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North Korea to launch three more spy satellites in 2024: Report

North Korea plans to launch three more spy satellites in 2024 as part of efforts...

Indonesia to impose new tax on e-cigarettes from Jan 1

Indonesia will impose a new tax on e-cigarettes from Jan 1, adding to an excise...

China's December factory activity likely contracted for third month: Reuters poll

China's manufacturing activity likely contracted for the third consecutive month, a Reuters poll showed on...

Six dead, tens of thousands hit by southern Thailand flooding

Floods in southern Thailand have killed at least six people and affected tens of thousands...

China expects searing heat, more weather extremes in 2024

China - grappling with one of its coldest Decembers on record - will likely have...

Taiwan says eight Chinese fighter jets crossed strait's median line

Taiwan's defence ministry said on Sunday (Dec 24) that, over the previous 24 hours, it...

Pakistani Taliban attack police stations in country's north-west

In a wave of violence gripping Pakistan, particularly its north-western Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province and tribal...

Japan protests South Korean Supreme Court ruling on forced labour compensation

South Korea's Supreme Court on Thursday (Dec 21) upheld rulings ordering two Japanese companies to...

Philippines rebukes China over South China Sea claims

The Philippine defense minister rebuked China on Wednesday (Dec 20) for accusing his country of...

Bangladesh train blaze kills four as opposition calls strike

Protesters set a train ablaze in Bangladesh on Tuesday (Dec 19), killing at least four...

Security tight as Jimmy Lai trial begins in Hong Kong

A landmark national security trial for leading China critic Jimmy Lai opened in Hong Kong...

China shows off homegrown C919 jet in Hong Kong

China's new domestically produced passenger jet made its debut outside the mainland on Wednesday (Dec...

Myanmar is now world's largest source of opium, UN says

Myanmar has become the world's largest source of opium, thanks to domestic instability and a...

Philippines summons Chinese envoy over sea confrontations

The Philippines said it had summoned China's envoy on Monday (Dec 11) and flagged the...

About 400 Rohingya land in Indonesia, adds to surge of recent arrivals

Dilapidated boats carrying an estimated 400 ethnic Rohingya arrived in Indonesia's Aceh province on Sunday...

Indonesia ends search after volcano eruption kills 23

Indonesian authorities on Thursday (Dec 7) said they had ended a search and rescue mission...