South Korea denied the accusation but the development is likely to further dim prospects to restore ties with North Korea.
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The disaster killed at least four workers and left more than 30 others missing in a central Philippines landfill.
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Artists have performed but have never taken home a trophy.
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Sat, Jan 10
Some experts expect the US president to work with China in an effort to stabilise trade relations.
Dozens of rescuers retrieved 13 people alive from the the avalanche of rubbish and debris in the village of Binaliw in Cebu on Thursday.
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The top bidder, Kiyoshi Kimura, broke the previous record of $3.68 million he set in 2019.
Mon, Jan 5
Experts said North Korea is likely ramping up weapons tests to show off its achievements in the defence sector ahead of the Workers' Party congress, the first of its kind in five years.
Sun, Jan 4
2025’s most read: The West Auckland man was expecting a shipment of the drug in granite blocks.
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As female representation in Japanese parliament grows, its lawmakers have faced an unexpected barrier in infrastructure.
Sat, Jan 3
Malaysia’s Transport Ministry said that a search vessel, the Armada 86 05, arrived at a designated search area with two autonomous underwater vehicles.
Thu, Jan 1
The new year swept closer for the Middle East and parts of Europe and Africa after drummers in Asia pounded in 2026 and fireworks lit the skies.
The country is set to speed up self-reliance in science and technology as the United States imposes increasingly tight controls on access to semiconductors and other high-tech items.
Taiwanese officials said some of China's live rounds landed closer to the island than before.
December 31, 2025
Taiwan split from the mainland in 1949 after a civil war. Today, though the island governs itself, China claims it as sovereign territory.
December 30, 2025
Besh pede, a popular Uyghur folk ballad, is among dozens of Uyghur-language songs that have been deemed "problematic" by Xinjiang authorities.
Taiwan said it was placing its forces on alert and called the Chinese government “the biggest destroyer of peace.”
The ceasefire agreement called for a halt to weeks of fighting that has killed more than 100 people and displaced over half a million in both countries.
December 29, 2025
China called the move a "stern warning" against separatist and "external interference" forces.
The vote's bid for legitimacy has been marred by the absence of formerly popular opposition parties and reports soldiers used threats to force voters’ participation.
Hanh Chi Nguyen was last seen on December 22 around 6.30pm at Tan Son Nhat International Airport in Ho Chi Minh City, according to a post shared to Instagram.
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The pileup – involving 67 vehicles – started with a collision between two trucks.
December 28, 2025
Local television showed hanging TVs swaying inside an office building, and spilled cleaning products and broken bottles that had fallen off supermarket shelves.
The agreement was signed by the countries’ defence ministers, Cambodia’s Tea Seiha and Thailand’s Nattaphon Narkphanit, at a border checkpoint.
An independent counsel demanded the term in the first of seven criminal cases related to his ill-fated attempt to impose martial law in 2024.
December 27, 2025
It comes a week after Washington announced a US arms-sale package, valued at more than $17.1 billion, to the self-ruled territory.
