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People enjoy their time on a hill overlooking Yantian port in Shenzhen, Guangdong province, China May 9, 2025. Photo: REUTERS/Tingshu Wang

Asia

ASEAN, China, and GCC cooperation will boost global stability and growth: experts

The trilateral gathering of the leaders of 17 countries also marks an innovative step in cross-regional South-South cooperation among complementary economies to ride out trade disruptions caused by...

A satellite image shows a North Korean warship covered with a blue tarp after an accident that occurred during its launch at the shipyard in Chongjin, North Korea, May 23, 2025. Photo: 2025 Planet Labs PBC/Handout via REUTERS

Asia

North Korea detains officials over warship accident: state media

A container ship is seen near the Hai Phong International Container Terminal, after US President Donald Trump announced a 90-day pause on tariffs for many countries, in Hai Phong, Vietnam, April 16, 2025. Photo: REUTERS/Athit Perawongmetha/File Photo

Asia

Vietnam says second round of trade talks started in Washington

Rapper Kanye West makes a point as he holds his first rally in support of his presidential bid in North Charleston, South Carolina, US July 19, 2020. Photo: REUTERS/Randall Hill/File Photo

Asia

Kanye West concert in South Korea cancelled over 'controversies'

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Asia

33 Bangladeshi migrant workers sue Malaysian govt, recruiter over alleged job scam

Indonesian President-elect Prabowo Subianto gestures as he attends the annual State of the Nation Address at the parliament building, ahead of the country's Independence Day, in Jakarta, Indonesia, August 16, 2024. Photo: REUTERS/Ajeng Dinar Ulfiana/Pool//File Photo

Asia

In Indonesia, fears grow that dark past may be rewritten with government's new history books

A container ship is seen near the Hai Phong International Container Terminal, after US President Donald Trump announced a 90-day pause on tariffs for many countries, in Hai Phong, Vietnam, April 16, 2025. Photo: REUTERS/Athit Perawongmetha/File Photo

Global Economy

Vietnam steps up talks with US to reduce hefty tariff

South Korea's ousted President Yoon Suk Yeol, who is facing charges of orchestrating a rebellion when he declared martial law, arrives to attend his trial at the Seoul Central District Court in Seoul, South Korea, Monday, May 12, 2025. Photo: Ahn Young-joon/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo

Politics

South Korea ex-President Yoon leaves conservative party as candidate trails liberal frontrunner

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un is cheered by military pilots during a visit to an airfield in this photo released by the Korean Central News Agency, May 16, 2025. Photo: KCNA via REUTERS

Asia

North Korea's Kim Jong Un oversees air drills, calls for stepped-up war preparation

South Korea's Trade Minister Cheong In-kyo speaks during the opening ceremony of APEC Ministers Responsible for Trade Meeting at International Convention Center in Seogwipo on Jeju island, South Korea, May 15, 2025. Photo: REUTERS

Asia

APEC adopts joint statement on trade as tariffs overshadow meeting

Former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte attends the House Quad Committee hearing investigating his administration's war on drugs, at the House of Representatives, in Quezon City, Metro Manila, Philippines, November 13, 2024. REUTERS/Lisa Marie David/ File Photo

Asia

Detained in The Hague, Philippines' Duterte wins hometown mayoral election

Japan's Finance Minister Katsunobu Kato speaks during an interview with Reuters at the Finance Ministry in Tokyo, Japan April 17, 2025. Photo: REUTERS/Issei Kato/File Photo

Global Economy

Japan's finance minister wants to discuss forex with Bessent at G7

South Korea’s impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol arrives for his impeachment trial at the Constitutional Court in Seoul, South Korea, January 21, 2025. Photo: REUTERS/Kim Hong-Ji/Pool/File Photo

Politics

South Korea ex-president Yoon in court again for criminal trial