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Azerbaijan Tightens Grip On Nagorno-Karabakh, Concerns Mount For Armenians

Agence France-Presse | Sunday September 24, 2023, Shusha, Azerbaijan

Concern was growing for ethnic Armenians in Nagorno-Karabakh on Sunday as Azerbaijani forces tightened their grip on the breakaway region.

"Abnormal": Taiwan Minister On Spike In Chinese Warplanes Entering Air Space

Agence France-Presse | Saturday September 23, 2023, Taipei

Taiwan's defence minister said China's recent military activities were "abnormal", after a spike in incursions by Chinese warplanes around the island this week.

6 Killed, Over 100 Injured After Fire At Golf Ball Factory In Taiwan

Agence France-Presse | Saturday September 23, 2023, Pingtung, Taiwan

A fire at a golf ball factory in Taiwan killed at least six people, three of them firefighters who died in an explosion, authorities said Saturday.

China's Xi Jinping Declares Biggest-Ever Asian Games Open

Agence France-Presse | Saturday September 23, 2023, Beijing

Chinese President Xi Jinping declared the 19th Asian Games open at a colourful ceremony in Hangzhou on Saturday, launching a two-week sporting extravaganza that boasts more athletes than the Olympics.

Video: Philippines Airport Worker Caught Swallowing Cash Allegedly Stolen From Passenger

Edited by Bhavya Sukheja | Saturday September 23, 2023

Authorities in the Philippines are investigating an airport security officer who was caught on video swallowing $300 in bills allegedly stolen from a departing Chinese passenger.

Xi Announces China-Syria "Strategic Partnership" During Talks With Assad

Agence France-Presse | Friday September 22, 2023, Beijing

Chinese President Xi Jinping announced a "strategic partnership" with Syria on Friday during talks with President Bashar al-Assad.

Missing Defence Minister Adds To China's History Of Disappearing Officials

Reuters | Friday September 22, 2023, Beijing

The disappearance of China's Defence Minister Li Shangfu, who is being investigated for corruption, is just the latest recent case in which a senior official in President Xi Jinping's entourage has mysteriously vanished.

China, India Face Hydropower Crunch, Power Regulators Turn To Fossil Fuels

Reuters | Friday September 22, 2023, Singapore

Hydropower generation in Asia has plunged at the fastest rate in decades amid sharp declines in China and India, data shows, forcing power regulators battling volatile electricity demand and erratic weather to rely more on fossil fuels.

China Committed To Opening Itself Wider To World, Vice President Tells UN

Reuters | Friday September 22, 2023, Beijing

China's Vice President Han Zheng said the country is committed to opening itself wider to the world and will always be a member of the big family of developing countries.

Assets Seized In Singapore's Money Laundering Case Swell To $1.76 Billion

Reuters | Thursday September 21, 2023, Singapore

The total value of assets seized in Singapore's biggest money laundering case has swelled to S$2.4 billion ($1.76 billion), police said on Wednesday.

Japan Says Workers Stole Possibly Radioactive Metal From Fukushima

Agence France-Presse | Thursday September 21, 2023, Fukushima

Construction workers stole and sold potentially radioactive scrap metal from near the crippled Fukushima nuclear power plant, the Japanese environment ministry said on Thursday.

Russia Helping North Korea Would "Threaten Peace": South Korea Tells UN

Reuters | Thursday September 21, 2023, Seoul

South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol said on Wednesday that if Russia helped North Korea enhance its weapons programs in return for assistance for its war in Ukraine, it would be "a direct provocation".

South Korea Imposes Sanctions Over North Korea's Arms Trade With Russia

Reuters | Thursday September 21, 2023, Seoul

South Korea imposed fresh sanctions on 10 individuals and two entities in relation to North Korea's nuclear program and weapons trade with three countries, including Russia, the foreign ministry said on Thursday.

Explained: What Is Armenia-Azerbaijan Conflict That Has Claimed 200 Lives

Edited by Samiran Mishra | Thursday September 21, 2023, New Delhi

Azerbaijan on Wednesday claimed victory in the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict and reclaimed the breakaway region after Armenian separatists agreed to a ceasefire.

China Rolls Out Bigger Frigates, New Helicopter Engine: Report

Reuters | Thursday September 21, 2023, Beijing

China's long-term military modernisation efforts are bearing fruit, with a string of upgrades for its warships and warplanes under way amid intensifying tensions in the Indo-Pacific, particularly the Taiwan Strait.

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