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Asia

21 Apr
Hong Kong’s Roman Catholic bishop has invited a leader of the Catholics in mainland China to visit his city, marking a highly symbolic step to foster closer ties between both sides. Bishop Stephen Chow...
21 Apr
Dozens of new electric vehicles are making their debut at the Shanghai Auto Show, accelerating the electrification drive in the world's largest car market. In addition to new brands specializing in EVs,...
20 Apr
Moon Bin, a singer from South Korean boyband ASTRO, was found dead at his home in Seoul, his management agency said Thursday. The 25-year-old was reportedly found by his manager who went to the singer's home...
20 Apr
Under the hot sun, people across South and Southeast Asia have been taking cover beneath any shelter they can find as they pray for cooling rains with record temperatures hitting the region. Bangladesh saw its...
20 Apr
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the Global Buddhist summit in New Delhi on Thursday. The theme of the two-day summit is "Responses to Contemporary Challenges: Philosophy to Praxis.” Modi...
20 Apr
Cambodian army chief Hun Manet, who is widely expected to replace his father, Hun Sen, as the country’s prime minister later this year, was promoted on Thursday to the country’s highest military rank....
19 Apr
Chinese authorities said they had detained a dozen people over a hospital fire in Beijing that left at least 29 dead and forced desperate survivors to jump out of windows to escape. The blaze, which broke out on...
19 Apr
India is on track to become the world's most populous nation, surpassing China by 2.9 million people by mid-2023, according to data released by the United Nations on Wednesday. The South Asian country will...
19 Apr
A panda on long-term loan from China to Thailand has died at a zoo in the north of the country. Lin Hui had been a big tourist favourite at Chiang Mai zoo since she arrived in 2003 on an initial ten-year deal that...
19 Apr
Authorities in Beijing said the death toll from a fire that broke at a hospital on Tuesday rose to 29, including 26 patients. The fire at the private Changfeng Hospital forced dozens of people to evacuate and...

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