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China seeks larger diplomatic footprint

Sri Lankan trade unions claim strike a success, govt calls it big flop

Thai PM to address Lankan parliament

Bangladesh, S. Korea climbers die while descending Everest

Protests aimed at toppling Bangladesh govt

Exchange rate policy still relevant for Singapore: monetary authority chief

Vietnam to cooperate with Asia-Pacific countries in managing scarce water

Lao to organise biggest rocket festival

US slates attacks on minorities in Bangladesh

Nepali-Canadian 1st double amputee on Everest

Obama vows to assist in Myanmar's reform process

Committment made during Thein Sein's White House visit, billed as a stamp of approval for the Myanmar government's reform process

News ● COLOMBO: Sri Lankan trade unions claim strike a success, govt calls it big flop ● COLOMBO: Thai PM to address Lankan parliament ● KATHMANDU: Bangladesh, S. Korea climbers die while descending Everest ● DHAKA: Protests aimed at toppling Bangladesh govt ● BANGKOK: Vietnam to cooperate with Asia-Pacific countries in managing scarce water

COOL FAN FOR THE SUMMER: A craftsman makes a traditional Gifu uchiwa fan in a workshop in Gifu, as production shifts into full gear with summer approaching. One of the most popular fans is the mizu uchiwa, or water fan, which has a transparent surface because it is covered with very thin paper and a light coat of varnish. Only 500 are produced a month as they have to be carefully made by hand. The Yomiuri Shimbun

KIM JONG-UN VISIT: This photo taken May 19, 2013, and released by North Korea's official Korean Central News Agency on May 20 shows North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un (R) visiting Pyongyang Myohyangsan Children's Camp, situated at the foot of Mt. Myohyang in North Phyongan Province. North Korea fired four short-range missiles into the Sea of Japan at the weekend, drawing criticism from Seoul and UN chief Ban Ki-moon. AFP

LI IN INDIA: Chinese Premier, Li Keqiang (L) is welcomed by Indian Minister of State for External Affairs, E. Ahmed on his arrival at Palam Airport in New Delhi on May 19, 2013. India is the first stop of Li's maiden foreign trip that is expected to discuss issues ranging from an unresolved border dispute to a festering trade-imbalance. AFP

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Chinese President Xi Jinping will meet US President Barack Obama in California next month on his way back from a trip to Latin America and the Caribbean, according to China Daily. Philippine President President Benigno Aquino III thumbs down a new pitch for charter change by his allies in Congress ahead of the opening of the 16th Congress in July, says the Philippine Daily Inquirer. Former Pakistani president Pervez Musharraf gets bail in the Benazir Bhutto murder case, Dawn reports. Japanese scholars slam Tokyo on history, The Korea Herald writes. Bangkok will host a race in the inaugural season of the FIA Formula E Championship for electric cars next year, The Nation reports.

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Views ● SINGAPORE: China seeks larger diplomatic footprint ● BANGKOK: Myanmar's road to democracy not without challenges ● BEIJING: Obama, Xi set to build rapport at retreat ● ISLAMABAD: Pakistan's new era under Sharif ● KUALA LUMPUR : The never-ending rape of the Camerons ● SEOUL: Dealing with Pyongyang ● MANILA : Stranglehold ● BANGKOK: A naive leader transformed by her impatient brother ● BANGKOK: Can Thailand learn from the success of Singapore? ● TAIPEI: Jingoistic press not helping Ma Ying-jeou during Philippine row

Business ● SINGAPORE: Exchange rate policy still relevant for Singapore: monetary authority chief ● NEW DELHI: Chinese premier seeks closer economic ties with India ● SEOUL: Korean retailer fined for faking Prada discount ● NEW DELHI: China vows to open domestic markets to Indian businesses ● BANGKOK: Most Thai CEOs believe high baht hurting business, survey finds ● MANILA : Philippines 'sovereign rising star', says credit watchdog ● DHAKA: Bangladesh may get duty-free access to Thailand ● DHAKA: Labour leaders in Bangladesh urge Wal-Mart, Gap to sign factory accord ● JAKARTA: Portuguese firms to tap into Indonesia's business potentials ● BEIJING: First-tier Chinese cities barely livable, report says