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China condemns Balochistan attacks, says it will always support Pakistan in combatting terrorism

Apart from China, the US, European Union, Iran and several other countries have also condemned the attacks.

  • Published: February 4, 202611:22 am
  • Author Dawn
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Indonesia’s car exports hit record high as domestic sales decline

The Association of Indonesian Automotive Manufacturers (Gaikindo) recorded exports of 518,000 completely built-up (CBU) vehicles in 2025, marking an “all-time high."

  • Published: February 4, 202611:20 am
  • Author Ni Made Tasyarani
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Indonesian diplomat pledges to boost bilateral trade with Cambodia

Indonesia is Cambodia’s 10th largest trading partner, after China, the US, Vietnam, Thailand, Japan, Singapore, Canada, Spain and Germany.

  • Published: February 4, 202611:14 am
  • Author Hin Pisei
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Indonesia-US tariff talks concluded, deal awaits signing, says minister

Coordinating Economy Minister Airlangga Hartarto said he could not reveal the contents of the agreement until the documents were signed by President Prabowo Subianto and US…

  • Published: February 4, 202610:11 am
  • Author Deni Ghifari
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First shipment of Lao bananas sent to China’s Chongqing by rail

Lao bananas, valued for their stable supply, good flavour, and competitive cost, are gaining in popularity, driving steady growth in imports.

  • Published: February 4, 202610:05 am
  • Author Vientiane Times
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Nepal’s livestock farming in crisis as China tightens cross-border grazing

Nepali herders are allegedly facing harassment in Tibet despite a 2012 deal to allow grazing within 30 km on both sides.

  • Published: February 4, 20269:25 am
  • Author Basant Pratap Singh
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Displaced Cambodian families call on UN to help them return to their homes

Some evacuees cannot return to their residences because their homes are located in a “red zone,” where authorities say there is still unexploded ordnance that has not yet been…

  • Published: February 4, 20269:17 am
  • Author Niem Chheng
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Thailand–Cambodia border calm, no election-day disruption, says PM Anutin

Caretaker Prime Minister and Interior Minister Anutin Charnvirakul, who is also leader of the Bhumjaithai Party, urged the public to be confident and reassured that the military…

  • Published: February 4, 20269:10 am
  • Author The Nation
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Indian exporters welcome tariff reprieve, but deal with US stirs unease for others

Despite domestic political controversy over the deal's concessions, analysts believe India will maintain ties with Russia, rooted in defence and nuclear cooperation.

  • Published: February 4, 20269:03 am
  • Author Nirmala Ganapathy
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China calls arms control talks with US, Russia ‘neither fair nor reasonable’

When asked about Washington's proposal to include China in the arms control negotiations, the ministry's spokesman Lin Jian said on Tuesday that "the nuclear capabilities of…

  • Published: February 4, 20269:00 am
  • Author Zhang Yunbi

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