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File Photo: The 25th Ministerial Conference of Greater Mekong Subregion (GMS) at Luang Prabang in Laos on December, 2022
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07 December 2023
Myanmar junta to host 26th Ministerial Conference of the Greater Mekong Subregion
A Rohingya refugee man inspects burn tin sheets days after a fire broke out at a refugee camp in Ukhia, in the southeastern Cox's Bazar district on March 25, 2021. Photo: Munir Uz zaman / AFP
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26 March 2021
Refugees rebuild shelters after deadly Bangladesh...
About 30,000 Rohingya refugees who fled a deadly blaze at camps in Bangladesh returned to...
Philippine soldiers escort a hearse during the funeral procession of a victim killed in the January 27 cathedral bombing in Jolo, Sulu province on the southern island of Mindanao, on January 30, 2019. Investigators probing the Catholic cathedral bombing that killed 21 people in the Philippines' restive south said January 29 a group tied to notorious Islamists Abu Sayyaf is the prime suspect. Photo: AFP
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20 March 2021
Three Indonesian hostages rescued in Philippines...
Three Indonesian fishermen kidnapped by Abu Sayyaf militants more than a year ago have...
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20 March 2021
Mumbai logs most Covid cases since start of...
India's wealthiest state Maharashtra and its capital Mumbai recorded on Friday the most...
The second Thai-Myanmar Friendship Bridge in Mae Sot in Tak province. Photo: AFP
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20 March 2021
Thai province prepares for Myanmar refugee influx
Thailand’s Tak Province is preparing for an influx of refugees from Myanmar in the wake...
Indonesian Military Chief Air Marshal Hadi Tjahjanto. Photo: EPA
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19 March 2021
Indonesia’s military chief expresses deep concern...
Indonesia’s military chief expressed deep concern Thursday about increasing violence in...
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15 March 2021
Pakistan women's day organisers receive...
Organisers of Pakistan's International Women's Day rallies have received death threats...
China has had success controlling coronavirus, but vaccinations in the world's most populous country have proceeded slowly (Photo: AFP
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08 March 2021
Chinese urgency on Covid-19 goes missing in jabs...
Shirley Shi has received three offers to be vaccinated against Covid-19 -- through her...
A large screen displays Chinese Premier Li Keqiang delivering a speech during the opening session of the National People's Congress (NPC), in Beijing, China, 05 March 2021. Photo: EPA
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07 March 2021
China says wants economy to grow over 6% in 2021
China's leaders said Friday they had set a target for GDP to grow more than six percent...
Coal-fired power plant in Dangyang City, Hubei Province, central China. Photo: EPA
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06 March 2021
China economic blueprint signals more coal...
China will invest more in coal to power its economy over the next five years, according...
Pedestrians walk through an entertainment district street in Tokyo, Japan. Photo: EPA
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06 March 2021
Japan extends virus state of emergency in Tokyo...
Japan extended a virus state of emergency in the Tokyo area by two weeks on Friday, less...
A large screen displays Chinese President Xi Jinping attending the opening session of the National People's Congress (NPC), in Beijing, China, 05 March 2021. Photo: EPA
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05 March 2021
China sets growth target of 'above 6%'...
China's leaders set an economic growth target of "above 6 percent" for 2021 on Friday, at...
People wait to receive COVID-19 vaccine shots during the vaccination drive at C.V Raman Hospital in Bangalore, India, 03 March 2021. Photo: EPA
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04 March 2021
India developer says homegrown Covid-19 vaccine...
Indian pharmaceutical firm Bharat Biotech said Wednesday its domestically developed...

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