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China’s Weibo blocks ‘Taiwan election’ hashtag after it starts trending with 163.2mn post views
Taiwan Election was one of the highest trending topics on Weibo after the elections opened earlier in the day - at one point showing up...
Read Article→Japan earthquake: Freezing temperatures and heavy rain hamper relief work
Some people are reported missing and search dogs joined military personnel and firefighters who are trying to find them, although the exact ...
Read Article→Powerful earthquake jolts Japan: Indian Embassy sets up emergency control room
Tsunami waves over a metre high hit central Japan after a series of powerful earthquakes damaged homes and closed highways
Read Article→UK slams China over incidents in South China Sea against Philippines
A spokesperson at the Chinese embassy in London said Beijing firmly opposes and strongly condemns the UKs groundless accusations
Read Article→Hundreds of North Korean defectors were sent back by China...then they disappeared: Report
The report claims that on October 9, the defectors were transported in guarded buses and vans from Chinese detention centres
Read Article→‘Only a matter of time’: Israeli forces close in on Hamas co-founder Yahya Sinwar
Israelis assume Yahya Sinwar is hiding underground somewhere in Gaza, negotiating with world powers over hostage releases.
Read Article→Buildings evacuated as earthquake felt in Philippine capital
The Philippines seismology agency said on X social media platform that it did not expect damage, but warned of aftershocks
Read Article→Philippines President Ferdinand Marcos Jr tested positive for COVID-19
The Presidential Communications Office said on its Facebook page Marcos will isolate for five days. The statement did not indicate when he t...
Read Article→China slams US for 'illegally' entering waters near disputed Second Thomas Shoal
Chinese military on Monday followed the entire operation. Beijing said that the deliberate stirring up of the South China Sea by the Un...
Read Article→11 climbers die in volcanic eruption in Indonesia, search ops halted due to lava discharge
The 2,891-metre-high volcano spewed ash as high as 3 km (9,843 ft) into the air, prompting the authorities to raise an alert to the second-h...
Read Article→Pregnant woman among two dead, nine still missing after earthquake in Philippines
The first tremor hit the Philippines second-largest island of Mindanao late Saturday with 7.6 magnitude, according to the US Geological Surv...
Read Article→‘Drunk’ Thai groom shoots wife, three others at wedding reception, then kills self
Suksuk got drunk during the celebrations, went to his car and returned with his pistol. He shot dead the bride, her 62-year-old mother and 3...
Read Article→Crime drama-obsessed South Korean woman who murdered ‘out of curiosity’ jailed for life
Jung Yoo-jung, 23, who is a loner and lives with her grandfather, had been looking for targets for months using a tutoring app. She wanted t...
Read Article→South Korean court orders Japan to compensate women who worked as sex slaves for Japanese troops
The Seoul High Court overturned the lower court’s order in 2021 that had dismissed the case citing sovereign immunity—a concept under intern...
Read Article→Fukushima wastewater release: PM Fumio Kishida says China agreed to discuss Japanese seafood ban
Fumio Kishida discussed the issue with Xi when he met him in the US on Thursday on the sidelines of the Asia-Pacific economic leaders s...
Read Article→Indonesian woman jailed for eating pork after reciting Islamic phrase, and then posting on TikTok
Indonesia, a Muslim-majority country, forbids eating pork and those found guilty can also be tried under blasphemy laws
Read Article→Head of China's largest insurance firm sentenced to life in jail amid crackdown on corruption
The court found Wang guilty of accepting approximately 325 million yuan ($44.6 million) in bribes and concealing overseas deposits worth 56....
Read Article→Japan's new cabinet reflects PM Kishida's focus on foreign, defence and gender balance
Kishida said the new defence minister will be Minoru Kihara, a pro-Taiwan politician who has visited the democratically-governed island in t...
Read Article→China's Defence Minister Li Shangfu goes missing amid leadership shake-up
During a recent inspection in Chinas northeastern region, President Xi Jinping underscored the importance of unity and stability within the ...
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