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Japan PM promises focus on 'economy, economy, economy' 23 Oct 2023 - 11:58 am
Japan's Prime Minister Fumio Kishida delivers his policy speech at extraordinary Diet session in Tokyo on October 23, 2023. Photo by Kazuhiro NOGI / AFP
Manila says Chinese vessels 'intentionally' hit Philippine boats 23 Oct 2023 - 11:53 am
In this video grab taken from a video on October 22, 2023 and released by the Chinese Coast Guard (CCG) through the Chinese embassy in Manila on October 23, 2023 shows a collision between Chinese Coast Guard ship (R) and Philippines' resupply boat (L) during a resupply mission in Second Thomas Shoal, in the disputed South China Sea. Photo by Handout / Chinese Coast Guard / AFP
Google hit by Japan anti-trust probe 23 Oct 2023 - 11:33 am
The Google logo is seen during the Google I/O annual developers conference at Shoreline Amphitheatre in Mountain View, California on May 10, 2023. (Photo by Josh Edelson / AFP)
Indonesia's leading presidential hopeful picks Widodo's son to run for VP in 2024 election 22 Oct 2023 - 07:26 pm
A supporter of Indonesian President Joko Widodo's son and current Surakarta City mayor, Gibran Rakabuming Raka takes a selfie with the latter's poster displayed at an event to raise support for his nomination as the vice presidential candidate ahead of the 2024 presidential elections in Jakarta on October 21, 2023. (Photo by Bay Ismoyo / AFP)
Philippines says coast guard ship and supply boat 'rammed' by Chinese vessels at disputed shoal 22 Oct 2023 - 05:52 pm
This videograb taken and released on October 22, 2023, by the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) shows a collision between a Chinese Coast Guard ship (L) and Philippines' resupply boat (R) during a resupply mission near the Second Thomas Shoal, in the disputed South China Sea. Beijing and Manila traded blame on October 22, for two collisions between Chinese vessels and Philippine boats on a resupply mission to Filipino troops on a remote outpost in the disputed South China Sea. (Photo by ARMED FORCES OF THE PHILIPPINES / AFP)
India says it ousted Canadian envoys on interference concerns 22 Oct 2023 - 04:50 pm
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Philippines, China trade blame over collisions in disputed sea 22 Oct 2023 - 11:05 am
(Files) Chinese coast guard ships (L and R) corral a Philippine civilian boat chartered by the Philippine navy to deliver supplies to Philippine navy ship BRP Sierra Madre in the disputed South China Sea, on August 22, 2023. (Photo by Ted Aljibe / AFP)
Exiled former Pakistan PM Nawaz Sharif set for comeback 21 Oct 2023 - 10:57 am
Commuters drive along a road past banners with the image of Pakistan's former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif and Pakistan Muslim League (Nawaz) party leaders in Lahore on October 21, 2023. (Photo by Aamir Qureshi / AFP)
India launches key test for manned orbital mission 21 Oct 2023 - 09:35 am
Lift-off images shared by ISRO
Thai government pledges action as Bangkok pollution spikes 20 Oct 2023 - 02:01 pm
The city skyline is pictured amid high levels of air pollution in Bangkok on October 18, 2023. Photo by Alex OGLE / AFP
Sri Lanka wins IMF approval for $330 million payout 19 Oct 2023 - 10:59 pm
Peninsula
Philippines’ Marcos says sovereign wealth fund will proceed 19 Oct 2023 - 04:26 pm
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Pakistan court grants bail to exiled ex-PM Nawaz Sharif ahead of his return 19 Oct 2023 - 10:47 am
File photo of Nawaz Sharif
Spending by visitors to Japan beats pre-pandemic levels 18 Oct 2023 - 01:56 pm
A man uses an umbrella to shelter from the rain at the Ginza district in Tokyo on June 2, 2023. Photo by Philip FONG / AFP
Marcos suspends Philippine wealth fund formation 18 Oct 2023 - 12:11 pm
Peninsula
Xi welcomes 'dear friend' Putin to Beijing 17 Oct 2023 - 08:15 pm
This pool photograph distributed by Russian state owned agency Sputnik shows Russia's President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping interacting during a welcoming ceremony at the Third Belt and Road Forum in Beijing on October 17, 2023. (Photo by Sergei Savostyanov / POOL / AFP)
India to launch its first crewed moon mission by 2040 17 Oct 2023 - 04:35 pm
File photo: PSLV XL rocket carrying the Aditya-L1 spacecraft, the first space-based Indian observatory to study the Sun, is launched from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota on September 02, 2023. (R. Satish Babu / AFP)
Kazakhstan authorizes hunting of Saiga antelopes 16 Oct 2023 - 05:42 pm
(FILES) A Saiga antelope grazes in the steppe on the border of Akmola and Kostanay regions of Kazakhstan in the morning of May 10, 2022. (Photo by Abduaziz MADYAROV / AFP)