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ASEAN agrees in principle to admit Timor-Leste as 11th member

The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) has agreed in principle to admit Timor-Leste as the group's 11th member, the bloc said in a statement on Friday.The h

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Second round of presidential election starts in East Timor

East Timor on Tuesday holds the second and final round of its presidential election as voters choose between Nobel Peace Prize laureate Jose Ramos-Horta and incumbent p

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Two dead in post-Ida Mississippi highway collapse

Two people were killed and 10 people injured after a highway collapsed in southeast Mississippi late Monday, raising the death toll from Hurricane Ida to four, Mississippi Highway patrol troopers sai

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Taiwan entrepreneurs see chip industry potential in mainland

02:10 Pingtan Island in southeast China's Fujian Province is the closest place on the mainland to Taiwan. The Island has adopted many policies to deepen ties with Taiwa

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At least 16 soldiers died in Boko Haram attack in Niger

At least 16 soldiers were killed and nine others injured after hundreds of Boko Haram fighters attacked a military post in southeast Niger, the country's defense minist

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At least 16 soldiers died in Boko Haram attack in Niger

At least 16 soldiers were killed and nine others injured after hundreds of Boko Haram fighters attacked a military post in southeast Niger, the country's defense ministry said in a statement on Wedne

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Wang Yi: China provides over 190m vaccine doses to ASEAN members

China has provided over 190 million COVID-19 vaccine doses to the 10 members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi said while att

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Myanmar's Min Aung Hlaing departed for Russia: state media

Myanmar's military leader Senior General Min Aung Hlaing has left the Southeast Asian country to attend a conference in Moscow, state media reported on Sunday.Min Aung Hlaing will attend Russia's Mos

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U.S. main fuel pipeline restarts operations after six-day shutdown

The operator of a main U.S. fuel pipeline that was forced to shut down for six days due to a cybersecurity attack said it had initiated the restart of the pipeline Wednesday afternoon.The Colonial Pi

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Asian nations say consensus reached on ending violence in Myanmar

Leaders of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) have agreed on the need for an immediate cessation to the violence in Myanmar after an emergency meeting in Jakarta on Saturday."It's bey

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Philippine president not attending ASEAN summit on Myanmar: spokesman

Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte will not attend a summit of leaders of Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) countries in Jakarta this weekend, his spoke

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China officially completes RCEP ratification process

China has completed the ratification for the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) and submitted the document to the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) on Thursday.

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At least 4 killed in shooting in S. California

A shooting occurred Wednesday evening local time in the city of Orange, 55 kilometers southeast of Los Angeles downtown, leaving at least four people dead and two others injured, local NBC news chann

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Xi Jinping inspects armed police corps in SE China's Fujian

Chinese President Xi Jinping stressed the strengthening of military training and combat readiness to enhance mission capability during an inspection of the mobile corps

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M5.3 earthquake jostles southeast Taiwan

An earthquake of 5.3 magnitude jostles the waters around Pingtung County, southeast Taiwan, at 5:23 p.m. BJT on Tuesday, with a depth of 20 kilometers, according to Chi

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6 killed, 7 injured in factory fire in SW China's Fuzhou

Six people were killed and seven others injured after a fire broke out on Friday at a dyeing and finishing factory in Changle District of Fuzhou City, southeast China's

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M7.5 quake hits southeast of Loyalty Islands, tsunami alert issued

An earthquake with a magnitude of 7.5 jolted southeast of the Loyalty Islands on Wednesday with a depth of 10 km, the U.S. Geological Survey said. Tsunami alert has been issued.