Min Aung Hlaing presided over his last military parade in Myanmar before he takes up the role of president.
BBC News Asia Business Correspondent Suranajana Tewari spoke to people taking to the streets of Manila.
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Some 260,000 fans are expected to watch BTS perform together on Saturday for the first time since 2022.
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A young Japanese macaque at the Ichikawa City Zoo in Japan went viral, after videos showed him playing with a soft toy that zookeepers gave him for comfort.
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A Lakshmi goddess shrine at Bangkok shopping mall has become a place where young people come to pray for love.
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The pro-democracy media tycoon was sentenced to 20 years in jail by the Hong Kong High Court.
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At least 31 people have been killed after a suicide bomber detonated a device at a Shia mosque, according to police.
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A mayor in the Philippines has survived a rocket launcher attack on his vehicle in broad daylight.
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Correspondent Jonathan Head says the 'devastating' accident is an enormous setback for Thailand's efforts to modernise its infrastructure.
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India Editor Vikas Pandey visits the Indian nightclub where 25 people were killed in a blaze.
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Footage geolocated by BBC Verify show the blaze taking hold in Wang Cheong House.
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Java Island’s tallest mountain, a volcano called Mount Semeru, has spewed tall plumes of ash clouds that engulfed bridges and the surrounding countryside.
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The former prime minister of Bangladesh, Sheikh Hasina, has been sentenced to death for crimes against humanity.
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Hasina has called the court's decision "biased and politically motivated" in a statement released after the verdict.
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An airport in Japan temporarily suspended flights on Wednesday after a bear wandered onto its grounds.
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The Wandan mud volcano is a particularly unusual example of the geological phenomenon, an expert told the BBC.
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Local authorities in the southwestern province of Sichuan say there are no reports of casualties following the collapse.
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At least 12 people have been killed after a suicide attack outside a court in Islamabad on Tuesday
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Police say eight people have been killed after a car explodes near Delhi's Red Fort landmark in India.
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A weakened Typhoon Fung-wong is now passing over the South China Sea, after leaving two people dead in the Philippines.
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Footage from 9 November shows swells from Typhoon Fung-wong surging over houses and palm trees.
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The Trump administration has assured us that the long-awaited summit in Beijing between President Xi Jinping and US President Donald Trump will now be held on May 14 to 15. Whether you believe the meeting will go ahead is up to you. Beijing has not confirmed it, but neither has it contradicted the W
A Chinese fugitive suspected of drug-related crimes has been repatriated from the United States and handed to police in China, the first such case in years, according to state media. The suspect was returned to China by US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) via cooperation channels between th
From controlling the weight of aircraft to sending more flights to Europe via Russian airspace, Chinese airlines have adopted a range of measures in response to the surge in oil prices resulting from the Middle East conflict that threatens to crimp their razor-thin margins. A number of carriers, inc
General Min Aung Hlaing has been chosen as the next president by the newly-elected parliament.