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19 May 2013

Sun, 19 May 2013 03:49:05 GMT

North Korea launches three short-range missiles, a report in The Korea Herald says. Poll watchdog says this year's mid-term elections in the Philippines was worse than 2010, the Philippine Daily Inqui .....

18 May 2013

Sat, 18 May 2013 03:45:47 GMT

A report in The China Post quotes Taiwan President Ma Ying-jeou as saying that the use of automatic weapons by a Philippine government vessel to strafe an unarmed and unprovocative fishing boat was âc .....

17 May 2013

Fri, 17 May 2013 01:14:40 GMT

The much-feared cyclone Mahasen fizzles out after a tropical storm caused 15 deaths, and displaced thousands in Bangladesh, The Daily Star reports. Taiwan conducts joint drills with Philippines, even .....

16 May 2013

Thu, 16 May 2013 01:44:16 GMT

Japanese politiciansâ recent remarks underlining their unwillingness to atone for the countryâs wartime crimes are raising the ire of South Korea and China, The Korea Herald says. In a series of ret .....

15 March 2013

Wed, 15 May 2013 01:29:09 GMT

Taiwan is not satisfied with the Philippine government's response to the shooting of a Taiwanese fisherman by Philippine personnel aboard a state vessel, according to The China Post. South Korea 'shut .....

14 May 2013

Tue, 14 May 2013 01:22:13 GMT

The Philippines' top envoy to Taiwan returns to Manila, one day before a Tuesday midnight deadline set by President Ma Ying-jeou, according to The China Post. Meanwhile, the Philippine Daily Inquirer .....

13 May 2013

Mon, 13 May 2013 01:30:48 GMT

Philippine hackers hit Taiwan government sites following the shooting of a Taiwanese fishing boat, The China Post reports. G-7 nations keep wary eye on falling yen, according to The Yomiuri Shimbun. S .....

12 May 2013

Sun, 12 May 2013 03:33:14 GMT

Taiwan President Ma hands out 72-hour ultimatum to Manila to respond to demands regarding the killing of a Taiwanese fisherman or face the consequences, The China Post quotes a spokesperson. With a da .....

11 May 2013

Sat, 11 May 2013 04:02:45 GMT

Pakistan goes to polls today. For updates, check Dawn's elections live blog. China strongly condemns the Philippines' fatal shooting of a 65-year-old fisherman from Taiwan, China Daily says. The Phili .....

10 May 2013

Fri, 10 May 2013 01:37:09 GMT

A Taiwanese sailor was shot dead by the Philippine military in the disputed South China Sea, The China Post reports. Top diplomats of China and India meet to end to a three-week standoff along a dispu .....

07 May 2013

Thu, 09 May 2013 17:05:00 GMT

Najib Razak, re-elected as Malaysia's PM, takes his oath of office in Istana Negara, according to The Star. China's clampdown on official waste and extravagance puts the brakes on the country's luxury .....

08 May 2013

Thu, 09 May 2013 17:04:59 GMT

China sends its biggest ever fleet to disputed Spratlys amid tensions over Beijing's assertion of its claims in the region, Philippine Daily Inquirer says. Beijing rejects US accusations in a Pentagon .....

09 May 2013

Thu, 09 May 2013 17:04:58 GMT

Prospects of an early resolution to the stalemate over North Korea's missile programmes dims as South Korea and US leaders stopped short of making any strong proposal to reopen dialogue with Pyongya .....

09 May 2013

Thu, 09 May 2013 02:03:14 GMT

Prospects of an early resolution to the stalemate over North Koreaâs missile programmes dims as South Korea and US leaders stopped short of making any strong proposal to reopen dialogue with Pyongya .....

08 May 2013

Wed, 08 May 2013 01:26:44 GMT

China sends its biggest ever fleet to disputed Spratlys amid tensions over Beijingâs assertion of its claims in the region, Philippine Daily Inquirer says. Beijing rejects US accusations in a Pentagon .....

07 May 2013

Tue, 07 May 2013 01:20:36 GMT

3 May 2013

Mon, 06 May 2013 17:04:26 GMT

North Korea says it has sentenced a Korean-American tour operator to 15 years of hard labour for crimes against the state, even as Washington pleaded for his release, The Korea Herald reports. The PM' .....

04 May 2013

Mon, 06 May 2013 17:04:26 GMT

Confrontation between Japan and South Korea is likely to intensify over a Buddhist statue that was stolen from Kannonji temple in Tsushima, Nagasaki Prefecture, and later confiscated by South Korea, T .....

05 May 2013

Mon, 06 May 2013 17:04:26 GMT

Malaysians head to most hard fought general election in history and follow The Star for updates. The estimated number of Japanese under the age of 15 hits a new low of 16.49 million as of April 1, dow .....

06 May 2013

Mon, 06 May 2013 17:04:25 GMT

Malaysia's ruling Barisan Nasional wins 133 parliamentary seats at the 13th general election to record a slightly reduced performance compared to 2008, but it managed to wrest Kedah from Pakatan Rakya .....

06 May 2013

Mon, 06 May 2013 01:15:48 GMT

05 May 2013

Sun, 05 May 2013 04:34:52 GMT

04 May 2013

Sat, 04 May 2013 04:02:11 GMT

3 May 2013

Fri, 03 May 2013 01:06:10 GMT

23 April 2013

Thu, 02 May 2013 17:04:39 GMT

There is no evidence of sustained human-to-human transmission of the H7N9 virus despite small clusters of cases, China Daily reports quoting World Health Organisation officials following a two-day vis .....