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Vietnam and Laos record hottest temperatures ever as heat wave grips Southeast Asia

Hong Kong CNN  —  Temperature records tumbled across Southeast Asia over the weekend as the region swelters under a weekslong heat wave that has brought misery to millions. All-time highs were recorded in Vietnam, Laos and Thailand’s capital, where the heat has been compounded by an intense smoggy season that has caused pollution levels to …

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Russian warships conduct anti-submarine exercises in Asian waters

Warships from the Russian Pacific Fleet are conducting anti-submarine exercises in waters off the country’s far eastern coast, Russia’s Pacific Fleet press service said on Thursday morning. The exercises involve three corvette warships tasked with locating and destroying a mock enemy submarine with the assistance of helicopters in the Sea of Japan, also known as …

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Asia must not become arena for ‘big power contest,’ says China’s Xi as APEC summit gets underway

Bangkok, ThailandCNN —  Chinese leader Xi Jinping has stressed the need to reject confrontation in Asia, warning against the risk of cold war tensions, as leaders gather for the last of three world summits hosted in the region this month. Xi began the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) leaders’ summit in Bangkok by staking out his wish …

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Iraq to have Fastest Growing Economy in Middle East, Central Asia

By John Lee. According to the recently-published World Economic Outlook from the International Monetary Fund (IMF), Iraq’s economy is forecast to grow by 9.3 percent this year, giving it the fastest real GDP growth of all the Middle East and Central Asia countries. The forecast is slightly down from the 9.5 percent projected in the […]

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US attention back to Asia after months focused on Russia’s war in Ukraine

President Joe Biden departs Thursday on an alliance-boosting visit to Asia, a belated first trip to a region that remains central to his foreign policy goals even as his focus has been drawn away. Biden’s stops in two staunch US allies — South Korea and Japan — are meant to bolster partnerships at a moment of global instability. …

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