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South Korea teachers, parents protest plan to lower school entry age to five

South Korean parents and teachers groups protested on Monday (Aug 1) against a plan to...

N Korea claims no new fever cases amid doubts over COVID data

North Korea on Saturday reported no new fever cases for the first time since it...

Chinese rocket falls to Earth, NASA says Beijing did not share information

A Chinese rocket fell back to Earth over the Indian Ocean on Saturday (Jul 30),...

Myanmar ambassador to Paris summoned over executions

France's foreign ministry on Friday (Jul 29) summoned Myanmar's ambassador to Paris to protest against...

Hundreds of aftershocks shake earthquake-hit northern Philippines

Anxious residents slept outside after hundreds of aftershocks rattled the earthquake-hit northern Philippines, locals said...

China says US will 'bear all consequences' if Pelosi visits Taiwan

China warned on Wednesday (Jul 27) that Washington would "bear the consequences" if US House...

Japan's Emperor Emeritus Akihito diagnosed with heart failure, condition improved

Japan's Emperor Emeritus Akihito, father of the current emperor, received a diagnosis of heart failure...

ASEAN dismayed over Myanmar's 'highly reprehensible' executions

Myanmar's Southeast Asian neighbours issued a stinging rebuke on Tuesday (Jul 26) of the ruling...

Myanmar executes four democracy activists, drawing condemnation and outrage

Myanmar's military junta on Monday (Jul 25) said it had executed four democracy activists accused...

North Korea accuses US of biological warfare in Ukraine

North Korea accused the United States on Sunday (Jul 24) of manufacturing biological weapons in...

China's Xinjiang warns of floods, cotton risks amid sizzling heatwaves

China's Xinjiang on Saturday (Jul 23) warned of more flash floods and mudslides and risks...

Heatwave fee for Asia's delivery workers does little to cool climate stress

As a heatwave engulfed northern and central Vietnam earlier this month, customers reaching for their...

Ranil Wickremesinghe sworn in as Sri Lankan president

Sri Lanka's six-time prime minister Ranil Wickremesinghe was sworn in on Thursday (Jul 21) as...

Indonesian court rejects call to legalise medicinal marijuana

Indonesia's Constitutional Court on Wednesday (Jul 20) rejected a judicial review of the country's narcotics...

Sri Lankans to protest against Wickremesinghe's bid for president

Sri Lankan students and other groups planned to protest on Tuesday (Jul 19) against Ranil...

Another state of emergency declared in Sri Lanka as acting president takes reins

Sri Lanka's acting President Ranil Wickremesinghe gazetted orders late on Sunday (Jul 17) for a...