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South Korea approves $14.7 billion second extra budget to boost economy 19 Jun 2025 - 01:18 pm
A general view taken below the Namsan Tower shows commercial and residential buildings in Seoul on September 25, 2024. (Photo by ANTHONY WALLACE / AFP)
31st Beijing International Book Fair kicks off featuring 220,000 books 18 Jun 2025 - 10:45 pm
This photo shows an exterior view of the China National Convention Center, where the 31st Beijing International Book Fair is held, in Beijing, capital of China, June 18, 2025. (Xinhua/Zhang Chenlin)
China expands zero-tariff policy for least developed countries 18 Jun 2025 - 09:45 pm
A swivel bridge along Xiong'an-Baoding section of Xiong'an-Xinzhou high-speed railway before rotating to its desired position over Beijing-Guangzhou high-speed railway in Baoding, north China's Hebei Province, on June 17, 2025. (Xinhua/Xing Guangli)
Indonesia foils illegal shipment of nearly 2,000 turtle eggs to Malaysia 18 Jun 2025 - 06:06 pm
Peninsula
Thousands evacuated as severe flooding hits southern China 18 Jun 2025 - 05:31 pm
A man rides through a flooded street in Zhongshan, in China's southern Guangdong province on June 17, 2025. (Photo by AFP)
More than 200 India plane crash victims identified 18 Jun 2025 - 03:18 pm
Women mourn their relatives killed the previous day after Air India flight 171 crashed in a residential area, whilst waiting outside hospital mortuary in Ahmedabad on June 13, 2025. (Photo by Punit PARANJPE / AFP)
VIDEO: Indonesia's Mount Lewotobi Laki-Laki erupts again, forcing evacuations, flight cancellations 18 Jun 2025 - 02:13 pm
This photo provided by Indonesia's Center for Volcanology and Geological Hazard Mitigation (PVMBG) shows volcanic materials spewing from Mount Lewotobi Laki-Laki at East Flores regency in East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia, on June 17, 2025. (PVMBG/Handout via Xinhua)
Suspects in Bali murder all Australian, face death penalty: police 18 Jun 2025 - 01:52 pm
Evidence seized from the suspects allegedly involved in the murder of an Australian man at a Bali villa are seen on display during a press conference at the Badung district police station in Badung regency on Indonesia's resort island of Bali on June 18, 2025. Photo by Sonny Tumbelaka / AFP
Heatstroke alerts issued in Japan as temperatures surge 18 Jun 2025 - 12:41 pm
A woman uses an umbrella to shield from the sun as she walks down a street at the Yurakucho district in Tokyo where temperatures have topped 34 degrees Celsius on June 18, 2025. (Photo by Philip Fong / AFP)
Dozens of Bali flights cancelled after Indonesia volcano erupts 18 Jun 2025 - 11:15 am
Passengers look at electronic boards displaying cancelled flights at the Ngurah Rai International Airport in Tuban near Denpasar on June 18, 2025. Sonny Tumbelaka /AFP.
At least 18 dead as rains lash west India state 18 Jun 2025 - 10:40 am
Girls walk along a road at the India Gate as it rains in New Delhi on June 17, 2025. (Photo by Arun Sankar / AFP)
India grants licence to Musk's Starlink 18 Jun 2025 - 08:00 am
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Pakistan posts 1.81 bln USD current account surplus in July-May period 17 Jun 2025 - 07:08 pm
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Indonesia volcano spews colossal ash tower, alert level raised 17 Jun 2025 - 03:04 pm
A villager watches the eruption of Mount Lewotobi Laki-Laki as seen from Talibura village in Sikka, East Nusa Tenggara, on June 17, 2025. (Photo by AFP)
Crisis-hit Sri Lanka vows reforms as growth slows 16 Jun 2025 - 08:15 pm
File: A street vendor sells prawns at the Galle Face sea-front promenade in Colombo on March 15, 2024. (Photo by Ishara S Kodikara / AFP)
Bangladesh records 25 new COVID-19 cases, 1 more death 16 Jun 2025 - 08:01 pm
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Scientists track egret's 38-hour flight from Australia to PNG 16 Jun 2025 - 04:04 pm
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Nepal begins commercial power export to Bangladesh 16 Jun 2025 - 01:41 pm
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