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6 days ago · Bringing Asia Closer. Chinese embassy: 2 citizens among US aircraft collision victims. The mid-air collision involved an American Airlines regional jet that had departed from Wichita, Kansas, with 60 passengers and four crew members on board, and a military…

3 days ago · Ex-lawmaker in Japan gets suspended jail term for raping 12-year-old girl, stirring public fury. According to Kyodo News, the 58-year-old Tamotsu Shiiki's sentence will be suspended for five years, meaning he does not go to jail unless he …

Jan 31, 2025 · South Korea estimated to have surpassed Japan, Taiwan in GDP per capita. The country’s GDP per capita in 2024 is estimated to have reached $36,024, rising by $454 or 1.28 percent on-year, according to the data from the Finance Ministry, Bank of Korea…

2 days ago · February 7, 2025. ISLAMABAD – PAKISTAN teeters on the edge of an environmental abyss. Ranked among the most climate-vulnerable nations, it endures extreme heat, apocalyptic floods, prolonged droughts, and choking air pollution.. The annual smog that engulfs urban centres is not merely an inconvenience — it is a broader governance failure. Meanwhile, rural communities watch helplessly as ...

Asia News Network (ANN) is the leading regional alliance of news titles striving to bring the region closer, through an active sharing of editorial content on happenings in the region. Born as a grouping of nine media titles in March 1999, ANN now includes 20 leading titles, based in major capitals of the region.

September 15, 2023. JAKARTA – The 43rd ASEAN Summit, held under the leadership of Indonesia in Jakarta, was a limited success. On the back of the high expectations toward Indonesia’s ASEAN chairmanship, the summit had to deal with the unresolved crisis in Myanmar and the heightening tension in the South China Sea, among other issues.

September 9, 2024. MANILA – As 2024 unfolds, leadership changes are sweeping across the globe, with approximately more than two billion voters in 50 countries expected to cast their ballots this year. These transitions hold the potential to reshape political landscapes and bring new opportunities worldwide. Asean has not been immune to these changes.

November 27, 2024. VIENTIANE – ASEAN member states and China are strengthening cooperation in defence and security, with their growing partnership discussed at the 11th ASEAN Defence Ministers’ Meeting Plus in Vientiane last week.. The meeting was attended by Laos’ Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of National Defence, General Chansamone, China’s Defence Minister Admiral Dong Jun ...

Nov 20, 2024 · KUALA LUMPUR – ASEAN member states have always had high regard for Malaysia whenever the country takes on the chairmanship.. The Malaysian government administration is well prepared and geared up to assume …