Massive fire hits Hong Kong high-rise construction site
HONG KONG, China (AFP) -- A high-rise building under construction in Hong Kong erupted in flames and was still burning…
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Asia
Vo Van Thuong confirmed as new Vietnam president
Vietnam's rubber stamp National Assembly voted in a new president on Thursday, who immediately pledged to crack down on corruption…
3 years ago
US selling Taiwan $619 mn worth of F-16 munitions
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- The US has approved the sale to Taiwan of $619 million in munitions for F-16…
3 years ago
Modi calls for unity at G20 dominated by Ukraine
by Shaun Tandon and Manon Billing Agence France-Presse NEW DELHI, India (AFP) -- Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi called Thursday…
3 years ago
Belarus leader ‘fully supports’ China’s Ukraine peace plan
BEIJING, March 1, 2023 (AFP) - Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko told his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping that his country "fully…
3 years ago
High-level defection: why N. Korean diplomatic family chose freedom
by Sunghee Hwang Agence France-Presse SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) -- Born into an elite North Korean family with ties to…
3 years ago
China ramps up coal plant approvals despite emissions pledge: report
by Poornima WEERASEKARA Agence France-Presse BEIJING, China (AFP) -- China last year approved the largest expansion of coal-fired power plants…
3 years ago
Australian defense minister aims to reassure Thailand over nuclear subs
by Lisa MARTIN Australia's defence minister aimed to reassure Thailand on Friday that plans to acquire a new fleet…
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Riot in Indonesia’s Papua leaves 10 dead
Indonesia has deployed security forces to a town in the breakaway eastern region of Papua after 10 people were killed…
3 years ago
Bank of Japan’s next chief says monetary easing ‘appropriate’
TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- The Bank of Japan's long-standing monetary easing policies are "appropriate", its next governor Kazuo Ueda told…
3 years ago
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