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Malacañang suspends work and classes in Metro Manila due to typhoon Carina

(EAGLE NEWS) Malacañang Palace has ordered the suspension of work in government offices and classes at all levels in Metro…

Philippines ‘to assert our rights’ after China sea deal

MANILA, July 22, 2024 (AFP) - Manila insisted Monday it will continue to "assert our rights" over a hotspot South…

Asian markets drop as Biden drops out of White House race

HONG KONG, July 22, 2024 (AFP) - Asian markets fell Monday as Joe Biden's decision to drop out of the…

Philippines and China de-escalate tensions with resupply “arrangement”

By Pam CASTRO MANILA (AFP) - The Philippines and China have agreed on an "arrangement" for resupplying Filipino troops stationed…

Vietnamese leader Nguyen Phu Trong has died: party

HANOI, July 19, 2024 (AFP) - The general secretary of Vietnam's Communist Party Nguyen Phu Trong, considered the country's top…

Sacked hotel worker arrested over killings of two Australians, Filipina

MANILA, July 17, 2024 (AFP) - A disgruntled former hotel employee has been arrested over the killings of two Australians…

Bangladesh turns back fleeing Myanmar soldiers at border

TEKNAF, Bangladesh, July 16, 2024 (AFP) - Bangladesh stopped dozens of Myanmar security personnel from crossing into its territory to…

DEVELOPING STORY: Six found dead in Bangkok hotel room: senior police officer

BANGKOK, July 16, 2024 (AFP) - Six people believed to be Vietnamese and Vietnamese-Americans were found dead in a hotel…

Myanmar alliance says agreed 4-day ceasefire with junta in Shan state

YANGON, July 14, 2024 (AFP) - An alliance of Myanmar ethnic minority armed groups said Sunday it had agreed a…

Eleven dead in northern Vietnam after landslide buries van

HANOI, July 14, 2024 (AFP) - A landslide triggered by heavy rains buried and killed at least 11 people who…

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