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Stay current with all the latest and breaking news from Asia, compare headlines and perspectives between news sources on stories happening today. In total, 49,057 stories have been published about Asia which Ground News has aggregated in the past 3 months.Stay current with all the latest and breaking news from Asia, compare headlines and perspectives between news sources on stories happening today. In total, 49,057 stories have been published about Asia which Ground News has aggregated in the past 3 months.
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Sex Life · JakartaIndonesia's parliament on Tuesday approved a criminal code that bans sex outside marriage with a punishment of up to one year in jail, part of a raft of legal changes that critics say undermine civil liberties in the world's third-largest democracy.See the Story
Indonesia parliament ratifies criminal code that bans sex outside marriage
43% Center coverage: 53 sources
Asia · KabulA roadside bomb went off near a bus with government employees during rush hour on Tuesday morning in northern Afghanistan, killing six people, a Taliban official said.See the Story
Taliban: Roadside bomb kills 6 people in north Afghanistan
44% Right coverage: 25 sources
Middle East · BeijingChinese President Xi Jinping is set to arrive in Saudi Arabia on Thursday for a two-day state visit amid high tensions between the United States and the two countries, CNN reported.See the Story
China's Xi Jinping to visit Saudi Arabia
38% Right coverage: 16 sources
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US & Canada · BeijingChina's defence ministry on Tuesday (Dec 6) dismissed a Pentagon report about the pace of its nuclear weapons programme as unfair "gesticulation" and speculation.See the Story
China says US nuclear weapons report is speculation
55% Center coverage: 29 sources
Asia · BangkokThe daughter of former Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra promised a new era of social equality on Tuesday, saying if her party is elected to power in next year’s election it will bring an end to poverty in the Southeast Asian nation.See the Story
Daughter of ex-Thai PM Thaksin outlines opposition’s vision
38% Left coverage: 8 sources
Hacking · OttawaAmnesty International Canada says its computer system was hacked by a group believed to be working for the Chinese government, in the latest instance of suspected interference in Canadian affairs by Beijing.See the Story
Amnesty International Canada says it was hacked by Chinese government
45% Left coverage: 20 sources
Soccer · DohaSamuel Eto'o, the former Cameroon striker and current president of the country's football federation, was involved in an altercation after Brazil's victory over South Korea on Monday, an American newspaper has reported.See the Story
Cameroon football chief Eto'o involved in altercation at World Cup
41% Right coverage: 27 sources
Asia · BeijingTop Chinese Communist Party officials gathered in Beijing on Tuesday for a memorial service to honor former president Jiang Zemin, in a display of unity and strength at a time when Chinese leader Xi Jinping faces widespread frustration over his strict coronavirus restrictions and iron-fisted rule.See the Story
China bids farewell to ex-leader Jiang and his era of relative openness
60% Right coverage: 5 sources
Europe · TokyoRapidus was launched last month by eight corporate giants including automakers, electronics and chipmakers. It will team up with the Imec, a Leuven, Belgium-based research organization. The collaboration would help Rapidus develop and mass produce such chips by 2027. The tie-up is the first known deal for Rapidus.See the Story
Japan, Belgium to cooperate in chip production, development
50% Center coverage: 14 sources
Business · TokyoThe Japanese automaker sees a bright future for the fuel as an alternative to battery power in the future zero emissions automotive world and is developing vehicles with it on several fronts.See the Story
Toyota unveils hydrogen-powered pickup and SUV
Coverage: 2 sources
Asia · KarnatakaSharad Pawar says time has come to take a stand after seeing what is happening in border areas. Maharashtra ministers Chandrakant Patil and Shambhuraj Desai were earlier scheduled to meet activists of the Maharashtra Ekikaran Samiti at Belagavi. Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai said he will ask his Maharashtra counterpart Eknath Shinde.See the Story
Maharashtra-Karnataka border row | Sharad Pawar says situation worrisome, time to take a stand
75% Left coverage: 4 sources
