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World / Asia

Old and poor: Thailand sleepwalking towards an ageing crisis 25 Oct 2023 - 10:45 am
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South Korea brings smart agriculture expertise to world 25 Oct 2023 - 08:45 am
A greenhouse at Gimje Smart Farm Innovation Valley. Photos courtesy of South Korea's Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs
Filipino listeners cheered by last surviving radio dramas 24 Oct 2023 - 12:39 pm
This photo taken on July 17, 2023 shows Phil Cruz (3rd L), his brother Robert (2nd R) and other voice actors recording their part for a radio drama at a studio of a radio station in Manila. (Photo by Ted Aljibe / AFP)
Foreign YouTuber apologises after free-riding Japan trip 24 Oct 2023 - 09:40 am
File picture of a street taken for representation
Busan highlights World Expo bid as platform for global collective solutions 24 Oct 2023 - 08:19 am
A view of the Busan North Port, the candidate site for the World Expo 2030. (Photos courtesy of KOCIS)
US renews warning it will defend Philippines after incidents with Chinese vessels in South China Sea 23 Oct 2023 - 05:44 pm
This video frame grab from footage taken and released on October 22, 2023 by the Chinese Coast Guard (CCG) through the Chinese embassy in Manila shows a collision between a Chinese Coast Guard ship (right) and a Philippine resupply boat (left) during a resupply mission in Second Thomas Shoal, in the disputed South China Sea. (Photo by Handout / Chinese Coast Guard / AFP)
Bedi: India spin champion and impetuous cricket crusader 23 Oct 2023 - 03:19 pm
(Files) In this file photo taken on April 4, 2003, former India's cricket captain and spinner Bishan Singh Bedi (L) speaks with fast bowler Ashish Nehra during a felicitation ceremony in New Delhi. (Photo by Ravi Raveendran / AFP)
Fifteen killed, over 100 injured in Bangladesh train crash 23 Oct 2023 - 03:07 pm
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Pakistan ex-PM Khan indicted in leaked documents case 23 Oct 2023 - 02:52 pm
Umar Khan Niazi (C), the lawyer of jailed former Pakistan prime minister Imran Khan, speaks with media representatives outside the Adiala Jail in Rawalpindi on October 23, 2023. (Photo by Aamir QURESHI / AFP)
Japan PM promises focus on 'economy, economy, economy' 23 Oct 2023 - 11:58 am
Japan's Prime Minister Fumio Kishida delivers his policy speech at extraordinary Diet session in Tokyo on October 23, 2023. Photo by Kazuhiro NOGI / AFP
Manila says Chinese vessels 'intentionally' hit Philippine boats 23 Oct 2023 - 11:53 am
In this video grab taken from a video on October 22, 2023 and released by the Chinese Coast Guard (CCG) through the Chinese embassy in Manila on October 23, 2023 shows a collision between Chinese Coast Guard ship (R) and Philippines' resupply boat (L) during a resupply mission in Second Thomas Shoal, in the disputed South China Sea. Photo by Handout / Chinese Coast Guard / AFP
Google hit by Japan anti-trust probe 23 Oct 2023 - 11:33 am
The Google logo is seen during the Google I/O annual developers conference at Shoreline Amphitheatre in Mountain View, California on May 10, 2023. (Photo by Josh Edelson / AFP)
Indonesia's leading presidential hopeful picks Widodo's son to run for VP in 2024 election 22 Oct 2023 - 07:26 pm
A supporter of Indonesian President Joko Widodo's son and current Surakarta City mayor, Gibran Rakabuming Raka takes a selfie with the latter's poster displayed at an event to raise support for his nomination as the vice presidential candidate ahead of the 2024 presidential elections in Jakarta on October 21, 2023. (Photo by Bay Ismoyo / AFP)
Philippines says coast guard ship and supply boat 'rammed' by Chinese vessels at disputed shoal 22 Oct 2023 - 05:52 pm
This videograb taken and released on October 22, 2023, by the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) shows a collision between a Chinese Coast Guard ship (L) and Philippines' resupply boat (R) during a resupply mission near the Second Thomas Shoal, in the disputed South China Sea. Beijing and Manila traded blame on October 22, for two collisions between Chinese vessels and Philippine boats on a resupply mission to Filipino troops on a remote outpost in the disputed South China Sea. (Photo by ARMED FORCES OF THE PHILIPPINES / AFP)
India says it ousted Canadian envoys on interference concerns 22 Oct 2023 - 04:50 pm
File photo
Philippines, China trade blame over collisions in disputed sea 22 Oct 2023 - 11:05 am
(Files) Chinese coast guard ships (L and R) corral a Philippine civilian boat chartered by the Philippine navy to deliver supplies to Philippine navy ship BRP Sierra Madre in the disputed South China Sea, on August 22, 2023. (Photo by Ted Aljibe / AFP)
Exiled former Pakistan PM Nawaz Sharif set for comeback 21 Oct 2023 - 10:57 am
Commuters drive along a road past banners with the image of Pakistan's former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif and Pakistan Muslim League (Nawaz) party leaders in Lahore on October 21, 2023. (Photo by Aamir Qureshi / AFP)
India launches key test for manned orbital mission 21 Oct 2023 - 09:35 am
Lift-off images shared by ISRO