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World / Asia

Bankrupt Sri Lanka's recovery 'not yet assured': IMF 27 Sep 2023 - 06:08 pm
Visiting International Monetary Fund (IMF) team Senior Mission Chief Peter Breuer (R), Deputy Mission Chief Katsiaryna Svirydzenka (C) and IMF and resident representative Sarwath Jahan adrress a press conference in Colombo on September 27, 2023. (Photo by AFP)
56,000 Pakistan schools shut over eye virus outbreak 27 Sep 2023 - 05:07 pm
A doctor examines a patient suffering from an eye infection at a hospital in Lahore on September 27, 2023. (Photo by Arif Ali / AFP)
US soldier who crossed into North Korea 2 months ago is in American custody, US officials say 27 Sep 2023 - 04:57 pm
In this photo taken in Seoul on August 16, 2023, a man walks past a television showing a news broadcast featuring a photo of US soldier Travis King (C), who ran across the border into North Korea while part of a tour group visiting the Demilitarized Zone on South Korea's border on July 18. (Photo by Anthony WALLACE / AFP)
Osimhen's agent threatens Napoli with legal action over TikTok post 27 Sep 2023 - 04:55 pm
Victor Osimhen. File photo.
Nepal make cricket history as swimmer Zhang breaks Asian Games record 27 Sep 2023 - 02:27 pm
Dipendra Singh Airee Pic: X / ICCAsiaCricket
North Korea says it will expel the US soldier who crossed into the country in July 27 Sep 2023 - 01:46 pm
(Files) In this photo taken in Seoul on August 16, 2023, a man walks past a television showing a news broadcast featuring a photo of US soldier Travis King (C). (Photo by Anthony Wallace / AFP)
Indonesia bans goods transactions on social media platforms 27 Sep 2023 - 12:19 pm
Shops in Southeast Asia's largest textile shopping center are closed and some were even leased and resold at Tanah Abang Market in Jakarta on September 27, 2023. (Photo by Bay Ismoyo / AFP)
What's in a name? Beckham and Ronaldo grace Asian Games 27 Sep 2023 - 12:13 pm
India's David Beckham Elkatohchoongo (L) and Kazakhstan's Sergey Ponomaryov (R) compete in the men's sprint 1/16 finals of the cycling track event during the 2022 Asian Games in Hangzhou in China's eastern Zhejiang province on September 27, 2023. (Photo by Jung Yeon-je / AFP)
Indian great-grandmother, 92, finally goes to school 27 Sep 2023 - 11:23 am
Representational image
'Save our village': Indonesians resist eviction for China-backed project 27 Sep 2023 - 09:15 am
This aerial photo taken on September 18, 2023 shows Monggak village on Rempang Island. (Photo by Bay Ismoyo / AFP)
India and Canada steer clear, at UN, of their dispute over Sikh separatist leader's killing 26 Sep 2023 - 10:51 pm
India's Foreign Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar addresses the 78th United Nations General Assembly at UN headquarters in New York City on September 26, 2023. (Photo by Kena Betancur / AFP)
China warns Philippines not to 'stir up trouble' over disputed reef 26 Sep 2023 - 11:20 am
This undated handout photo released on September 25, 2023, by the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) shows a coast guard personnel cutting a rope attached to a floating barrier blocking the entrance to Scarborough Shoal in the disputed South China Sea. Photo by Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) / AFP
Asian Games put China tech giants on podium after long crackdown 26 Sep 2023 - 10:37 am
File photo by ALAIN JOCARD / AFP
North Korea reopens borders to foreigners after 3 years: Chinese state media 25 Sep 2023 - 06:14 pm
File Photo: North Korea's leader Kim Jong-un oversees a missile launch at an undisclosed location in North Korea, in this undated photo released on October 10, 2022 by North Korea's Korean Central News Agency.
Philippines vows removal of Chinese barriers at disputed reef 25 Sep 2023 - 05:08 pm
This photo taken on September 22, 2023 shows a wooden boat, with Philippine fisherman Arnel Satam on board, dwarfed by a Chinese coast guard vessel after he was intercepted for attempting to enter Scarborough Shoal in disputed waters of the South China Sea. (Photo by Ted Aljibe / AFP)
'So fun!' says 9-year-old Asian Games skateboarder 25 Sep 2023 - 11:46 am
Pic: X / Philippine Olympic Committee
Petition against felling trees in historic Tokyo park area 25 Sep 2023 - 11:45 am
(Files) In this picture taken on February 12, 2023, people take part in a protest against the Tokyo metropolitan government's redevelopment project for the Meiji Jingu Gaien district in Tokyo.  (Photo by Yuichi Yamazaki / AFP)
Chinese tourists get VIP welcome in Thailand as visa-free travel begins 25 Sep 2023 - 11:28 am
Thailand's Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin (4th R) greets Chinese tourists as they arrive at Suvarnabhumi International Airport in Bangkok on September 25, 2023. (Photo by Lillian Suwanrumpha / AFP)