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S. Korean president flies to Netherlands for chip-focused visit 11 Dec 2023 - 10:38 am
South Korea's President Yoon Suk Yeol (R) and his wife Kim Keon Hee (L) board their aircraft at Seoul Air Base in Seongnam on December 11, 2023, for a state visit to the Netherlands. Photo by YONHAP / AFP
US F-16 crashes into sea off South Korea after in-flight problem 11 Dec 2023 - 10:34 am
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Australia to cut record high migration as housing crisis bites 10 Dec 2023 - 05:12 pm
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Five Bangladesh opposition figures die in prison: BNP 10 Dec 2023 - 03:54 pm
File photo of supporters of Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) take part in the party's last divisional rally in Dhaka on December 10, 2022.
China's respiratory disease control remains stable in elderly care facilities 10 Dec 2023 - 03:13 pm
Commuters wait for transport at a bus station during snowfall in Dalian, in China's northeastern Liaoning province on November 23, 2023. Photo by AFP
Body of plane crash victim found in northern Philippines 10 Dec 2023 - 02:26 pm
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Japan celebrates Ohtani's record Dodgers deal 10 Dec 2023 - 11:41 am
Shohei Ohtani #17 of the Los Angeles Angels bats against Dane Dunning #33 of the Texas Rangers in the top of the first inning at Globe Life Field on April 28, 2021 in Arlington, Texas. Photo by TOM PENNINGTON / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA / AFP
Philippine civilian resupply mission in disputed waters diverted 10 Dec 2023 - 11:23 am
This handout photo taken and released on December 10, 2023 by the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) shows the M/L Kalayaan chartered supply boat (R) being towed after a Chinese coast guard ship unleashed water cannon onto the vessel, during a mission to deliver provisions at Second Thomas Shoal in disputed waters of the South China Sea. Photo by Handout / Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) / AFP
Think-tank report highlights China’s people-centred development approach 10 Dec 2023 - 09:05 am
Zheng Yongnian, board director of Guangzhou Institute of the Greater Bay Area, speaks at the launch ceremony of a research report titled “The Humanomics in the New Era” during the 5th World Media Summit (WMS) in Guangzhou, capital of south China’s Guangdong Province, on December 3, 2023. (Xinhua)
Japan Governor skips national conference to meet Ronaldo 09 Dec 2023 - 06:59 pm
Image: Cristiano Ronaldo / Instagram
China sees COP28 progress on fossil fuels 09 Dec 2023 - 04:52 pm
China's special climate envoy Xie Zhenhua gives a press conference at the United Nations climate summit in Dubai on December 9, 2023. (Photo by Giuseppe CACACE / AFP)
Azerbaijan has 'consensus' to host 2024 climate summit 09 Dec 2023 - 01:12 pm
People walk at the venue of the COP28 United Nations climate summit in Dubai on December 6, 2023. (Photo by Giuseppe CACACE / AFP)
Sydney bakes in hottest day in three years 09 Dec 2023 - 12:25 pm
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Philippines accuses Chinese coast guard of shooting water cannon on its boats 09 Dec 2023 - 11:37 am
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Indonesia suspects human trafficking behind increased Rohingya refugee numbers 08 Dec 2023 - 06:55 pm
This picture taken on November 18, 2023 in the Batee subdistrict in Aceh Province's Pidie region shows the two boats that carried Rohingya refugees to Batee and Laweung on November 14 and November 15, 2023. (Photo by Chaideer Mahyuddin / AFP)
Thailand hikes minimum wage to help workers battle high cost of living 08 Dec 2023 - 02:12 pm
A general view shows a BTS commuter train as it passes with the backdrop of the Bangkok skyline on June 2, 2023. Photo by Manan VATSYAYANA / AFP
7 killed in road accident in western Indonesia 08 Dec 2023 - 12:28 pm
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First it was wheat, then rice, now onions are on India’s restricted list 08 Dec 2023 - 11:21 am
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