Myanmar junta urges Asean envoy not to engage with ‘terrorist’ groups

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SEOUL - A series of small, natural earthquakes has struck near North Korea's shuttered nuclear test site, South Korea has said,...

Vietnam eyes full reopening to tourists from March 15

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HANOI - Vietnam's Tourism Ministry on Tuesday (Feb 15) proposed a full reopening of the country to foreign visitors and...

Myanmar junta, ousted government fight for recognition at top UN court

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AMSTERDAM/BANGKOK - Myanmar's military junta is to take part in hearings at the top United Nations court in The Hague...

Giant strawberry earns Israeli farmer a Guinness World Record

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JERUSALEM - Israeli farmer Chahi Ariel has grown the world's heaviest strawberry, according to Guinness World Records. At 289 grams,...

Japan eases strict border controls criticised by business, educators

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TOKYO - Japan will ease border controls imposed to counter the pandemic, Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said on Thursday (Feb...

South Korea daily Covid-19 cases top 100,000 for first time, curfew eased

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SEOUL - South Korea's new daily Covid-19 cases topped 100,000 for the first time amid an Omicron outbreak, the Korea...

Myanmar crisis to overshadow Asean foreign ministers’ talks

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PHNOM PENH - Southeast Asian foreign ministers will meet on Thursday (Feb 17) for talks that have already been postponed...

Russia’s military build-up near Ukraine is growing, not shrinking, warns West

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MOSCOW/KYIV - There is a growing Russian military presence at Ukraine's borders, Western countries warned on Wednesday (Feb 16), as Estonia...

Omicron surge was more deadly in Japan after booster delay, critics say