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The former leader of Hong Kong pro-independence group Studentlocalism was sentenced on Tuesday (Nov 23) to a total of 43 months in prison for trying to separate the city from China, and for money laundering. Tony Chung, 20, was charged…

Taiwan and the United States discussed supply chain resilience, including on semiconductors, and how to respond to external economic coercion during an economic dialogue on Tuesday (Nov 23). As the virtual US-Taiwan Economic Prosperity…

Indonesia has administered at least one Covid-19 vaccine dose to half its population, reaching that benchmark after nearly a year of starting the programme. More than 135.4 million people have received at least one shot, while…

On November 18, 2021 at 08.30 a.m. at Wat Hai Sok, Tambol Soi, Amphoe Social, Nong Khai Province Mr. Chalermchai Suwanrak, the Deputy Director-General of the Department of Fisheries presided over an online event to set up a fish…

At least 15 people were killed and more were missing after a rising tide swept them away in Myanmar's southeastern Mon state on Sunday morning (Nov 21), a local police officer told Xinhua. "The tide swept away the pilgrims who…

The European Union's new rulings to curb food and wood products that are linked to deforestation will have limited impact on Malaysian shipments of palm oil and timber into the bloc, according to a government official in the Asian…

Myanmar security forces have arrested a former lawmaker and prominent hip-hop artist accused of masterminding a string of attacks targeting regime forces and officials, the junta said on Friday (Nov 19). Self-declared civilian "people's…

Indonesian police are investigating claims by a hacker who this week bragged online about stealing the personal data of thousands of police officers, the latest in a spate of cyber attacks that has highlighted the country's digital…

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida announced a record 56 trillion yen (S$665 billion) stimulus for the world's third-largest economy on Friday (Nov 19) as he looks to shore up the country's patchy pandemic recovery. The massive…

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Friday (Nov 19) he had decided to repeal three controversial farm laws against which farmers have protested for more than a year. "Today I have come to tell you, the whole country, that we have…