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Putin signs deals with Vietnam in bid to shore up ties in Asia
Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a series of deals with his Vietnamese counterpart To Lam on Thursday, during a state…
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Thailand becomes first country in Southeast Asia to recognise same-sex marriage
Thailand’s Senate voted overwhelmingly in support of a marriage equality bill, on Tuesday, making it the first Southeast Asian country…
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Philippines Raises $2 Billion Amid Asia Dollar Bond Bonanza
The Philippines raised $2 billion from a two-part dollar bond sale on Tuesday, its first trip to the international market…
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Scorching heatwave shuts schools, triggers health crisis across Asia
Rising temperatures have prompted a series of health alerts across South and Southeast Asia. While countries such as Bangladesh and…
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Swords, headsets and Indian wedding for Zuckerberg’s Asia tour
Meta chief Mark Zuckerberg was in Japan on Monday on a mini-Asia tour involving sword-making, mixed-reality headsets in Seoul and…
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Does the US Army’s future lie in Europe or Asia?
THE YEAR 1973 was a pivotal one for America’s army. The force was battered and broken from Vietnam. In January…
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India biggest US partner in South Asia, says American official
Afreen Akhter, Deputy Assistant Secretary in the Bureau of South and Central Asian Affairs (SCA), told this at a news…
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Bangladesh PM’s daughter Saima Wazed takes charge as WHO’s Southeast Asia regional director
New Delhi, Feb 1 (PTI) Saima Wazed, daughter of Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, on Thursday assumed charge as regional…
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Explainer: Why is South Asia the global hotspot of pollution?
Toxic levels of air pollution are disrupting the lives of millions of people in South Asia forcing closure of schools,…
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