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Indonesia asks international community to share burden as more Rohingya boats arrive 12 Dec 2023 - 07:17 pm
A Newly arrived Rohingya refugee walks to the beach after the local community decided to temporarily allow them to land for water and food in Ulee Madon, Aceh province, Indonesia, on November 16, 2023. (Photo by amanda jufrian / AFP)
Sri Lanka introduces hotline for cybercrime victims 12 Dec 2023 - 06:06 pm
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India’s inflation accelerates, fueled by rising food prices 12 Dec 2023 - 04:12 pm
Workers repair a scooter at their workshop in Amritsar on December 12, 2023. (Photo by Narinder NANU / AFP)
China facing 'challenges' in reviving economy, leaders say 12 Dec 2023 - 03:24 pm
Snow-covered rooftops are seen in the Forbidden City after an overnight snowfall in Beijing on December 11, 2023. (Photo by GREG BAKER / AFP)
Philippines braces for drought as El Nino to persist until 2024 12 Dec 2023 - 02:04 pm
This photo taken on December 11, 2023 shows tour boats sailing back to El Nido, Palawan province. (Photo by Ted ALJIBE / AFP)
'Chip alliance': S. Korean president kicks off Dutch trip 12 Dec 2023 - 01:26 pm
South Korea's President Yoon Suk Yeol (R) and his wife Kim Keon Hee (L) board their aircraft at Seoul Air Base in Seongnam on December 11, 2023, for a state visit to the Netherlands. Photo by YONHAP / AFP
Indian state imposes up to one-year jail time for waste management violations 12 Dec 2023 - 11:50 am
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Japan's oldest person dies at 116 12 Dec 2023 - 10:49 am
Picture: Fusa Tatsumi in April 2023, shared by Osaka governor Hirofumi Yoshimura on X
Suicide bomber kills 3, wounds 16 in northwest Pakistan 12 Dec 2023 - 08:40 am
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TikTok to spend $1.5 billion taking over GoTo’s Indonesia shop 11 Dec 2023 - 04:56 pm
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Philippines summons Chinese envoy over maritime confrontations 11 Dec 2023 - 02:27 pm
Handout photo taken and released on December 10, 2023 shows a China Coast Guard vessel (R) using water cannon against the M/L Kalayaan chartered supply boat (L) during a mission to deliver provisions at Second Thomas Shoal in disputed waters of the South China Sea. (Photo by Handout / Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) / AFP)
Four dead in fireworks factory fire in central Philippines 11 Dec 2023 - 01:24 pm
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Fiji sees surge of Chinese tourists 11 Dec 2023 - 12:48 pm
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TikTok announces $1.5 bn deal to restart Indonesia online shop 11 Dec 2023 - 12:23 pm
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India's Supreme Court upholds revocation of Kashmir's autonomy 11 Dec 2023 - 12:15 pm
Indian paramilitary troopers patrol along a road in Srinagar on December 11, 2023. (Photo by Tauseef Mustafa / AFP)
Schools switch to online teaching in east China due to snowfall 11 Dec 2023 - 11:07 am
A worker removes snow with a machine at Yongdingmen Park in Beijing, capital of China, Dec. 11, 2023. Xinhua/Li He
S. Korean president flies to Netherlands for chip-focused visit 11 Dec 2023 - 10:38 am
South Korea's President Yoon Suk Yeol (R) and his wife Kim Keon Hee (L) board their aircraft at Seoul Air Base in Seongnam on December 11, 2023, for a state visit to the Netherlands. Photo by YONHAP / AFP
US F-16 crashes into sea off South Korea after in-flight problem 11 Dec 2023 - 10:34 am
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