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Search continues for 9 campers caught in Malaysia landslide

The search for missing campers caught in a deadly landslide at an unlicensed campsite in...

Japan defence: China threat prompts plan to double military spending

Japan has announced it will double its military spending in the next five years, citing...

Malaysia landslide: Search continues at campsite for missing 12

The search for the remaining 12 campers caught in a deadly landslide at an unlicensed...

Indonesia parliament approves extradition treaty with Singapore

Indonesia's parliament passed into law a bilateral extradition agreement with Singapore on Thursday (Dec 15),...

Japan to radically overhaul defence policy on China threats

Japan is expected to announce its biggest defence overhaul in decades this week, hiking spending,...

Palestinians say Israeli army killed teenage girl in West Bank raid

A Palestinian hospital announced Israeli forces killed a teenage girl during an army operation in...

Deadly attack on Kabul hotel popular with Chinese

At least three people were killed when gunmen attacked a hotel popular with Chinese business...

Taiwan asks state-owned banks to 'appropriately handle' China exposure

Taiwan has asked state-owned banks to "appropriately handle" their exposure to China, Finance Minister Su...

China's capital swings from anger over zero-COVID to coping with infections

Beijing's COVID-19 gloom deepened on Sunday (Dec 11) with many shops and other businesses closed,...

Dead sea turtle in Thailand shines spotlight on environmental impact of Loy Krathong festival

Last month, a dead sea turtle was washed ashore in Chonburi. It was identified as...

Indonesia’s new extramarital sex laws will encourage ‘revenge’ reporting, says researcher

Under the revised law, people who have sex outside of marriage or cohabit can be...

South Korea orders striking steel, petrochemical truckers to return to work

South Korea ordered striking truckers in the steel and petrochemical industries to return to work...

Magnitude 6.1 quake rattles Indonesia's West Java

A 6.1-magnitude earthquake struck Indonesia's West Java province on Thursday (Dec 8), the country's geophysics...

China's Xi visiting Saudi Arabia amid bid to boost economy

Chinese leader Xi Jinping is attending a pair of regional summits in Saudi Arabia this...

North Korea orders new artillery firings over South Korea's drills

North Korea’s military says it has ordered frontline units to conduct artillery firings into the...

China comes to standstill for late leader Jiang Zemin's memorial

Sirens wailed across China as the country came to a standstill on Tuesday (Dec 6)...