The head of Vietnam’s Communist Party, Mr Nguyen Phu Trong, is anticipated on Jan 12 to…
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China names Liu Zhenmin as its new special envoy for climate change
China has named Mr Liu Zhenmin, a previous vice-foreign minister, as its new extraordinary envoy for…
Indonesia ready to work with countries to finalise South China Sea code, says foreign minister
Indonesia’s Foreign Minister Retno Marsudi revealed on Jan 9 that her nation is all set to…
Australia weighs creating disaster relief force as floods hit south-east
Australia is passionately thinking about setting up a disaster relief force to support and relieve a…
South Korea police arrest another man linked to attack on opposition leader
South Korean police on Jan 8 arrested a second man connected to an attack past week…
Re-elected Bangladesh PM Hasina in for tough time dealing with economic issues: Analysts
Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has to safeguard her nation’s very toughly fought economic profits and…
India-Maldives row escalates, agency suspends flight bookings to islands
One of India’s hugest travel platforms suspended flight bookings to the tourism-dependent Maldives on Jan 8…
Malaysia anti-graft body probing ex-finance minister for abuse of power, money laundering
Malaysia’s anti-graft agency revealed on Dec 30 that it was digging deep and searching a previous…
Calls for HK singers like Jacky Cheung, Leon Lai to speak Mandarin show city’s conundrums
It will be getting perceived as if mainland Chinese fans of Hong Kong pop stars have…
Dense fog disrupts flights and trains in New Delhi
Flight and rail services in India’s capital city of New Delhi were disturbed on Dec 26…
Indonesia presidential candidate Prabowo cements lead in polls after televised debates
Indonesia’s Defence Minister Prabowo Subianto cemented his lead in polls of candidates running for president after…
Australia leads advance to cashless society, but warns risks could prove costly
Australia is experiencing its first-ever drop in the amount of cash in circulation as it results…