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Philippines' Marcos vows to 'strengthen' China ties on Beijing trip 04 Jan 2023 - 01:01 pm
Philippines President Ferdinand
Japan to tighten COVID border controls for travellers from China 04 Jan 2023 - 12:23 pm
Travellers wait to board their plane at Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport amid a wave of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) infections, in Chengdu, Sichuan province, China December 30, 2022. REUTERS/Tingshu Wang
China media plays down COVID severity as WHO seeks detail on variants 03 Jan 2023 - 11:22 pm
A passenger wearing a face shield and mask amid the Covid-19 pandemic boards a domestic flight at Shanghai Pudong International Airport in Shanghai on January 3, 2023. (Photo by HECTOR RETAMAL / AFP)
Philippines' Marcos heads to Beijing, talks with Xi to include South China Sea 03 Jan 2023 - 05:44 pm
The national flags of the Philippines and China are seen together near the Tiananmen Gate as Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr visits, in Beijing on January 3, 2023. (Photo by Noel Celis / AFP)
South Korea fines Tesla $2.2 million for alleged false advertising 03 Jan 2023 - 05:09 pm
Image: That Tesla Channel
Leading WHO advisers call for 'realistic' COVID data from China at key meeting 03 Jan 2023 - 04:57 pm
A health worker walks in front of a Covid-19 testing centre at Incheon International Airport, west of Seoul on January 3, 2023. (Photo by Jung Yeon-je / AFP)
Pakistan shuts markets in evenings under energy conservation plan: Minister 03 Jan 2023 - 01:53 pm
Peninsula
Vietnam rescuers try to raise concrete pillar with trapped boy 03 Jan 2023 - 01:49 pm
Rescuers look down into the site of where a 10-year-old boy is thought to be trapped in a 35-metre deep shaft at a bridge construction area in Vietnam's Dong Thap province on January 2, 2023. Photo by AFP
Elderly patients fill hospitals in Shanghai Covid surge 03 Jan 2023 - 01:29 pm
Patients lie on beds next to closed counters at the emergency department of Zhongshan Hospital, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Shanghai, China January 3, 2023. REUTERS/Staff
Why China's Covid wave is stirring fear 03 Jan 2023 - 10:30 am
Patients lie on beds at the emergency department of Zhongshan Hospital, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Shanghai, China January 3, 2023. Reuters/Staff
India proposes self-regulatory bodies for online gaming companies 02 Jan 2023 - 05:14 pm
The words
Some in China return to regular activity after COVID infections 02 Jan 2023 - 04:51 pm
A snacks vendor waits for customers on a street in Beijing on January 2, 2023. (Photo by Wang Zhao / AFP)
Sri Lanka freezes recruitment in fresh austerity drive 02 Jan 2023 - 02:16 pm
File photo of President Ranil Wickremesinghe
Cruise passengers stranded by 'marine growth' on hull 02 Jan 2023 - 12:38 pm
Peninsula
Vietnam rescuers battle to save boy from 35-metre hole 02 Jan 2023 - 12:15 pm
Rescuers gather at the site of where a 10-year-old boy is thought to be trapped in a 35-metre deep shaft at a bridge construction area in Vietnam's Dong Thap province on January 2, 2023.  Photo by AFP
Cambodian leader orders Mekong safe zones to save rare dolphins 02 Jan 2023 - 11:44 am
(FILES) This file photo taken on December 6, 2012, shows a dolphin in the Mekong river in Kratie province, northeast of the capital Phnom Penh. Photo by TANG CHHIN SOTHY / AFP
Two helicopters collide in Australia, killing four 02 Jan 2023 - 11:35 am
Peninsula
Modi’s cash ban was legal, India court rules amid faint dissent 02 Jan 2023 - 10:36 am
India’s Supreme Court