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Philippine jeepney drivers protest over phase-out plan 16 Jan 2024 - 01:44 pm
Jeepney drivers and operators march during a protest against the jeepney modernisation program in Manila on January 16, 2024. Photo by JAM STA ROSA / AFP
Uniqlo sues China rival Shein over viral bag copies 16 Jan 2024 - 01:11 pm
A woman walks past a display of bags at a Uniqlo retail store in Tokyo on January 16, 2024. Photo by Richard A. BROOKS / AFP
Japan to double emergency funds after New Year's Day quake 16 Jan 2024 - 10:25 am
This photo taken on January 15, 2024 shows collapsed houses blocking a road in the disaster-hit city of Wajima, Ishikawa prefecture, two weeks after a major 7.5 magnitude earthquake struck the Noto region in Ishikawa prefecture on New Year's Day. (Photo by JIJI PRESS / AFP) / JAPAN OUT
Philippines to upgrade outposts in disputed South China Sea 15 Jan 2024 - 03:38 pm
This photo shows a general view of the Philippine-occupied Thitu island in the disputed South China Sea on April 21, 2023. Photo by Ted ALJIBE / AFP
Mauritius bracing for tropical cyclone Belal 15 Jan 2024 - 02:37 pm
Sugar cane plantations are seen on the outskirts of Port Louis on January 6, 2024. (Photo by Gianluigi Guercia / AFP)
Klinsmann warns South Korea to be ready for Asian Cup 'drama' 14 Jan 2024 - 02:36 pm
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China mining accident death toll rises to 13 14 Jan 2024 - 02:00 pm
Peninsula
Taiwan tells China to 'face reality' after election 14 Jan 2024 - 12:58 pm
Taiwan's President-elect Lai Ching-te (L) waves beside his running mate Hsiao Bi-khim during a rally outside the headquarters of the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) in Taipei on January 13, 2024. (Photo by Yasuyoshi Chiba / AFP)
Japan PM Kishida visits quake-hit Ishikawa 14 Jan 2024 - 12:23 pm
Japan's Prime Minister Fumio Kishida (C) speaks to a group who are running a soup kitchen at an evacuation center in Suzu city of Ishikawa Prefecture on January 14, 2024, after a major 7.5 magnitude earthquake struck the Noto region in Ishikawa prefecture on New Year's Day. Photo by JAPAN POOL / JIJI PRESS / AFP
Japanese domestic flight returns to airport with crack on cockpit window 14 Jan 2024 - 11:59 am
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Pakistan's top court strips ex-PM Khan's party of election symbol 14 Jan 2024 - 08:52 am
Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party's chief Gohar Khan (R) and legal team members speak to media outside the Supreme Court building after court verdict in Islamabad on January 13, 2024. (Photo by Aamir Qureshi / AFP)
Volcano erupts on isle in Japan's southwest 13 Jan 2024 - 11:24 pm
This photograph provided by Jiji Press and taken on January 12, 2024 shows the exposed ocean floor at Kaiso Port in Wajima city, Ishikawa prefecture in the after a 7.5 magnitude earthquake struck the Noto region in Ishikawa prefecture on New Year's Day. (Photo by JIJI PRESS / AFP) / Japan OUT
Polls close in Taiwan election under China's glare 13 Jan 2024 - 11:50 am
An official of a polling station examines a ballot slip, as vote counting for the presidential election commences, at a high school in New Taipei City on January 13, 2024. (Photo by Sam Yeh / AFP)
At least 10 dead in China mining accident: state media 13 Jan 2024 - 11:02 am
Rescuers are seen at the site of an accident in a coal mine in central China's Henan Province, Jan. 13, 2024. (Xinhua/Hao Yuan)
Strong quake rattles Afghanistan 11 Jan 2024 - 01:49 pm
Peninsula
Three-metre tsunami recorded at Japan nuclear plant after quake 10 Jan 2024 - 03:42 pm
This photo taken on January 8, 2024 shows a woman walking under a downed utility pole after snow blanketed the disaster-hit area in the city of Suzu, Ishikawa prefecture, a week after a major 7.5 magnitude earthquake struck the Noto region in Ishikawa prefecture on New Year's Day. Photo by JIJI Press / AFP
 Singapore seeks indefinite jail for 'high-risk' offenders 10 Jan 2024 - 12:48 pm
File photo of Singapore skyline
South Korea passes ban on dog meat production and sales 09 Jan 2024 - 09:58 pm
Animal rights activists hold placards reading