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China's Wenzhou issues arrest warrant for Macau junket mogul Chau

Wenzhou, a city in eastern China, has issued an arrest warrant for Macau junket mogul...

A month after reopening, Thailand sees gradual tourism recovery

Thailand was among the first countries in Asia to reopen for foreign arrivals, and it...

Johor police say viral statement of snatch thieves waiting for travellers with Malaysia-Singapore border reopening is fake

Johor police on Wednesday (Nov 24) refuted a statement going viral on social media that...

Tagab: the Afghan district known for its pomegranates and fighting

Afghanistan’s Tagab district is known for two things – its mouthwatering pomegranates and the constant...

African swine fever outbreak spreading widely in Vietnam

An African swine fever outbreak is spreading widely in Vietnam and is hurting the local...

China's birth rate plummets to lowest figure in decades

China's birth rate plummeted to a record low last year, highlighting a looming demographic crisis...

Japan, Vietnam look to cyber defense against China

Japan and Vietnam on Tuesday signed an agreement to cooperate in space defense and cybersecurity,...

India's bouncers no longer forced to deliver takeaways as borders reopen

Splitting up fights and turning away gatecrashers – the life of a bouncer is never...

South Korea reports daily record of 4,116 new COVID-19 infections

South Korea reported a new daily record of 4,116 new coronavirus cases for Tuesday (Nov...

Former South Korean military dictator Chun Doo-hwan dies at 90

Former South Korean president Chun Doo-hwan, whose iron-fisted rule of the country following a 1979...

Passengers nap, sightsee on Hong Kong bus ride to nowhere

Most of us will have experienced drifting off to sleep during a lengthy bus journey....

Afghans 'marry off' baby girls for dowries as starvation looms

Jobless and engulfed in debt, Afghan brick kiln worker Fazal said the country's imploding economy...

The Chinese father making medicine to treat his dying son

Two-year-old Haoyang has likely just months to live - but the only medicine that can...

Resident tells of his horror as India flood deaths toll rises to 39

Srinivaslu Konda and his 40-strong extended family spent more than two days trapped on the...

Taliban to Afghan TV networks: Stop airing shows with women actors

Afghanistan's Taliban authorities on Sunday issued a new ''religious guideline'' that called on the country's...

Philippines set to resume resupply mission to South China Sea

The Philippines' defence chief said on Sunday (Nov 21) a military resupply mission for the...