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What is China's Communist Party plenum? 28 Oct 2019 - 06:46 pm
Chinese President Xi Jinping attends a welcoming ceremony at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China, October 25, 2019. Reuters/Jason Lee
Flights and fake passports: The 'VIP packages' enticing Vietnamese to UK 28 Oct 2019 - 03:27 pm
A motorist leaves a People's Credit Fund office, from where local residents can borrow money in Dien Thinh commune of Vietnam's Nghe An province on October 28, 2019. AFP / NHAC NGUYEN
Apple removes 17 apps created by Gujarat-based app company 28 Oct 2019 - 12:46 pm
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Indian rescuers struggle to save toddler stuck in 26-metre well 28 Oct 2019 - 11:55 am
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UK sends documents to Vietnam to help identify truck victims 28 Oct 2019 - 11:19 am
Hoang Thi Ai, 48, mother of Hoang Van Tiep who is one of the suspected victims of the 39 people found dead in a refrigerated truck in Britain, shows a picture of him on her mobile phone at her house, in Dien Chau district, Nghe An province, Vietnam, Octob
67-year-old becomes China's 'oldest new mother' 28 Oct 2019 - 10:34 am
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Delhi fights hazardous pollution after Diwali party 28 Oct 2019 - 10:23 am
This photo taken on October 27, 2019 shows fireworks exploding in the sky during celebrations for the Diwali festival in New Delhi. Air quality in the Indian capital turned
Taylor Swift Helps Alibaba Plug World’s Biggest Shopping Spree 28 Oct 2019 - 09:03 am
File photo of  Taylor Swift, August 26, 2019. REUTERS/Caitlin Ochs/File Photo
Hong Kong protesters use skin and ink to support movement 28 Oct 2019 - 08:46 am
A general view of the city of Hong Kong from the Peak Tower, China October 22, 2019. REUTERS/Ammar Awad
Hong Kong police fire tear gas at protesters on harbourfront 27 Oct 2019 - 01:56 pm
Pro-democracy protesters attend a rally in the Tsim Sha Tsui district in Hong Kong on October 27, 2019.  AFP / Philip FONG
Hong Kong protesters in standoff with police after tear gas breaks up rally 27 Oct 2019 - 12:17 pm
Anti-government protesters standoff with riot police at Tsim Sha Tsui is in Hong Kong, China, on October 27, 2019. REUTERS/Tyrone Siu
World's costliest parking space sold for almost $1mn 26 Oct 2019 - 03:03 pm
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Fishy business: Stinking ponyfish blanket Thai tourist beach 26 Oct 2019 - 02:25 pm
This handout from the Phuket Fisheries Office taken on October 24, 2019, and received on October 26, 2019, shows dead ponyfish on a beach on Koh Naka Yai, east of Phuket. AFP / PHUKET FISHERIES OFFICE
More Vietnamese fear relatives are among 39 dead in truck 26 Oct 2019 - 09:46 am
Hoang Thi Thuong, wife of Nguyen Dinh Tu, a Vietnamese suspected victim in a truck container in UK, holds her son Nguyen Dinh Dan at their home in Nghe An province, Vietnam October 26, 2019. REUTERS/Kham
Four million slum dwellers in Delhi to win property rights 25 Oct 2019 - 11:31 pm
A woman stands after filling her containers with drinking water from a municipal tanker in New Delhi, India, June 28, 2019. Reuters / Adnan Abidi
Young Thais battle seniority culture to raise climate awareness 25 Oct 2019 - 11:31 pm
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Bored of male heroes, Afghan girl coders build their own champions 25 Oct 2019 - 10:41 pm
Afghan students attend a class at the Code to Inspire school in Herat on September 4, 2019. AFP / Hoshang Hashimi
Nepal gang-rape victim sees attackers convicted after years-long battle 25 Oct 2019 - 10:41 pm
Pooja Bohara, a rape victim, poses for a picture inside the Raksha Nepal rehabilitation centre in Kathmandu January 16, 2015. Reuters/Navesh Chitrakar