A meeting between Chinese president Xi Jinping and some of the country’s foremost business leaders this week has fuelled excitement and speculation, after Alibaba founder Jack Ma was pictured at…
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India: Search for missing miners ends as bodies recovered after 44 days
Rescuers have ended a 44-day search operation after they found the bodies of five men who were trapped inside a flooded coal mine in India’s north-eastern state of Assam. DNA…
India: YouTuber’s ‘dirty’ comments spark massive row
“Dirty.” “Perverted mind.” “Disgusting.” These were the words India’s Supreme Court used on Tuesday while granting interim protection from arrest to a popular YouTuber who has been in the eye…
South Korea: ‘We will unite with Kim Jong Un’-Conspiracies grip Seoul
On a cold January afternoon, a young pharmacy student, Shin Jeong-min, waited restlessly outside South Korea’s Constitutional Court, as the country’s suspended president arrived to fight his impeachment. While Yoon…
Japan: Man jailed for attempted murder of former PM
A man has been sentenced to 10 years in prison for the attempted murder of Japan’s former prime minister Fumio Kishida in 2023. Ryuji Kimura, 25, hurled a pipe bomb at…
Australia: Scores of whales to be euthanised after mass stranding
Australian authorities are euthanising about 90 false killer whales which survived a mass stranding on a remote beach. A team of experts at the site said complex conditions have made…
Japan: Government to increase reliance on nuclear energy in post-Fukushima shift
Japan says it will increase its reliance on nuclear energy in a major policy shift as it seeks to meet growing demand from power-hungry sectors like AI and semiconductors. An…
USA: China anger as US amends wording on Taiwan independence
The US State Department has dropped a statement from its website which stated that Washington does not support Taiwan’s independence – a move which has sparked anger in China. China…
Sri Lanka: Israelis face Gaza war backlash on beaches
The sun hung low over the Indian Ocean, casting an amber glow on the waves as a heated argument erupted in Arugam Bay, a popular beach in eastern Sri Lanka.…
South Korea: Actress Kim Sae-ron, 24, found dead
South Korean actress Kim Sae-ron has been found dead in Seoul, police have said. The 24-year-old was found in her home in the city’s Seongsu-dong district by a friend at…