An outright majority for any of the three main parties is unlikely, so an alliance is almost certain to be required to form a government.

The explosion occurred at Jiapeng biotech company, located in Shanyin County, about 400km west of Beijing.

With Thailand having cycled through three different prime ministers over the last three years, voters CNA spoke to on Sunday (Feb 8) expressed hopes that the polls would bring about more unity and stability.

Anwar said the partnership included deep collaborations in multiple fields, including trade and investments, food security, defence, healthcare and tourism.

For the first time in Thailand’s history, a national referendum will be held alongside the general election on Sunday (Feb 8). Voters will not only elect 500 Members of Parliament, but also decide whether a new constitution should be created.

Immigration screening "has already become a little stricter, so that terrorists, and also industrial spies, cannot enter easily", Japan's Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi said during a rally.

Panama's Supreme Court had earlier annulled Hong Kong-based CK Hutchison's contract to operate two ports at the Panama Canal.

Thai forces took control of several patches of disputed land along the Thai-Cambodian border during fighting last year, which could amount to several square kilometres in total.

The patient had a history of consuming raw date palm sap, which can be contaminated by infected bats.

Gold, long seen as a safe-haven asset to hedge against political and economic risks, saw a wild run in a speculative buying spree in January that took it to a record near US$5,600 per ounce.

Bithumb had planned to distribute small cash rewards of 2,000 Korean won (US$1.37) to each user as part of a promotional event, but winners received at least 2,000 bitcoins each instead. 

Most of Johor Bahru’s Chinese shops and eateries will shutter during CNY, but you’ll find life in the major malls and then some.

Some experts believe Thailand is still paying the price of past military coups and grappling with a legitimacy deficit on the world stage.

The three major parties hoping to lead Thailand’s next government made their final pitches to large crowds of supporters in Bangkok on Friday (Feb 6), as the country prepares to head to the polls this weekend.

During Friday prayers, a suicide bomber targeted a Shiite mosque in Pakistan where 31 people were killed.

The student had just arrived in Mumbai to visit a relative when the balloons were being delivered for a birthday celebration in the same building.