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File Photo: The 25th Ministerial Conference of Greater Mekong Subregion (GMS) at Luang Prabang in Laos on December, 2022
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07 December 2023
Myanmar junta to host 26th Ministerial Conference of the Greater Mekong Subregion
Scientists are debating how the novel coronavirus, which has killed more than 1,100 people in China and spread to dozens of countries around the world, was transmitted to humans (AFP Photo/Ronny Adolof Buol)
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13 February 2020
Bat for sale at Indonesia's wildlife market...
Bats, rats and snakes are still being sold at an Indonesian market known for its wildlife...
Vice President of Vietnam, Dang Thi Ngoc Thinh. Photo: EPA
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12 February 2020
Vietnamese Vice President arrives in India on...
Vice President of Vietnam, Dang Thi Ngoc Thinh arrived here on Tuesday on a three-day...
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte. Photo: EPA
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12 February 2020
Philippines says will withdraw from US military...
The Philippines told the US on Tuesday it was quitting a pact key to their historical...
Rescue workers carry a dead body (R) following a boat capsizing accident, in Teknaf on February 11, 2020. Photo: AFP
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12 February 2020
At least 15 refugees drown after boat sinks off...
At least 15 women and children drowned and more than 50 others were missing after a boat...
A human rights advocate holds up a mask featuring Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte during a rally in Manila (AFP Photo/Maria TAN)
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11 February 2020
Philippines moves to shut down top broadcaster
Philippine government lawyers moved Monday to strip the nation's biggest media group of...
Air India passenger planes seen at the Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport in Mumbai, India. Photo: EPA
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10 February 2020
21,023 travellers screened for coronavirus at...
As many as 21,023 travellers have been screened for coronavirus at Mumbai Airport till...
People gather for a candlelight vigil in Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand, following a mass shooting which Prime Minister Prayut Chan-O-Cha called unprecedented (AFP PHOTO/ CHALINEE THIRASUPA)
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10 February 2020
Thai city holds vigil for 29 victims of '...
Holding candles and writing condolences as monks chanted prayers, hundreds of Thais held...
Dr Li Wenliang had been admitted to a hospital in early January and later confirmed to have the coronavirus, according to a post on his social media account. Photo: Weibo
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07 February 2020
China virus kills doctor who first warned of it:...
A Chinese doctor who was among the first to warn publicly about the new coronavirus...
A general view of the Johari Bazar at the walled city in Jaipur, India, 07 July 2019. Photo: EPA
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06 February 2020
India’s walled city of Jaipur formally accorded...
UNESCO Director-General Audrey Azoulay presented the World Heritage Certificate for the...
A barrier to stop traffic is seen near the Alibaba headquarters in Hangzhou, southwest of Shanghai -- the operations of many major companies have been affected by the coronavirus outbreak (AFP / NOEL CELIS)
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06 February 2020
China virus death tolls rises to 560: govt
The number of confirmed fatalities from China's coronavirus outbreak rose to at least 560...
Beijing has long wanted to blast 97 kilometres (60 miles) of rocks and dredge the riverbed in northern Thailand to open up a passage for massive cargo ships (AFP / Lillian SUWANRUMPHA)
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06 February 2020
Thais spike China-led plan to dredge Mekong river
Thailand has spiked Chinese-led plans to open up a key stretch of the Mekong river, in a...
Myanmar State Counselor Aung San Suu Kyi (R) and Chinese President Xi Jinping (L) pose for photos while shaking hands during a meeting at the Presidential Palace in Naypyitaw Myanmar, 18 January 2020. Photo: Nyein Chan Naing/EPA
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06 February 2020
Myanmar plans to donate rice to Coronavirus-hit...
Ministry of Foreign Affairs, deputy permanent secretary Aung Kyaw Zan said that Myanmar...

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