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A man holds the flags of Taiwan and the United States during Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen's stopover after her visit to Latin America, in Burlingame, California, US, January 14, 2017. Photo: REUTERS/Stephen Lam/File Photo

Taiwan confident in US ties but hopes for no 'surprises' from Trump's China summit

Trump will be in Beijing from Wednesday to Friday for a summit with Chinese President Xi Jinping where the issue of democratically governed Taiwan, which China views as its territory, is certain to...

Former Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra waves as he arrives ahead of a Thai criminal court's verdict in a lese majeste case, also known as a royal insult case, under Section 112 of Thailand's Criminal Code, stemming from a 2015 interview he gave while in South Korea during his long stint in self-imposed exile, in Bangkok, Thailand, August 22, 2025. REUTERS/Athit Perawongmetha

Former Thai prime minister Thaksin let out of prison early

An airbus belonging to Turkish Airlines is parked at Tribhuvan International Airport after a minor fire broke out while landing in Kathmandu, Nepal May 11, 2026. Photo: REUTERS/Navesh Chitrakar

Turkish Airlines plane evacuated due to tyre fire after landing in Kathmandu

People watch as smoke rises after the eruption of Mount Dukono in North Halmahera Regency, North Maluku, Indonesia, May 8, 2026, in this screengrab obtained from a social media video. Photo: Jhon Frengki Manipa/via REUTERS

Search for two Singaporeans at Mount Dukono hampered by eruptions and rain

Myanmar's Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs U Hau Khan Sum, Malaysia's Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim, Thailand's Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul, East Timor's Prime Minister Xanana Gusmao, Vietnam's Prime Minister Le Minh Hung, Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr., Singapore's Prime Minister Lawrence Wong, Brunei's Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah, Indonesia's President Prabowo Subianto, Cambodia's Prime Minister Hun Manet, and Laos’ Prime Minister Sonexay Siphandone stand on stage for a group photo during the opening ceremony of the 48th ASEAN Summit and Related Meetings, in Cebu, Philippines, May 8, 2026. Photo: Aaron Favila/Pool via REUTERS

Asean summit ends with only a push to fast-track oil share pact

People watch as smoke rises after the eruption of Mount Dukono in North Halmahera Regency, North Maluku, Indonesia, May 8, 2026, in this screengrab obtained from a social media video. Photo: Jhon Frengki Manipa/via REUTERS

Rescuers locate two missing Singaporeans after Mount Dukono eruption, one Indonesian dead

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India flags 2,862 verification requests after Dhaka warns against 'push-backs'

The company logo is displayed at the Samsung news conference at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas January 7, 2013. Photo: REUTERS/Rick Wilking/File Photo/File Photo

Samsung Electronics' market cap surpasses $1t after US AI chip stocks surge

A man works with a laptop at the airport in Hanoi, Vietnam October 18, 2017. Photo: REUTERS/Kham/ File Photo

Vietnam launches fresh crackdown on online piracy under threat of US tariffs

Currency dealers work as an electronic board displays the Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI) in Seoul, South Korea, May 6, 2026. Photo: REUTERS/Kim Soo-hyeon

Asia markets hit records on AI euphoria, Iran peace hopes

A Myanmar protester living in Japan holds a placard of Myanmar's detained former leader, Aung San Suu Kyi, during a rally denouncing an upcoming election led by the military junta, outside Myanmar's embassy in Tokyo, Japan, December 14, 2025. Photo: REUTERS/Issei Kato/File Phot

Philippines urges Myanmar to grant ASEAN envoy access to Aung San Suu Kyi

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, chief of TMC, addresses during a public meeting for the Lok Sabha polls, in Islampur, West Bengal. Photo: ANI

Won't resign, poll result a conspiracy, not people's mandate: Mamata

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Asia battles rising, uneven toll of energy crisis caused by Iran war