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Firefighters work on an Air Busan plane that caught fire at Gimhae International Airport in Busan, South Korea, January 29, 2025. Photo: Yonhap/via REUTERS
Asia

Air Busan Airbus plane catches fire at South Korea's Busan airport

All 169 passengers and seven crew members were evacuated, with three having minor injuries, fire authorities in Busan said

A crude oil tanker sails in Nakhodka Bay near the port city of Nakhodka, Russia, December 4, 2022. REUTERS/Tatiana Meel/File Photo
Global Economy

Russia oil trade to China, India stalls as sanctions drive up shipping costs

Fuji TV president Koichi Minato is resigining over the scandal. Photo: AFP
Asia

Japan's Fuji TV bosses resign over sex assault scandal

South Korea’s impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol arrives for his impeachment trial at the Constitutional Court in Seoul, South Korea, January 21, 2025. Photo: REUTERS/Kim Hong-Ji/Pool/File Photo
Asia

South Korea President Yoon indicted for insurrection over martial law decree

The wreckage of the Jeju Air aircraft that went off the runway and crashed lies at Muan International Airport, in Muan, South Korea, December 30, 2024. Photo: REUTERS/Kim Hong-Ji/File Photo
Asia

Duck DNA in both engines of Jeju Air plane that crashed: report

South Korea’s impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol attends his impeachment trial at the Constitutional Court in Seoul, South Korea, January 21, 2025. Photo: REUTERS/Kim Hong-Ji/Pool
Asia

South Korea's prosecutors indict President Yoon for insurrection

Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto and India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrive for a photo opportunity ahead of their meeting at the Hyderabad House in New Delhi, India, January 25, 2025. Photo: REUTERS/Altaf Hussain
Asia

Indonesia, India sign wide range of agreements, including on health and security

Bank of Japan (BOJ). Photo: Wikipedia
Global Economy

Bank of Japan raises interest rates to highest in 17 years, yen jumps

Trump shakes hands with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un as the two meet at the Korean Demilitarized Zone in June 2019. Trump briefly stepped over into North Korean territory, becoming the first sitting US leader to set foot in the nation. Trump said he invited Kim to the White House, and both leaders agreed to restart talks after nuclear negotiations stalled. Photo: Shealah Craighead/The White House
USA

Trump says he will reach out to North Korea's Kim again

Photo: Collected
Asia

Ice in the sky: Thailand's fight against air pollution

People walk in front of the Bank of Japan building in Tokyo, Japan January 23, 2024. Photo: REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon/File Photo
Global Economy

Asia shares buoyed by Trump's China comments; BOJ hikes

South Korea’s impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol attends his impeachment trial at the Constitutional Court in Seoul, South Korea, January 21, 2025. Photo: REUTERS/Kim Hong-Ji/Pool
Asia

South Korea investigators ask prosecutors to indict Yoon for insurrection, abuse of power

The wreckage of the Jeju Air aircraft that went off the runway and crashed lies at Muan International Airport, in Muan, South Korea, December 30, 2024. Photo: REUTERS/Kim Hong-Ji
Asia

South Korea to remove concrete embankment blamed for exacerbating deadly plane crash