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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, 55,619 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, 55,619 stories have been published about Asia which Ground News has aggregated in the past 3 months.
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CricketAlia Bhatt is expecting her first child together with husband-actor Ranbir Kapoor. The Gangubai Kathiawadi actress announced her pregnancy in June. She is currently on a babymoon with the Sanju actor in Italy. Aamir Khan and Kareena Kapoor Khan's much-anticipated film, Laal Singh Chaddha, hit the theatres today.See the Story
Laal Singh Chaddha movie review: Aamir Khan falls back on easy crutches in a meandering tale
57% Left coverage: 7 sources
Business · WashingtonChina's war games around Taiwan have led Biden administration officials to recalibrate their thinking on whether to scrap some tariffs or potentially impose others on Beijing. Biden's team has been wrestling for months with various ways to ease the costs of duties imposed on Chinese imports during predecessor Donald Trump's tenure, as it tries to tamp down skyrocketing inflation.See the Story
U.S. rethinks steps on China tariffs in wake of Taiwan response -sources
36% Right coverage: 14 sources
Kim Jong-Un · PyongyangNorth Korea has previously said that "alien things" near the border with the South caused the COVID-19 outbreak. South Korean activists have for years flown balloons containing propaganda leaflets and US dollars over the border. Kim Jong Un's sister, Yo Jong, blamed these activities for the country's outbreak, saying they were a "crime against humanity"See the Story
Kim Jong Un's sister threatens Seoul: “We will respond by eradicating, not only Covid, but also South Korean authorities”
42% Right coverage: 12 sources
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Military · SeoulSouth Korea will make its own decisions in strengthening its defenses against North Korean threats. China calls that it continue the polices of Seoul's previous government that refrained from adding more U.S. anti-missile batteries. Differences underscore a reemerging rift between the countries just a day after their top diplomats met in China.See the Story
South Korea and China clash over US missile shield
50% Center coverage: 14 sources
US & Canada · IslamabadThe appeal came a day after police in Pakistan shut down a TV station. The station had been broadcasting an interview with Imran Khan. Khan is the leader of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party. The PTI has accused the PTI of trying to oust it from power.See the Story
Watchdog urges Pakistan to free editor, restore TV on air
50% Left coverage: 14 sources
Asia · IndiaThe Centre has asked the Supreme Court to lay down guidelines to regulate the freebies announced by political parties to induce voters. The issues associated with freebies were also acknowledged by the apex court, which observed that the economy losing money and the welfare of the people, both have to be balanced. The top court scheduled the matter for further hearing on August 17.See the Story
Need to balance welfare measures & economy’s health: Supreme Court on freebies
Coverage: 2 sources
Corruption · Himachal PradeshThe debate will take place at 11am on Thursday, August 11. The debate will be held in front of a live audience of 1,500 people. The audience will be able to watch the debate live on the Internet. It will also be streamed live on CNN.com.See the Story
No-confidence motion against Himachal Govt defeated by voice vote
80% Left coverage: 5 sources
Asia · VietnamVietnamese authorities on Thursday said they arrested an air force major involved in a fatal accident in late June in southeastern Vietnam’s Ninh Thuan province after determining he had been using his cell phone when his car hit and killed a high school student on a scooter.Maj. Hoang Van Minh of the 937th regiment, 370th division, of Vietnam People's Air Force, formally called the Air Defense-Air Force, was driving a seven-seat military vehicle…See the Story
Vietnamese authorities arrest air force officer involved in fatal car accident
100% Left coverage: 1 sources
Money · Mae SotA few times each month, Saw Khu wakes before dawn and sets out on a dangerous mission to deliver sacks full of Western aid money to conflict-torn areas deep inside Myanmar.See the Story
The Dangerous Mission to Sneak Sacks of Cash in Western Aid Into Myanmar
100% Right coverage: 1 sources
Asia · HanoiA court in Vietnam’s capital Hanoi on Thursday slightly reduced the jail terms of two civil society workers sentenced in January on tax evasion charges, saying one of the men had returned part of the money owed, while the other had not gained financially from the evasion.Mai Phan Loi, chairman of the Committee for Scientific Affairs of the Center for Media in Educating Community (MEC), will now serve 45 of the 48 months of his original sentence,…See the Story
Vietnam appeals court reduces jail terms for two NGO workers
100% Left coverage: 1 sources
Asia · SingaporeGhostlore is an upcoming action-roleplaying game by two-man team Andrew Teo and Adam Teo. It draws inspiration from Chinese, Malay and Indonesian folklore. The game has sold more than 5,000 copies since its beta launch in April, and was in Steam's Top Sellers list in Singapore in the first week.See the Story
Ghostlore: In this made-in-Singapore video game, you get to fight hungry ghosts and pontianaks
100% Center coverage: 1 sources
