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  Japan may not attend a leaders' meeting with South Korea and China later this year unless "proper measures" are taken in a dispute between Seoul and Tokyo...

  Following China's reelection to the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) on Wednesday, Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson Zhao Lijian told reporters the decision reflected the "international community's high recognition of...

  Thailand’s monarchy "is the key to our system" and suppressing it would mean "civil war,” said Warong Dechgitvigrom, 59, a retired gynaecologist and former lawmaker. Despite his...

  Activists have accused the police of using excessive force against protesters and journalists during Thursday's protests against the omnibus Job Creation Law, with hundreds of reported cases...

  The International Monetary Fund on Tuesday predicted that the Bangladesh economy would grow by 3.8 per cent, up from its April prediction of 2 per cent, for...

  When a new coronavirus emerged in China and began spreading around the world, including in the United States, President Donald Trump’s many critics in the American foreign-policy...

  Hong Kong/ China (7/4).    As the coronavirus spreads through Indonesia, the fears of the ethnic Chinese community go beyond whether the health care system can cope. ...

  A suspected smoke grenade exploded on Tuesday at a park near Indonesia’s presidential palace in the capital Jakarta, injuring two military personnel who were jogging, the city’s...

  I’ve long wondered what might be the most typical place in the world, and I believe I now have an answer. It is Cebu, the second largest city...

  Kim Jong-un’s recent wardrobe choices have sparked speculation that after eight years of paying sartorial homage to his popular grandfather, North Korea’s leader is attempting to craft...