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• Who is China sending to Trump's inauguration?

  This is the first time a senior Chinese leader will witness a US president being sworn in.

• Temples, treasures and trade: The astonishing legacy of India's Chola dynasty

  The Cholas were a powerful south Indian dynasty known for military conquests, grand temples and shaping global trade and culture.

• Three reasons Trump tariffs aren't China's only problem

  China's economy has hit the government's 5% growth target for 2024 in the face of multiple challenges.

• Americans and Chinese share jokes on 'alternative TikTok' as US ban looms

  RedNote's Chinese users say it is the first time they have been able to speak directly to Americans online.

• Man detained over knife attack on Bollywood actor

  The actor was attacked by an unidentified man at his house in India's Mumbai city on Thursday.

• Imran Khan jailed for 14 years in corruption case

  The £190m case is the latest in a series of charges that the detained former Pakistan PM faces.

• Ceasefire kindles hope of hostage son's return to Nepal

  Bipin Joshi, 23, was one of dozens of foreign workers taken hostage by Hamas on 7 October 2023.

• India successfully conducts historic space-docking test

  India is only the fourth country in the world with such technology after United States, Russia and China.

• Nepal's leader says it has too many tigers. Does it?

  Wild tigers killed nearly 40 people in Nepal between 2019 and 2023. Solutions are hard to come by.

• Pakistan Airlines ad shows plane flying at Eiffel Tower

  The ad has drawn widespread criticism and Pakistani PM Shehbaz Sharif has ordered an investigation.

• S Korea impeached president arrested after investigators scale walls

  They cut through barbed wires and braved freezing temperatures to reach Yoon, ending a weeks-long standoff.

• TikTok users flock to Chinese app RedNote as US ban looms

  A swarm of "TikTok refugees" has made RedNote the most downloaded app on Apple's US App Store.

• S Korea begins impeachment trial of suspended president

  Yoon will be removed from office if at least six Constitutional Court judges vote to impeach him.

• 'My country in crisis': Yoon Suk Yeol's arrest fuels divisions

  The country is deeply polarised by the president's attempt to impose martial law.

• Why has it been so hard to arrest S Korea's impeached president?

  Investigators have doggedly pursued a president who was suspended from duty for trying to impose martial law.