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SYDNEY (AFP) - South Pacific nations have been "very positive" about Canberra's "re-engagement", Australia's new prime minister has said, as...

"WARNED NOT TO COMPLAIN" "We are further troubled by reports that residents of Xinjiang were warned not to complain or...

SHANGHAI/BEIJING (REUTERS) - Shanghai announced on Sunday (May 29) further steps towards returning to more normal life and lifting a...

TAIPEI (BLOOMBERG) - Taiwan's worst Covid-19 outbreak has left the island's insurers bracing themselves for more than US$1 billion (S$1.4...

SEOUL (BLOOMBERG) - The pandemic situation in North Korea is being controlled and is improving, state media Korean Central News...

PORT DICKSON (THE STAR/ASIA NEWS NETWORK) - Malaysian Opposition Leader and President of Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR) Anwar Ibrahim called...

The South Korean cinema industry added to a global winning streak on Saturday (May 28) by scooping two key prizes...

May 29, 2022 5:00 AMChildren’s book publishing is seeing a revolution with stories reflecting India’s multicultural reality. Source: Straits Asia

VATICAN CITY: Cardinal Angelo Sodano, a controversial Vatican power broker for more than a quarter of a century who was...

VATICAN CITY: Pope Francis is set to make a gruelling trip to two African countries in July despite knee problems...

BEIJING: UN human rights chief Michelle Bachelet, whose rare visit to China was criticised by rights groups and Western countries, said...

BEIJING - The United Nations' human rights chief has urged China to review all of its counter-terrorism measures in Xinjiang,...

BEIJING - Beijing's suspension of dine-in services to stamp out sporadic Covid-19 infections in the capital city has spurred restaurateurs...

COLOMBO (AFP) - Cash-strapped Sri Lanka took delivery on Saturday (May 28) of Russian oil - which could soon be...

BEIJING: The UN rights envoy on Saturday (May 28) said her contentious visit to China was "not an investigation", and insisted...