Pakistan, Afghanistan agree on forming border committee
This comes weeks after videos on social media purportedly showed Taliban fighters uprooting a portion of the fence along the border.
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East Timor seeks Cambodia’s help over ASEAN, WTO membership
East Timor foreign minister Adaljiza Magno also thanked Cambodia for providing Covid-19 vaccines to her country.
South Korea says North Korea’s latest missile launch ‘breach of UN security council resolution’
The latest launch marks the seventh round of weapons launched by Pyongyang within this year.
Asia markets spooked as Fed chief signals rate hikes
In Asia, key indices in Tokyo, Sydney, Hong Kong and Seoul fell by around 2.5 per cent, after sharp overnight falls on Wall Street.
Modi expresses concern over Afghanistan; calls for India-Central Asia cooperation
He also pointed out that India has close relations with Central Asian countries at the bilateral level.
ASEAN+3 economic prospects positive in 2022
Vietnam's GDP has been forecast to be among the fastest-growing this year at 7.5 per cent from the previous year.
Over 200 new species discovered in Mekong area in 2020: WWF
The finds include a new primate, a colourless cavefish and an iridescent snake with an unusual non-overlapping pattern of scales.
50 years on, Senkaku waters are no longer peaceful
In the East China Sea, a war memorial stands quietly on Uotsuri Island, one of the Senkaku Islands.
Singapore-Indonesia agreements reflect both sides’ interests as well as rights
Once ratified and implemented, they will allow bilateral relations to move forward, says Zakir Hussain.
Surge in inquiries on Batam, Bintan travel bubble ferry trips despite mandatory SHN on return to S’pore
Under the arrangement, visitors from Singapore are allowed to travel quarantine-free to Batam and Bintan.