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30 Dec
A top Chinese epidemiologist issued a warning on Thursday over a spread in COVID-19 cases throughout the country during the upcoming new year holiday. The chief epidemiologist at China's Center for Disease...
29 Dec
A fire burning through a Cambodian hotel casino has killed at least 10 people and injured 30 others, police said Thursday, and neighboring Thailand sent firetrucks to help fight the blaze in a bustling border...
29 Dec
A freight truck collided with a bus on a highway near Seoul on Thursday, causing a fire that killed at least five people and injured 37 others, officials said. It wasn’t immediately known what caused the...
29 Dec
Hong Kong will drop almost all COVID-19 measures starting from Thursday. Chief Executive of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region John Lee Ka-chiu, announced on Wednesday afternoon to optimize Hong Kong'...
29 Dec
Bangladesh launched its first metro rail service, mostly funded by Japan, in the densely populated capital on Wednesday amid enthusiasm that the South Asian country’s development bonanza would continue with...
29 Dec
The death toll from heavy rains and floods that devastated parts of the Philippines over the Christmas weekend has risen to 25, with 26 others still missing, the national disaster response agency said Wednesday...
29 Dec
Hong Kong will scrap some of its COVID-19 restrictions, including PCR tests for inbound travellers and vaccination requirements to enter certain venues, the city’s leader said on Wednesday. Instead of PCR...
28 Dec
The 2023 Lantern Festival in Yu Garden officially opened on Monday night. Inspired by the “The Classic of Mountains and Seas”, this year's Lantern Festival combines mythical images with intangible...
28 Dec
China has further eased its coronavirus control measures including scrapping the quarantine requirement for passengers arriving from abroad starting next month. The Chinese National Health Commission had...
27 Dec
The South Korean government of President Yoon Suk Yeol said Tuesday it will grant a special pardon to ex-President Lee Myung-bak, who was sentenced to a 17-year prison term for a range of corruption crimes. The...

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