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Detained activists accuse Philippine military of abduction 19 Sep 2023 - 11:12 am
File photo of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr used for representation
India, Canada trade diplomatic blows over murder allegations 19 Sep 2023 - 09:47 am
(Files) India's PM Narendra Modi (R) shakes hand with Canada's PM Justin Trudeau ahead of the G20 Leaders' Summit in New Delhi on September 9, 2023. (Photo by Evan Vucci / POOL / AFP)
Thailand urged to halt crop burning after air pollution spike 18 Sep 2023 - 12:50 pm
(Files) A general view shows hazy conditions due to air pollution in Chiang Mai in northern Thailand on March 10, 2023. (Photo by AFP)
China weighs ban on clothing that 'hurts feelings' of nation 18 Sep 2023 - 10:15 am
(Files) A salesperson waits for customers at a clothing shop at a shopping mall in Beijing on September 7, 2023. (Photo by Jade GAO / AFP)
Taiwan detects 103 Chinese warplanes around island 18 Sep 2023 - 09:49 am
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Snake no mistake: Australian fined for surfing with python 18 Sep 2023 - 09:21 am
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WHO calls on China for 'full access' for Covid investigators: FT 17 Sep 2023 - 03:24 pm
Peninsula
Chinese police detain some staff of Evergrande wealth unit 16 Sep 2023 - 08:14 pm
(FILES) The Evergrande logo is seen on residential buildings in Nanjing, in China痴 eastern Jiangsu province on August 18, 2023. (Photo by STRINGER / AFP) / China OUT
Firefighters battle peatland blazes as haze shrouds Indonesian city 15 Sep 2023 - 12:43 pm
A wildfire burns along the road in Ogan Ilir, South Sumatra, on September 14, 2023. Photo by Al ZULKIFLI / AFP
IMF reviews Sri Lanka bailout as Colombo eyes more funds 14 Sep 2023 - 05:28 pm
A man sits next to a flowers stall in Colombo on September 14, 2023. (Photo by Farooq Naeem / AFP)
Sydney blanketed by smoke for 4th day due to hazard reduction burning 14 Sep 2023 - 02:38 pm
Sydney Harbour Bridge is seen shrouded by smoke in Sydney on September 13, 2023. (Photo by Steve Christo / AFP)
Vietnam orders apartment block checks after deadly blaze 14 Sep 2023 - 10:18 am
This picture shows burned motorbikes and the damage on the ground floor of a 10-storey building after a major fire at an apartment block in Hanoi on September 13, 2023. Photo by Nhac NGUYEN / AFP
India vigilante Monu Manesar, accused of inciting Haryana riots, arrested 13 Sep 2023 - 06:53 pm
Peninsula
'Whole family gone': families identify victims of Hanoi fire 13 Sep 2023 - 04:27 pm
Relatives wait outside a funeral house during the identification of victims of the major fire at an apartment block in Hanoi on September 13, 2023. (Photo by AFP)
Kim to be shown 'demonstration' of Russian Pacific fleet capability: Putin 13 Sep 2023 - 04:02 pm
Russia's President Vladimir Putin (centre L) and North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un (centre R) visit the Vostochny Cosmodrome in Amur region on September 13, 2023. Photo by Mikhail Metzel
China says no law banning iPhone use in govt agencies 13 Sep 2023 - 11:41 am
An attendee looks at the brand new Apple iPhone 15 Pro and iPhone 15 Pro Max products during an Apple event on September 12, 2023 in Cupertino, California. Photo by JUSTIN SULLIVAN / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA / Getty Images via AFP
Chinese tourists get visa-free entry to Thailand in busy season 13 Sep 2023 - 11:09 am
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
Dozens dead in Hanoi apartment fire 13 Sep 2023 - 10:51 am
People watch a fire at an apartment building in Hanoi on September 13, 2023. (Photo by AFP)