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China plays up image of reliable partner as Their Majesties visit
Published on 14/11/2025
» BEIJING - Chinese leader Xi Jinping on Friday rolled out the red carpet for the first Thai monarch to visit China since ties were established 50 years ago as Beijing seized the chance to portray itself as a benevolent neighbour and reliable economic partner.
Alleged scam leader’s Singapore aide seeks access to seized cash
Bloomberg News, Published on 13/11/2025
» SINGAPORE — The Singapore family office of alleged scam kingpin Chen Zhi and three companies linked to him are seeking access to funds that were frozen by the city-state’s authorities last month.
Suicide bombing in Islamabad kills 12, wounds 27
AFP, Published on 11/11/2025
» ISLAMABAD, Pakistan - A suicide bombing outside district court buildings in the Pakistani capital Islamabad killed at least 12 people and wounded 27 on Tuesday, the interior minister said.
India probes deadly Delhi car blast
AFP, Published on 11/11/2025
» NEW DELHI - India’s defence minister vowed on Tuesday that those responsible for a deadly car explosion in the heart of the capital that killed at least eight people will face justice.
Philippines digs out from Typhoon Fung-wong as death toll climbs to 18
AFP, Published on 11/11/2025
» TUGUEGARAO CITY — Rescuers using backhoes and chainsaws began digging the Philippines out from the devastation of Typhoon Fung-wong on Tuesday, as floodwaters receded in hundreds of villages and the storm's death toll climbed to 18.
Typhoon moves into South China Sea after pounding Philippines
AFP, Published on 10/11/2025
» MANILA - A weakening Typhoon Fung-wong departed the Philippines into the South China Sea on Monday morning after its driving winds and heavy rain killed at least two people and forced more than a million people to evacuate their homes.
Deadly Typhoon Kalmaegi ravages Vietnam, Philippines
AFP, Published on 07/11/2025
» VIETNAM - Typhoon Kalmaegi churned across Vietnam early Friday, claiming five more lives after its devastating passage through the Philippines where the death toll rose to 188.
Philippine death toll tops 140 as typhoon heads towards Vietnam
AFP, Published on 06/11/2025
» LILOAN (PHILIPPINES) - Typhoon Kalmaegi killed at least 140 people and left another 127 missing after unleashing devastating flooding across the central Philippines, official figures showed Thursday, as the storm headed towards Vietnam.
UK seizes dinosaur bones in money laundering case
Published on 05/11/2025
» LONDON - British police have seized more than £12 million ($15.6 million) worth of dinosaur skeletons after agreeing to a settlement with a Chinese man suspected of being part a huge money-laundering scandal.
Typhoon Kalmaegi death toll in Philippines rises above 90
AFP, Published on 05/11/2025
» CEBU — The death toll from Typhoon Kalmaegi in the Philippines rose past 90 on Wednesday, following the worst flooding in recent memory.