TOKYO -- Japan experienced its hottest July for the third year in a row, with a record 2.89 degrees Celsius higher than usual, according to the country's weather agency.
The nationwide average temperature was the highest for July since comparable records began in 1898, toppling the previous record set in 2024 by 2.16 degrees Celsius, the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) said on Friday. (Japan-Heat)
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PHNOM PENH -- An ASEAN interim observer group has inspected conflict-affected areas on the Cambodia-Thailand border after a ceasefire was reached, a Cambodian defense spokesperson said on Saturday.
The group included military attaché of Malaysia, the current chair of ASEAN, as well as Vietnamese and Philippine assistant military attachés, said Cambodian Defense Ministry's Undersecretary of State and Spokesperson Maly Socheata. (Cambodia-Thailand-ASEAN)
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HANOI -- Eight people have died and three others remain missing following flash floods and landslides in recent days in Vietnam's northern province of Dien Bien, Vietnam News Agency reported Saturday.
As of 6 a.m. Saturday, around 60 houses had been swept away or damaged by floodwaters, according to the Vietnam Disaster and Dyke Management Authority. (Vietnam-Floods)
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HONG KONG -- China's Hong Kong has recorded its first imported case of chikungunya fever this year, involving a 12-year-old boy who recently traveled to Foshan in south China's Guangdong Province, according to local health authorities on Saturday.
The Center for Health Protection of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) government's Department of Health held a press briefing on Saturday. (HK-Chikungunya Fever) ■
