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South Korea calls for typhoon-resistant measures as Khanun nears 08 Aug 2023 - 10:24 am
People take photos from a viewing deck overlooking the campsite of the World Scout Jamboree in Buan, North Jeolla province on August 5, 2023. Photo by ANTHONY WALLACE / AFP
China drafts rules for using facial recognition data 08 Aug 2023 - 09:27 am
Peninsula
Philippines summons Chinese ambassador over water cannon incident in disputed South China Sea 07 Aug 2023 - 07:06 pm
A Chinese diplomatic vehicle leaves the Philippine Department of Foreign Affairs in Manila on August 7, 2023. (Photo by JAM STA ROSA / AFP)
India’s rice export ban sparks concern that sugar may be next 07 Aug 2023 - 12:41 pm
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Japan public workers may get biggest salary gains in 26 years 07 Aug 2023 - 12:29 pm
People cross a street in Yurakucho district of Tokyo on April 28, 2023. (Photo by Yuichi Yamazaki / AFP)
Indonesia economy grows faster than expected despite lagging exports 07 Aug 2023 - 12:23 pm
People gather in the park of the National Monument (Monas) in Jakarta on August 6, 2023. Photo by Yasuyoshi CHIBA / AFP
Investigators scour wreckage after deadly Pakistan train crash 07 Aug 2023 - 10:43 am
Railway workers repaire the tracks next to damaged carriages a day after the derailment of a passenger train in Nawab Shah on August 7, 2023. (Photo by Asif Hassan / AFP)
Flash floods, landslides kill eight in northern Vietnam 07 Aug 2023 - 10:34 am
A man walks with an umbrella during rainfall in Hanoi on August 4, 2023. Photo by Nhac NGUYEN / AFP
Philippines summons China ambassador over water cannoning of boats 07 Aug 2023 - 09:45 am
A Chinese diplomatic vehicle leaves the Philippine Department of Foreign Affairs in Manila on August 7, 2023. Photo by JAM STA ROSA / AFP
South Korean jamboree to end early over typhoon warning 07 Aug 2023 - 09:31 am
British scouts arrive at a hotel in Seoul on August 5, 2023, after leaving the World Scout Jamboree in Buan, North Jeolla province. Photo by Yonhap / YONHAP / AFP
Japan to release Fukushima water as soon as August, reports say 07 Aug 2023 - 09:16 am
This photo taken on February 14, 2023 shows the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant during a government-sponsored tour in Okuma, ahead of the 12th anniversary of the March 11, 2011 earthquake and tsunami which hit the area and crippled the plant. Photo by Richard A. Brooks / AFP
Indian opposition leader Gandhi restored to parliament 07 Aug 2023 - 09:04 am
(Files) In this file photo taken on August 4, 2023, India's Congress party leader Rahul Gandhi arrives for a media briefing at the party headquarters in New Delhi (Photo by Arun Sankar / AFP)
Philippines cautious about raising rates too much, Governor says 06 Aug 2023 - 07:59 pm
Peninsula
23 injured, buildings collapse as 5.4 quake hits east China 06 Aug 2023 - 05:14 pm
Damaged houses are seen in Pingyuan county, Dezhou city, in China's eastern Shandong province, on August 6, 2023, following a 5.4-magnitude earthquake that shook eastern China. (Photo by AFP) / China OUT
Death toll from train derailment in Pakistan rises to 30 with 60 others injured, officials say 06 Aug 2023 - 04:33 pm
Paramilitary Rangers inspect the carriages following the derailment of a passenger train in Nawabshah, in the Pakistan's southern Sindh province on August 6, 2023. At least 19 people were killed and dozens injured on August 6 when an express train derailed in southern Pakistan, the country's railways minister said. (Photo by AFP)
Philippines accuses China Coast Guard of firing water cannon at its boats 06 Aug 2023 - 02:43 pm
This undated handout released by the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) on August 6, 2023 shows a China Coast Guard ship (L) releasing water cannon on a Philippine Coast Guard ship near Second Thomas Shoal during a re-supply mission on August 5. (Photo by Handout / Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) / AFP)
At least 15 killed after train derails in southern Pakistan: local media 06 Aug 2023 - 12:54 pm
Local residents and ambulances are seen beside carriages following the derailment of a passenger train in Nawabshah, in the Pakistan's southern Sindh province on August 6, 2023. (Photo by AFP)
Delhi halts plan to hide street dogs for G20 summit 06 Aug 2023 - 12:22 pm
File photo of Delhi.