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South Korea grieves after deadliest plane crash kills 179

Agence France-Presse South Korea was reeling Monday from the loss of 179 people after a Jeju Air plane crash-landed and burst into flames, with a team of US investigators joining local authorities...

Sweeping Vietnam internet law comes into force

Agence France-Presse New Vietnamese internet rules requiring Facebook and TikTok to verify user identities and hand over data to authorities came into force on Wednesday, in what critics say is the latest...

Shrinking, aging population makes SoKor a ‘super-aged society’

Agence France-Presse South Korea has become a "super-aged society," with 20% of its population aged 65 or older, official data showed on Tuesday, a gloomy trend driven by an alarmingly low birth...

Malaysia agrees to resume search for missing MH370 plane

Agence France-Presse Malaysia announced on Dec. 20 that it has agreed to launch a new search for Malaysia Airlines flight MH370, which disappeared 10 years ago in one of aviation's greatest enduring...

‘Eyelash viper’, leaf-nosed bat among new species found in Mekong

Agence France-Presse A viper with scales that look like eyelashes and a leaf-nosed bat are among dozens of new species identified in Southeast Asia's Mekong region last year, World Wildlife Fund (WWF)...

South Korean president pressed to step down over martial law bid

Agence France-Presse South Korean President Yoon Suk-Yeol faced demands to resign on Wednesday after his imposition of martial law brought thousands of protesters to the streets and was subsequently voted down by...

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