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Sri Lanka police chief gets bail ahead of likely sacking 10 Apr 2025 - 05:22 pm
Peninsula
China to 'moderately reduce' number of US film imports: China Film Administration 10 Apr 2025 - 02:03 pm
Office workers walk to their offices in Beijing's central business district on April 10, 2025. Photo by GREG BAKER / AFP
Samsung under pressure as US tariffs rattle South Korean economy 10 Apr 2025 - 01:54 pm
This photo taken on April 8, 2025 shows a man walking past the logo of Samsung Electronics on a billboard in Bac Ninh province. (Photo by Nhac Nguyen / AFP)
Video: Sydney on alert for escaped boa constrictor 10 Apr 2025 - 12:53 pm
Peninsula
Azerbaijan's non-oil exports rise 14.7% in Q1 of 2025 09 Apr 2025 - 08:22 pm
Men fishing in Baku, the capital of Azerbaijan. File photo for representational purposes only.
China slams 'ignorant and impolite' US VP over 'peasants' comments 09 Apr 2025 - 06:06 pm
US Vice President JD Vance arrives to attend President Donald Trump's remarks on reciprocal tariffs during a so-called
China retaliates with 84% tariffs on US products from Thursday 09 Apr 2025 - 06:04 pm
A screen showing the Shanghai composite index (top), Shenzhen component index (C) and Beijing stock exchange 50 index (bottom) is seen in Jing'an district in Shanghai on April 9, 2025. Photo by Hector RETAMAL / AFP
Philippines' relying on foreign support to 'make trouble in South China Sea' will backfire: Chinese defense spokesperson 09 Apr 2025 - 05:47 pm
File photo: The USS Gabrielle Giffords receives passing honours by Philippine Navy Officers aboard BRP Gregorio Del Pilar during the 3rd AFP-USINDOPACOM Maritime Cooperative Activity in the disputed South China Sea. (Photo by Handout / Armed Forces of the Philippines' Western Command / AFP)
Sri Lanka targets 250,000 tourists per month with new global marketing push 09 Apr 2025 - 05:37 pm
A man rides a motor bike under blossoming Tabebuia rosea trees in Kandy, Sri Lanka, April 2, 2025. (Photo by Gayan Sameera/Xinhua)
Nepal sees growth in remittances, forex reserves 09 Apr 2025 - 05:32 pm
A general view shows the urban area of the Kathmandu Valley with Swayambhunath stupa from Ichangu Narayan village, on the outskirts of Kathmandu on November 9, 2020. AFP / Prakash Mathema
Indonesia to build 1,000 houses for journalists 09 Apr 2025 - 05:24 pm
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Lego opens $1-bn factory in Vietnam as it looks to Asia market 09 Apr 2025 - 04:10 pm
Attendees take photos past a full-scale model made with Lego bricks during the inauguration of the Lego factory in Binh Duong Province on April 9, 2025. Photo by Huu Khoa / AFP
Tata Steel to cut 1,600 jobs in the Netherlands 09 Apr 2025 - 04:02 pm
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India readies for US extradition of Mumbai attacks suspect 09 Apr 2025 - 02:02 pm
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Fire in northern China nursing home kills 20: state media 09 Apr 2025 - 09:52 am
Peninsula
Philippines adds speedy warship to maritime arsenal 08 Apr 2025 - 06:23 pm
This handout photo taken on April 8, 2025 and released by the Philippine Navy-Public Affairs Office shows the newly-acquired corvette from South Korea, BRP Miguel Malvar, docked shortly after arriving at Philippine navy's naval operating base in Subic town, Zambales province, north of Manila. (Photo by Handout / Philippine Navy / AFP)
Australian PM tells voters he's ready for Trump tariffs 08 Apr 2025 - 04:40 pm
Tourists pose for photographs in front of the Sydney Opera House and Sydney Harbour Bridge on March 31, 2025. Photo by DAVID GRAY / AFP
S Korea opposition leader frontrunner in snap presidential election 08 Apr 2025 - 01:58 pm
South Korean opposition leader Lee Jae-myung (C) leaves the Seoul Central District Court in Seoul on November 15, 2024. Photo by ANTHONY WALLACE / AFP