JAKARTA, Aug 29 — A strong quake of 7.0 magnitude struck deep in the sea north of Bali and Lombok in Indonesia early today, the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) said, sending residents running out of buildings.

MOSCOW, Aug 28 — Trade between Russia and India rose 2.9 times year-on-year in the first six months of 2023 and amounted to US$33.5 billion (RM155.9 billion), an analysis of the Indian trade ministry's data carried out by Sputnik found on Monday.

HANOI, Aug 28 (Bernama-VNA) -- Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh and his visiting Singaporean counterpart Lee Hsien Loong agreed to consider upgrading the relationship between both countries to a comprehensive strategic partnership during their talks in Hanoi on Monday.

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JOHOR BAHRU, Aug 26 — The Pakatan Harapan (Harapan) campaign machinery in the Pulai parliamentary by-election is focusing its efforts on strengthening the unity of the grassroots of the component parties in the Unity Government.

SINGAPORE, Aug 26 — Singapore's Central Narcotics Bureau (CNB) arrested 130 suspected drug offenders in an island-wide operation from August 14 to August 25, Xinhua quoted a statement released by the bureau on Saturday.

MANILA, Aug 26 — Australia has a security interest in the South China Sea and will work more closely with the Philippines on joint patrols, Australian Defence Minister Richard Marles said on Friday (August 25) as he observed military exercises with President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.

BALI, Aug 25 — Asean Member States (AMS) energy leaders welcomed the call to initiate new multilateral power trading projects and bridge the gap by connecting the north, south and east subregions based on the recommendations of the Asean Interconnection Master Plan Study III (AIMS III).

JAKARTA, Aug 25 — Four power companies of Asean countries are discussing opportunities for interconnected systems to achieve energy security and energy transition targets and reduce emissions.

VIENTIANE, Aug 25 — Member states of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) have signed an agreement on the establishment of an Asean Centre for Climate Change to enhance coordinated and integrated approach in regional climate change response, reported Xinhua.

TOKYO, Aug 25 — Japan started releasing treated radioactive water from the wrecked Fukushima nuclear power plant into the Pacific Ocean on Thursday, a polarising move that prompted China to announce an immediate blanket ban on all aquatic products from Japan.

JAKARTA, Aug 24 —The growing use of solar photovoltaic cells, battery, and electric two-wheeler (E2W) industries in Southeast Asia could potentially yield between US$90 billion and US$100 billion (RM464 billion) by 2030, according to a recent research.

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JAKARTA, Aug 24 — Health and finance ministries of member countries of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) discussed essential measures to strengthen the financial sector to anticipate future pandemics, reported ANTARA News Agency.

BALI, Aug 24 — Malaysia, Indonesia, Brunei, and the Philippines will form a sub-region focus group to boost existing interconnectivity for green energy sustainability.

BERLIN, Aug 24 —  The shortage of semiconductors has hit Europe's largest carmaker Volkswagen hard since the end of 2020, but now the German company has given a cautious all-clear.

BANGKOK, Aug 23 — Thailand's newly elected Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin took office today after being endorsed by King Maha Vajiralongkorn.

VIENTIANE, Aug 23 — Environmental officials from the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) have met in Laos' capital Vientiane to discuss several environmental issues and to enhance cooperation in resolving transboundary haze pollution, reported Xinhua.

BANGKOK, Aug 23 — Thailand's billionaire former leader Thaksin Shinawatra was hospitalised on his first night in prison after his historic return from self-exile, officials said on Wednesday, citing concern about his heart and blood pressure.

WASHINGTON, Aug 23 — United States (US) President Joe Biden will visit India from September 7 to September 10 for a summit of the Group of 20 nations, while Vice-President Kamala Harris will travel to Jakarta from September 4 to September 7 to attend summits of Southeast Asian leaders, the White House said on Tuesday (August 22).