Efforts to restrict China’s non-CO2 emissions enhanced
Xia Yingxian, director of the ministry's department of climate change, noted that China's 2035 NDCs, announced in late September, mark the first time non-CO2 greenhouse gases have…
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Analysts downplay terrorism threat to Southeast Asia amid alert in Indonesia’s Batam, Gaza peace deal
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Bangladeshi government gears up for polls
Chief Adviser Muhammad Yunus asks officials to complete key tasks by November 15.
School absenteeism worsens in Japan; chronic absence nearly doubles in 5 years at elementary, junior high schools
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Malaysian experts laud government’s budget proposal to offer free tertiary education loans to low-income families
The experts said the initiative, which grants free National Higher Education Fund Corporation loans to families earning below RM2,700 a month, could be a game-changer in helping…
Ousted Bangladeshi prime minister Sheikh Hasina refuses to apologise
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Nepalis abroad forced into cybercrimes
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Jakarta to soon ban sale of dog meat amid howls of protest from lovers of ‘Scooby-Doo’ dishes
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Thai government to crack down on vaping as user count hits 400,000
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Nearly 100 residents relocated from radioactive red zones in Indonesia’s Banten
An official said the relocation was part of ongoing decontamination of the 22 factories located inside the district.