Modi, Xi push business links, border peace as ties revive
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Asia
Philippine ferry fire death toll jumps to 76: coast guard
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Asia
Kim Jong Un wants North Koreans to have more (state-sanctioned) fun
11 September 2026
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World
Philippine ferry fire kills five, 87 missing: coast guard
10 September 2026
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Asia
Landslides in eastern China kill 13
9 September 2026
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Asia
N Korea calls Russia bridge a sign of tighter ties
9 September 2026
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Asia
Nepal flood disaster puts climate justice under spotlight
5 September 2026
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Asia
Nepal flood losses estimated at $2.56 billion
4 September 2026
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Natural Disaster
Two trapped tunnel workers rescued 9 days after floods hit Nepal
4 September 2026
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Natural Disaster
Last-minute flood warning saved over 900 Nepal students, school head says
1 September 2026
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Asia
New non-Muslim force stokes fear in Rakhine
Ever since deadly attacks by alleged Muslim militants in Myanmar's troubled northwestern Rakhine State, Myint Lwin
18 November 2016
Opinion: Asian journalists wary of coming Trump presidency
Asian journalists attending Asia News Network workshop in Singapore have worried about Donald Trump's victory in US presidency election who has called for stopping Muslims from entering the United States.
18 November 2016
Process to send workers to Malaysia starts in Dec
Bangladesh government will start the process to send workers to Malaysia from December’s first week, Expatriates' Welfare and Overseas Employment Minister Nurul Islam says.
16 November 2016
China’s English skills improving, new report says
The English proficiency of the Chinese has improved since last year but is still at a middle level compared with other non-English-speaking countries, says a report released in Beijing.
16 November 2016
Tourists evacuated in quake-hit N Zealand
Rescuers in New Zealand yesterday began airlifting relieved tourists stranded by a 7.8 earthquake that devastated parts of the
15 November 2016
Anti-China MPs disqualified from HK House
A Hong Kong court yesterday ruled to disqualify two pro-independence lawmakers from parliament, a week after Beijing said it
15 November 2016
Football: A North Korean Messi? Pyongyang academy hopes so
Undaunted by sanctions and hard realities on the pitch, North Korea's lone football academy has set its sights high -- producing players better than Lionel Messi, and teams that can dominate the world.
15 November 2016
Malaysia to hire Bangladeshi workers in 3 sectors
Malaysian Human Resources Minister Richard Riot informs the government that they will hire workers from Bangladesh only in three sectors--construction, plantation and manufacturing.
15 November 2016
China, New Zealand ink deal on organic standards
China and New Zealand have agree to recognise each others’ agricultural product certifications.
15 November 2016
7 troops killed in Kashmir firing
The Pakistani military accused India yesterday of killing seven soldiers in cross-border fire in disputed Kashmir, in
14 November 2016
Pollution may force Delhi residents to pack up and go
Air quality has fallen to levels not seen in two decades amid calls for authorities to take urgent action.
14 November 2016
No wife for millions of Vietnamese men
Some four million men in Vietnam will have no opportunity of getting married by 2050 if the current imbalance in the nation’s sex ration persists, according to experts.
14 November 2016
Rohingya villages torched in Rakhine
Hundreds of buildings in Rohingya villages in western Myanmar have been torched, according to new satellite images
13 November 2016
Will fight graft at risk to life
After demonetising high value notes to curb black money, Prime Minister Narendra Modi yesterday said he has "more
13 November 2016
Help the tourists in India, please!
Prime Minister Modi’s ban on Rs 500 and Rs 1000 notes as a way to detect black money may, in the long run, work out but for now, it has turned life for many in total turmoil.
13 November 2016
Asia’s most visited countries
China is the top most travel destination in Asia for the world's tourists, according to the latest figures published by the World Bank.
13 November 2016
ANN calls for immediate release of Myanmar journos
Editors of the Asia News Network have voiced their disappointment and dismay over the detention of Dr Than Htut Aung, CEO of the Eleven Media Group, and of Wai Phyo, the group’s Chief Editor by authorities in Myanmar.
12 November 2016
N Korea urges shift from US
North Korea yesterday warned the incoming Donald Trump administration will have to acknowledge it as a nuclear state, as the
10 November 2016
Football: Malaysia calls for proof after match-fixing claim
Malaysian football authorities on Wednesday called on a former FIFA official to provide evidence after he claimed the country had become the hub for match-fixing in Southeast Asia.
9 November 2016
Chinese firms moving into India's e-commerce sector
China's online travel company Ctrip.com invests $180 million in popular Indian online travel company MakeMyTrip.
7 November 2016