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Indonesia projects 11.17 pct rise in rice production for H1 2025 02 May 2025 - 06:17 pm
Farmers plant rice seeds at a paddy field in Samahani in Indonesia's Aceh province on January 25, 2023. (Photo by CHAIDEER MAHYUDDIN / AFP)
India's forex reserves rise to 688.13 bln USD 02 May 2025 - 06:16 pm
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Chinese scientists discover gene that enhances rice heat resistance 02 May 2025 - 06:00 pm
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Fresh turmoil ahead of South Korean election 02 May 2025 - 03:12 pm
Former acting president Han Duck-soo speaks to formally announce his candidacy for the presidential election at the National Assembly in Seoul on May 2, 2025. (Photo by ANTHONY WALLACE / AFP)
Australia launches "world's largest" battery-power ship 02 May 2025 - 02:46 pm
This handout photo taken and released on May 2, 2025 by Incat Tasmania shows an aerial view of the launch of the Hull 096 aluminium catamaran, the world's largest battery-electric ship, at the Incat shipyard in Hobart in Australia's island state of Tasmania. Photo by Handout / Incat Tasmania / AFP
Hong Kong gears up for surge of tourists during May Day holiday period 01 May 2025 - 11:00 pm
Passengers wait at the departure hall of Hongqiao Railway Station in east China's Shanghai on the first day of the May Day holiday, May 1, 2025. (Xinhua/Wang Xiang)
Pakistan offers to join India in Kashmir attack investigation 01 May 2025 - 08:29 pm
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South Korean finance minister Choi resigns: ministry 01 May 2025 - 05:28 pm
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Ten killed as bus rams vehicles at Philippine toll gate 01 May 2025 - 04:04 pm
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Britain responds after Expo 2025 afternoon tea brews outrage 01 May 2025 - 03:29 pm
A photo of the tea set circulating on social media platform X, formerly known as Twitter.
Man arrested in Japan after car ploughs into children: reports 01 May 2025 - 12:50 pm
Police officers investigate the scene in Osaka's Nishinari district on May 1, 2025, after a man was arrested after allegedly ploughing his car into schoolchildren. (Photo by JIJI PRESS / AFP)
Japan Expo suspends self-driving buses after minor accident 30 Apr 2025 - 11:46 pm
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Tokyo stocks extend gains over trade optimism 30 Apr 2025 - 08:05 pm
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China urges Philippines to stop sending wrong signals to "Taiwan independence" separatist forces 30 Apr 2025 - 06:45 pm
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China's migrant workers see steady income rise in 2024 30 Apr 2025 - 06:30 pm
This drone photo taken on April 25, 2025 shows a Ferris wheel at Qingdao Polar Ocean Park in Qingdao, east China's Shandong Province. The Ferris wheel was put into operation here on Friday. (Xinhua/Li Ziheng)
China willing to work with Brazil to jointly address common challenges: FM 30 Apr 2025 - 06:06 pm
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Sri Lanka plans 1,000-acre forest plantation project 30 Apr 2025 - 06:00 pm
All pictures by Fazeena Saleem/The Peninsula.
India to ask caste status in next census for first time in decades 30 Apr 2025 - 05:51 pm
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