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Myanmar to send representative to ASEAN summit for first time in three years

Myanmar will send a representative to a regional summit this week for the first time...

Vietnam quarterly growth hits two-year high on exports, investment

Vietnam reported its strongest economic growth in two years in the quarter to end-September, as...

Bangladesh recalls five envoys in major diplomatic reshuffle

Bangladesh's interim government has recalled five envoys, including the ambassador to neighbouring India, in a...

Scientists explain Mount Everest's anomalous growth

Mount Everest is Earth's tallest mountain - towering 8.85km above sea level - and is...

Philippines, US, Australia, Japan, New Zealand to hold joint maritime activity in South China Sea

Australia and the Philippines said their militaries would conduct a joint maritime activity with Japan,...

China Conducts First Public Test Launch of Intercontinental Ballistic Missile

China said on Wednesday (Sep 25) that it successfully conducted a rare launch of an...

Taiwan's Gold Apollo Says It Did Not Make Pagers Used in Lebanon Blasts

Taiwan's Gold Apollo said on Wednesday (Sep 18) that the pagers used in the detonations...

Storm, Flooding Death Toll in Myanmar Jumps to 74: State Media

The death toll in Myanmar in the wake of Typhoon Yagi has jumped to 74,...

Parts of Hanoi Remain Flooded as Vietnam's Typhoon Toll Nears 200

Several Hanoi districts remained inundated on Thursday (Sep 12) with the weather agency forecasting little...

Senior China, US Military Officials Hold 'in-depth' Talks

Senior military officials from China and the United States held "in-depth" talks on Tuesday (Sep...

North Korea Sends Hundreds More Trash Balloons South: Seoul's Military

North Korea has floated hundreds more trash-filled balloons southward, Seoul's military said Saturday (Sep 7),...

Fugitive Ex-mayor From Philippines Arrested in Indonesia, Manila Says

A fugitive former mayor in the Philippines accused of links to Chinese criminal syndicates has...

Pope Francis to Set Off on Historic 12-day Visit to Asia Pacific, Including Singapore and Indonesia

Pope Francis is set to embark on his longest trip since becoming head of the...

Weakening Shanshan Rains Still Disrupting Transport in Japan

A powerful typhoon now downgraded to a tropical storm was still disrupting flights and trains...

Twenty Dead, 5 Million Affected in Bangladesh Floods

At least 20 people have died and more than 5.2 million have been affected in...

Philippines Says China Fired Flares at Its South China Sea Plane

The Philippine government accused China on Saturday of firing flares at one of its aircraft...