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A man takes a photograph of a snow-covered neighbourhood as he cleans up the rooftop of a building after a heavy snowfall in Seoul, South Korea, November 28, 2024. Photo: REUTERS/Kim Hong-Ji

Asia

South Korea battles second day of heavy snow; four dead

The winter snowfall was the third-heaviest in Seoul, the capital, since records began in 1907, the Yonhap news agency said, citing data from the city

A fire that broke out during an engine combustion test of its Epsilon S rocket under development is seen at Tanegashima Space Center on the southwestern island of Tanegashima, Japan November 26, 2024, in this photo released by Kyodo. Photo: Mandatory credit Kyodo/via REUTERS

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Japan's space agency halts Epsilon S rocket engine test after fire

Philippines President Ferdinand Marcos Jr delivers a keynote address at the Shangri-La Dialogue, in Singapore, May 31, 2024. Photo: REUTERS/Edgar Su/File Photo

Asia

Philippines' Marcos vows to fight back after estranged VP's assassination threat

Chinese and Taiwanese flags are seen in this illustration, 6 August, 2022. Photo: REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration

Asia

Taiwan reports Chinese balloon, first time in six months

Manila Fire District said around 1,000 houses were burned in the blaze that is thought to have started on the second floor of one of the homes. Photo: AFP/BSS

Asia

Fire rips through slum area in Philippine capital

A general view of the Bangkok Hospital, where an Australian teenager was taken after drinking alcohol contaminated with methanol in Laos and passed away, in Bangkok, Thailand, November 22, 2024. Photo: REUTERS/Athit Perawongmetha/File Photo

Asia

Laos vows justice after tainted alcohol kills tourists

A US-made TOW-2A wire-guided anti-tank missile launched by Taiwanese soldiers from a M1167 TOW carrier vehicle at the Fangshan training grounds in Pingtung, Taiwan, Aug. 26, 2024. Photo: REUTERS/Ann Wang/File Photo

Asia

Russia says US using Taiwan to stir crisis in Asia

Philippine Vice President and Education Secretary Sara Duterte attends an economic briefing following President Ferdinand Marcos Jr's first State of the Nation Address, in Pasay City, Metro Manila, Philippines, July 26, 2022. Photo: REUTERS/Lisa Marie David/File Photo

Asia

Philippine VP's assassination threat against president a national security matter: official

Tourists pose for pictures at Mogao grottoes in Dunhuang, during an organised media tour in Gansu province, China 16 October 16, 2024. Photo: Reuters

Asia

China is expanding visa-free entry to more countries in bid to boost economy

A vendor cleans his vegetables stall as he waits for customers at a fruit and vegetable market in Colombo, Sri Lanka, 9 September 2024. Photo: Reuters

Asia

Sri Lanka's inflation rate drops to minus 0.7% in October

People walk along Takeshita street at Harajuku shopping area in Tokyo, Japan, August 10, 2024. Photo: REUTERS/Willy Kurniawan/File Photo

Asia

Japan sets monthly record 3.31 mln visitors in October

Asia

IMF warns Asia retaliatory tariffs could undermine growth

Former Taiwan Vice Premier Lin Hsin-i attends the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit in Lima, Peru, November 15, 2024. Photo: REUTERS/Leah Millis

Asia

Taiwan's APEC representative invites Biden to visit island