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Taylor Swift struck a deal with Singapore not to perform in any other Southeast Asian country 05 Mar 2024 - 06:34 pm
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Climbers to pay $13 fee on popular Mount Fuji trail 05 Mar 2024 - 01:49 pm
This aerial view of Mount Fuji, Japan's highest peak at 3,776 meters (12,388 feet), is seen from the window of a flight from Tokyo to Hong Kong, above Shizuoka Prefecture on March 1, 2024. (Photo by Philip FONG / AFP)
Self-driving robots begin deliveries in Tokyo 05 Mar 2024 - 01:10 pm
An unmanned robot (C) navigates across a street during a demonstration of a robot delivery service by Uber Eats Japan, Mitsubishi Electric and robot developer Cartken in downtown Tokyo on March 5, 2024. (Photo by Richard A. Brooks / AFP)
'Stop harassing us': Philippine foreign minister tells China 04 Mar 2024 - 08:56 pm
Philippines' Foreign Secretary Enrique Manalo (Left) and Australia's Foreign Minister Penny Wong before the opening of the Australia-ASEAN (Association of Southeast Asian Nations) Summit in Melbourne on March 4, 2024. (Photo by William West / AFP)
Indian train drivers in crash that killed 14 were watching cricket 04 Mar 2024 - 03:47 pm
(Files) Members of the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) conduct rescue operation at the site of train crash in Vizianagaram district of India's Andhra Pradesh state on October 30, 2023. (Photo by AFP)
South Korea to start action against striking doctors 04 Mar 2024 - 03:38 pm
Medical workers walk outside a hospital after snowfall in Seoul on February 22, 2024. Photo by ANTHONY WALLACE / AFP
One dead, 24 rescued off Japanese fishing boat 04 Mar 2024 - 10:50 am
This handout photo taken on March 4, 2024 and released by Japan's 3rd Regional Coast Guard Headquarters shows a helicopter conducting a rescue operation after a ship lost power and drifted ashore on Kozushima Island, south of Tokyo. Photo by Handout / Japan's 3rd Regional Coast Guard Headquarters / AFP
Climate and China loom over ASEAN talks in Australia 03 Mar 2024 - 09:38 pm
File photo: Chinese dredging vessels are purportedly seen in the waters around Mischief Reef in the disputed Spratly Islands in the South China Sea.
Relatives of Malaysia plane crash victims mark 10 years since disappearance 03 Mar 2024 - 04:15 pm
A woman writes a message during an event held by relatives of the passengers and supporters to mark the 10th year since the Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 carrying 239 people disappeared from radar screens on March 8, 2014 while en route from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing, in Subang Jaya on March 3, 2024. (Photo by Arif Kartono / AFP)
Thousands of S Korean doctors rally as healthcare standoff escalates 03 Mar 2024 - 03:16 pm
Doctors hold placards reading
Shehbaz Sharif voted in as Pakistan's prime minister for second time 03 Mar 2024 - 12:31 pm
Newly-elected lawmakers arrive before the start of the electoral process to appoint Pakistan's next prime minister at the Parliament House in Islamabad on March 3, 2024. (Photo by Aamir Qureshi / AFP)
Heavy winter rains in Pakistan kill at least 29 as buildings collapse and landslides block roads 03 Mar 2024 - 12:18 pm
Residents row a boat to cross a flooded street after heavy rains in Gwadar in Balochistan province on March 2, 2024. (Photo by AFP)
Hong Kong artist sets record for world's largest balloon sculpture of dragon 02 Mar 2024 - 10:34 am
Pic: Guinness World Records on its website
Asia's richest man takes global rich to the zoo 02 Mar 2024 - 10:07 am
This handout photograph taken and released by Statue Of Unity PRO on March 1, 2024, shows Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates (C) in a golf cart as he tours Kevadiya in India's Gujarat state. (Photo by Statue Of Unity, PRO / AFP)
S. Korea police raid medical association office over walkout 01 Mar 2024 - 04:23 pm
Police stand guard in front of the main gate of the Korean Medical Association (KMA) in Seoul on March 1, 2024 as police raid its offices. Photo by YONHAP / AFP
Grieving families await bodies after Bangladesh fire 01 Mar 2024 - 04:00 pm
People offer funeral prayers for the victims who died in a restaurant blaze in Dhaka on March 1, 2024. (Photo by AFP)
Safety lapses blamed for Bangladesh fire as toll rises to 46 01 Mar 2024 - 01:37 pm
People gather near a commercial building a day after a fire accident, as firefighters and forensic expert inspect the site in Dhaka on March 1, 2024. Photo by Munir UZ ZAMAN / AFP
43 dead, many injured in Bangladesh building fire 29 Feb 2024 - 11:58 pm
Firefighters carry an injured person during rescue operations following a fire in a commercial building that killed at least 43 people, in Dhaka, on February 29, 2024. (Photo by Munir Uz Zaman / AFP)