CHENNAI/BANGKOK, Nov 3 — Indian engineer Stephen Wesley was puzzled when he was asked to take a typing test during an interview for a graphic design job in Thailand — but put it out of his mind when he got the role.

NEW DELHI, Nov 3 — Delhi's 20 million residents were effectively breathing smoke on Thursday (November 3) as the air quality index (AQI) breached the "severe" and "hazardous" categories in nearly all monitoring stations of the Indian capital, raising calls to close schools.

NEW YORK, Nov 3 — The United Nations (UN) on Wednesday (November 2) called for taking all the necessary actions to ensure proper investigation of crimes committed against journalists, and to ensure that the perpetrators are identified and convicted.

MONTREAL, Nov 3 — Quebec is ready to introduce legislation that would stop requiring elected officials to swear an oath to Britain's King Charles in the mostly French-speaking Canadian province's national assembly, a government official said on Wednesday.

TOKYO/SEOUL, Nov 3 — North Korea fired multiple ballistic missiles on Thursday, including a possible failed intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) that triggered an alert for residents in parts of central and northern Japan to seek shelter.

SEOUL, Nov 3 — South Korea and India launched a new round of negotiations Thursday to upgrade their bilateral trade pact after a three-year hiatus, reported Yonhap, quoting the trade ministry here.

REUTERS, Nov 3 — Meta Platforms on Wednesday said it was adding a host of new features to Instagram, including a tool to trade digital collectables, in a move that will help content creators monetise their presence on the social media platform.

SEOUL, Nov 2 — A special police investigation team raided the Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency, the Yongsan Police Station and six other offices Wednesday as part of an investigation into the bungled police response to the deadly Itaewon crowd crush.

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 2 — The Foreign Affairs Ministry confirmed today that no Malaysians were involved in the Halloween stampede in Seoul last Saturday.

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 2 — The Pinglu Canal in the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region is expected to boost and expand trade between China and Asean upon completion, especially in light of the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (Rcep) coming into force.

LOS ANGELES, Nov 2 — Adults with hypertension saw a small but consequential rise in their blood pressure levels during the first eight months of the Covid-19 pandemic, according to a new study published on Tuesday.

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SEOUL, Nov 2 — South Korea ruling People Power Party (PPP) vowed Wednesday to thoroughly hold those responsible to account, after revelations that police did little even after receiving 11 calls about the dangerous level of crowds on the night of the Itaewon tragedy.

WASHINGTON, Nov 2 — American tech billionaire Elon Musk suggested Tuesday a US$8 per month fee for Twitter’s blue tick.

BANGKOK, Nov 1 — Thai police arrested a local woman wanted in connection with the alleged trafficking of Rohingya to Malaysia seven years ago.

JAKARTA, Nov 1 — Russia and Asean countries have expressed the need to advance and expand energy, technological and industrial cooperation in the energy industry.

SYDNEY, Nov 1 — Australia's central bank announced on Tuesday a back-to-back interest rate hike for seven months in a row, by 25 basis points to 2.85 per cent in a bid to rein in the country's 'too high' inflation, reported Xinhua.

PHNOM PENH, Nov 1 — Post-Covid-19 pandemic recovery, security issues, and rising global inflation are expected to be high on the agenda during the forthcoming 40th and 41st Asean Summits and related summits, a Cambodian government official and experts said.

HOUSTON, Nov 1 — Elon Musk fired Twitter's entire board of directors Monday, just a week after finalising the US$44 billion (RM208.1 billion) takeover of the social media giant.

JAKARTA, Nov 1 — Indonesia's food and drug agency said on Monday it had revoked licences for syrup-type drug production by two local firms for violating manufacturing rules, as it investigates the deaths of more than 150 children due to acute kidney injury (AKI).