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Asia

30 May
The UNESCO World Heritage site of Shirakawa-go in central Japan has held a rice-planting festival against the backdrop of traditional houses with steep thatched roofs. The 40th annual event was organized by the...
30 May
Crowds cheered as muscular men in tight loincloths slap sacred scented soil on their bulging thighs and arms for a mud wrestling bout in India. Unlike conventional wrestling matches played on mats with regulated...
30 May
Fisheries officers from various countries in the Asia-Pacific region have gathered in Nha Trang City, Viet Nam to take part in an intensive training program on Monitoring, Control, and Surveillance (MCS) in the...
30 May
To enhance the business environment and increase international engagement, Beijing has launched a programme to provide specialized visas and streamlined access for eligible foreign business professionals. The...
30 May
Thai Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra on Thursday spoke at a press event for the Thai government's measures against drug trafficking at the Narcotics Suppression Bureau in Bangkok. Paetongtarn assured...
29 May
Early voting in South Korea's presidential elections begins with scores of people casting their ballot at a polling station in the capital Seoul. All major polls have placed liberal Lee Jae-myung as the clear...
29 May
India’s Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri and U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Christopher Landau reaffirmed their “shared desire” to maintain regional stability and peace and discussed the full...
29 May
Firefighters work at the site where a South Korean navy patrol plane crashed, killing two people with two others missing. The plane crashed in a mountainous area near the southeastern city of Pohang just before 2:...
29 May
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi co-chaired the Third China-Pacific Island Countries Foreign Ministers’ Meeting with Kiribati’s President and Foreign Minister Taneti Maamau on Wednesday in Xiamen, east...
29 May
The Hospital Authority launched its integrated Chinese-Western medicine pilot programme targeting arthritis patients in the city, in a bid to relieve patients' joint pain and reduce the negative side effects...

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