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ASEAN workshop on fighting fake news opens in Bangkok

By Benjamin Nathaniel Bondoc | PNA BANGKOK -- Journalists from member-states of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) gathered here to further strengthen the fight against the prevalence of fake news and...

ASEAN gains China’s support on RCEP

By Kris Crismundo/PNA BEIJING — The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) has been assured of China’s support in realizing the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) Agreement, Chinese Vice Minister of Commerce...

Report: N. Korea May Be Preparing Missile or Space Launch

VOA News There are indications North Korea may be preparing for a missile or space launch, National Public Radio is reporting. The U.S. news outlet said an analysis of satellite images of...

Trump ‘Very Disappointed’ if N. Korea Is Rebuilding Missile Site

Steve Miller/VOA News SEOUL — U.S. President Donald Trump said Wednesday that he would be "very disappointed" if reports that North Korea was rebuilding a rocket launch site were true. "I would be very...

Pakistan Detains Suspects Tied to Indian Kashmir Attack

Ayaz Gul/VOA-NEWS ISLAMABAD, PAKISTAN — Authorities in Pakistan have detained 44 suspected militants, including two relatives of the leader of the Islamist group that India accused of plotting a suicide car bombing in...

Chinese gov’t says it won’t use firms to gather intelligence

By Kris Crismundo/PNA BEIJING – Chinese government is not using its homegrown companies to gather military or political information of other countries, National People’s Congress (NPC) spokesperson Zhang Yesui said on...

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