dec. 14, 2024 shows the fossils of Lishulong wangi displayed in Lufeng City, southwest China's Yunnan Province. (Photo by Liu Zenghui/Xinhua)
Indonesia's rice import rises 62 pct in 11 months 16 Dec 2024 - 06:23 pm
Rice fields in Indonesia. File photo for representation only.
Malaysia launches first locally made electric vehicle 16 Dec 2024 - 05:02 pm
Malaysia first locally produced electric vehicle (EV), the e.MAS 7, is seen during its launch event at Malaysia International Trade and Exhibition Centre (MITEC) in Kuala Lumpur on December 16, 2024. (Photo by ARIF KARTONO / AFP)
South Korea's Yoon resists questioning over failed martial law bid 16 Dec 2024 - 02:29 pm
Extra edition newspapers are displayed at a subway station gate in downtown Seoul on December 14, 2024, after the impeachment motion against South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol was passed. Photo by Jung Yeon-je / AFP
Philippines ratifies key defence pact with Japan 16 Dec 2024 - 02:11 pm
Peninsula
Sri Lanka president in India in first overseas trip 16 Dec 2024 - 01:13 pm
India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi (L) and Sri Lanka's President Anura Kumara Dissanayake walk before their meeting at the Hyderabad House in New Delhi on December 16, 2024. Photo by Sajjad HUSSAIN / AFP.
Chinese politicians make rare Taiwan trip 16 Dec 2024 - 11:58 am
Peninsula
Taiwan receives first batch of US-made Abrams tanks 16 Dec 2024 - 11:28 am
This handout photo taken and released on December 16, 2024 by Taiwan's Ministry of National Defense shows a US-made M1A2 Abrams battle tank rolling down from a trailer at an army armour training centre in Hsinchu County, Hsinchu. Photo by Handout / Taiwan's Ministry of National Defense / AFP.
Filipina on Indonesia death row moved before transfer home 16 Dec 2024 - 10:41 am
Filipina inmate on death row in Indonesia Mary Jane Veloso waves to journalists at the Yogyakarta Class IIB Women's Correctional Institution in Wonosari, Yogyakarta, on December 15, 2024. Photo by DEVI RAHMAN / AFP.
Bangladesh to hold elections in late 2025 or early 2026 16 Dec 2024 - 09:37 am
(Files) Bangladesh's interim leader Muhammad Yunus gives a speech during the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP29) in Baku on November 13, 2024. Photo by Alexander Nemenov / AFP.
S. Korean opposition urges swift removal of impeached President Yoon 15 Dec 2024 - 05:14 pm
This handout photo taken on December 14, 2024 and released by the South Korean Presidential Office shows President Yoon Suk Yeol giving a public address from his official residence in Seoul. Photo by Handout / South Korean Presidential Office / AFP
Rare foreign-born CEO says Japan needs immigration to thrive 15 Dec 2024 - 01:05 pm
This picture taken on August 5, 2024 shows Lekh Juneja, chairman and CEO of Kameda Seika, posing for photos at the company's headquarters in Niigata city, Niigata prefecture. (Photo by Yuichi Yamazaki / AFP)
QNB: Japan is on track for rebound in economic growth 14 Dec 2024 - 06:11 pm
Peninsula
EU urges 'orderly resolution' to South Korea crisis after president impeached 14 Dec 2024 - 02:30 pm
File photo used for representational purposes.