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Chinese billionaire Jack Ma spotted in Bangkok - Thai media reports 07 Jan 2023 - 01:39 pm
This file photo taken on October 20, 2021 shows Jack Ma, co-founder and former executive chairman of Chinese Alibaba Group pictured in Santa Ponsa, on the island of Mallorca. (Photo by JAIME REINA / AFP)
Jack Ma: tycoon who soared on China's tech dreams grounded by regulators 07 Jan 2023 - 01:30 pm
Founder and Executive Chairman of Alibaba Group Jack Ma attends the Ant Financial event in Hong Kong, China November 1, 2016. REUTERS/Bobby Yip/File Photo
Indian executive sacked, arrested for urinating on plane passenger 07 Jan 2023 - 11:50 am
Peninsula
Activists accuse India of lapses in genetically modified mustard approval 07 Jan 2023 - 12:36 am
Women carry fodder for their cattle through a mustard field on Earth Day on the outskirts of Srinagar, April 22, 2020. (REUTERS/Danish Ismail)
Mixed emotions as McDonald's leaves Kazakhstan 06 Jan 2023 - 06:42 pm
Workers remove the logo signage from a restaurant of McDonald's in Almaty, Kazakhstan, January 6, 2023. (REUTERS/Pavel Mikheyev)
Taliban criticises Prince Harry over Afghan killings comment 06 Jan 2023 - 04:48 pm
The back cover of 'En la sombra' (In the shadow), Spanish version of the book 'Spare' an autobiography by Britain's Prince Harry, is pictured at a reader's home in Madrid on January 5, 2023, despite the publication date set at January 10 with stringent measures in place. (Photo by OSCAR DEL POZO / AFP)
India to host virtual summit of about 120 developing countries in January 06 Jan 2023 - 03:53 pm
Peninsula
China hotels, travel bookings perk up in boon for COVID-hit services sector 06 Jan 2023 - 12:12 pm
People watch a plane land at Beijing Capital International Airport as coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreaks continue in Beijing, China January 6, 2023. REUTERS/Thomas Peter
Marcos seeks faster airport upgrade after flight disruptions 06 Jan 2023 - 12:10 pm
Passengers wait for information about their flights at terminal 3 of Ninoy International Airport in Pasay, Metro Manila on January 1, 2023. (Photo by KEVIN TRISTAN ESPIRITU / AFP)
McDonald's Japan hikes prices for 3rd time in 10 months on surging costs 06 Jan 2023 - 11:03 am
Customers are seen at a McDonald's fast food restaurant in Tokyo, Japan, September 26, 2017. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon
Pakistan needs billions for flood recovery: UN 05 Jan 2023 - 11:01 pm
A man keeps himself warm near a fire during early morning hours along a street in Karachi, Pakistan, January 4, 2023. (REUTERS/Akhtar Soomro)
Japan minister calls for new world order to counter rise of authoritarian regimes 05 Jan 2023 - 10:38 pm
File Photo: Japan's Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry Yasutoshi Nishimura arrives at Prime Minister Fumio Kishida's official residence in Tokyo, Japan, August 10, 2022. (REUTERS/Issei Kato)
US warship sails through sensitive Taiwan Strait 05 Jan 2023 - 07:08 pm
The USS Chung-Hoon sits ready to be placed in active service before its commissioning ceremony on Ford Island at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, September 18, 2004. File Photo / Reuters
As travel resumes, China's luxury shoppers ask: Paris or Hainan? 05 Jan 2023 - 12:19 pm
Chinese tourists shop at a Lotte duty free shop in central Seoul, South Korea, February 2, 2016. REUTERS/Kim Hong-Ji/File Photo
South Korea police find Chinese man missing after being sent to COVID quarantine 05 Jan 2023 - 09:58 am
A Chinese tourist checks her luggage as she is waiting for her coronavirus disease (COVID-19) test result upon her arrival at the Incheon International Airport in Incheon, South Korea, January 4, 2023. REUTERS/Kim Hong-Ji
China ready to resume oil and gas talks with the Philippines, says Xi 04 Jan 2023 - 08:54 pm
This handout photograph released by Philippine's Office of the Press Secretary and taken on January 4, 2023, shows China's President Xi Jinping and Philippine's President Ferdinand Marcos Jr during a welcome ceremony at the Great Hall of People in Beijing. (Photo by Philippines's Office of the Press Secretary / AFP)
Pakistani militants claim killing of two intelligence officials 04 Jan 2023 - 06:47 pm
 A Pakistani army vehicle patrols past police officers standing guard along a road near a cantonment area in Bannu, Pakistan, on December 21, 2022. File Photo / Reuters
India OKs $2 bln incentive plan for green hydrogen industry 04 Jan 2023 - 03:25 pm
Workers clean photovoltaic panels inside a solar power plant in Gujarat, India, July 2, 2015. Reuters/Amit Dave/File Photo