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Oct 16, 2025
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Vietnam's Communist Party General Secretary To Lam (right) and Chinese President Xi Jinping
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Thai army and police (bottom) face off with Cambodian people in a disputed area along the Cambodia-Thailand border, as seen from Sa Kaeo province, on Sept. 17.
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Oct 14, 2025
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Young Nepalis register for the upcoming parliamentary elections in Kathmandu on Monday.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Oct 14, 2025
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A China Coast Guard vessel is seen on a giant screen showing news footage about the coast guard's law enforcement patrols in waters around Taiwan, outside a shopping mall in Beijing on April 1.
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Oct 9, 2025
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Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi is set to inaugurate two landmark transit projects Wednesday, marking a milestone in his administration’s effort to modernize infrastructure in India.
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Oct 8, 2025
Modi to open airport and metro-line projects worth $4 billion in Mumbai
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Oct 8, 2025
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