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Manila: Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte is set to sign a regulation this month banning smoking in public across Southeast Asia's second-most...

Bangkok: Thais on Tuesday wore pink for 88-year-old King Bhumibol Adulyadej, a colour they believe will help improve the monarch's health, two days...

Bangkok: A Thai court jailed a firebrand leader of the "red shirt" opposition group on Tuesday, ruling that he had violated bail conditions by...

Beijing: Police in the Chinese capital on Tuesday blocked off streets near a major military building, as hundreds of people wearing green camouflage...

Seoul: South Korea said on Tuesday it would use greater force, including firearms, against Chinese boats fishing illegally in its waters and summoned...

New Delhi: India is at the second position among countries with the highest increase in their contribution to high-quality scientific research, according to...

Yangon: Myanmar soldiers have killed at least four men during a sweep of villages following deadly attacks on police posts along the northwestern border...

Mumbai: Megastar Amitabh Bachchan, who turned 74 on Tuesday, said it is time for people to express solidarity with the Indian soldiers when they are coming...

Singapore/Zurich: Singapore's central bank on Tuesday shut down a second Swiss bank in the city-state and fined banks DBS and UBS in its biggest...

Geneva: A Chinese academic, jailed for life two years ago for campaigning for the rights of the Muslim Uighur people, has won a prestigious annual human...