Asia - Pacific

Oil tanker, cargo ship fire kills 1, injures 2 in southern South Korea
It is not yet known if tanker's 2,500 tons of toxic chemicals spilled into ocean
Oil tanker, cargo ship fire kills 1, injures 2 in southern South Korea
It is not yet known if tanker's 2,500 tons of toxic chemicals spilled into ocean

Pakistan condemns Netanyahu's remarks regarding 'Greater Israel' plan
Islamabad calls on international community to outrightly reject such provocative notions that constitute flagrant violation of international law, principles of UN Charter and relevant UN resolutions

Australia launches largest overseas military drills with Philippines
Drills, including amphibious landing operations, over next 2 weeks bring together 3600 soldiers, including from Canada, US, in waters around the Philippines

N.Korean leader urges Moscow, Pyongyang ‘fully' implement bilateral treaties
Russia would ‘never forget decisive assistance at most crucial time’ extended by North Korea, says Russian Duma speaker about ongoing Moscow-Kyiv war

‘Learn from the past,’ China’s top diplomat asks Japan to face wartime history
Wang Yi blasts ‘some forces’ in Japan that attempt to whitewash World War II aggression and ‘even rehabilitate accusations of war criminals’

Japanese economy grows more than expected in Q2 due to strong exports
GDP increases 0.3% on quarterly basis in April-June as exports contribute 0.3 percentage points to growth