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New Hong Kong electors decided with only 1 opposition member

Results for the vote for members of Hong Kong's Election Committee were finalized Monday after...

Aid groups in Japan vow to continue support for Afghanistan

Humanitarian organizations in Japan have said they are determined to continue support for Afghanistan despite...

Delays in furniture deliveries from Johor to Singapore as COVID-19 curbs jam production lines

Before the COVID-19 pandemic, Johor-based company Mi Kuang furniture would make around five delivery trips...

Cambodia bat researchers on mission to track origin of COVID-19

Researchers are collecting samples from bats in northern Cambodia in a bid to understand the...

Indonesian militant leader killed in shootout, police say

Indonesian security forces have killed the leader of militant group East Indonesia Mujahideen (MIT), which...

Hong Kong's first 'patriots-only' election kicks off

Fewer than 5,000 Hong Kong people from mostly pro-establishment circles began voting on Sunday (Sep...

Relatives of Afghan family killed in U.S. strike want face-to-face apology

Relatives of the victims of a U.S. drone strike that wiped out 10 members of...

Living with Alzheimer's: China's health time bomb

The first time Chen Shaohua went missing and was picked up by police, the 68-year-old's...

Myanmar junta to put Suu Kyi on trial for corruption

Myanmar's junta will put ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi on trial for corruption, her...

Plane carrying 170, including US, European citizens, departs Kabul for Doha

The third chartered flight bringing civilians from Afghanistan to Qatar since US forces withdrew last...

Taliban replaces women's ministry with ministry of virtue and vice

Workers in the Afghan capital Kabul replaced signs for the country's women's ministry with those...

India breaks its COVID-19 vaccination record in 'birthday gift' to Modi

India gave a record 22.6 million vaccinations on Friday (Sep 17), three times the average...

Three killed, dozens injured as shallow quake hits China's Sichuan

Three people were killed and dozens injured when a shallow earthquake struck south-western China on...

In remote Indian village, teacher turns walls into blackboards to close learning gap

In a small tribal village on the eastern tip of India, an enterprising teacher has...

Indonesia in talks with WHO to become global vaccine hub: Health minister

Indonesia is in talks with the World Health Organization (WHO) as well as six drug...

International court backs probe into 'war on drugs' in the Philippines

Judges at the International Criminal Court (ICC) on Wednesday (Sep 15) approved a formal investigation...