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South Korean lawmakers launch probe into ballot paper shortages

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War in Iran spurs solar boom in oil-dependent South-east Asia

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Japan’s World Cup clean-up praise meets scepticism at home

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Ad listing for $7m Tokyo apartment with ‘invisible man’ goes viral

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Hong Kong hoists highest rain signal, closes schools

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Australia opens first carbon refinery, making new products from captured CO2

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South Korea parliament launches probe into election ballot shortages

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South Korea Parliament launches probe into election ballot shortages

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China seeks to curb 'unfair' competition in food delivery sector

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China seeks to curb ‘unfair’ competition in food delivery sector

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Thailand revives $38.6 billion coast-to-coast corridor to rival Malacca Strait

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India keeps undermining the Bangladesh reset it claims to want

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Malaysia’s carbon tax delayed due to Middle East uncertainties: Minister

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‘Indahouse’: New Zealand minister quotes British TV character Ali G in Parliament

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South Korea sees heat-related ER visits rise sharply and braces itself for a hotter summer

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Why dropping ‘Indo-Pacific’ clarifies the Pentagon’s China strategy

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Landmark court battle: Pain-riddled South Korean man fights for right to die

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South Korean police quiz executive in Starbucks ‘Tank Day’ fiasco

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South Korean police quiz executive in Starbucks 'Tank Day' fiasco

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Taiwan hopes new US arms sale package can be approved soon, president says

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Dead fish washing up on South Korea’s east coast may be linked to tuna surge, warming seas

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The unavoidable prisoner: Aung San Suu Kyi at 81

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Modi reports 'significant progress' in US-India trade talks after Trump meeting

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North Korea recalls its ambassador to Britain after sanctions on children’s camp, report says

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North Korea recalls its ambassador to Britain after sanctions on children's camp, report says

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More CCTVs planned across 15 local councils in Malaysia

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Living in the dark: India learns to live with hotter summers

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Lululemon apologises after Great Wall drum sparks China backlash

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South Korea's Lee leaves G7 with Trump's pen after talks about peace on the peninsula

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Japan’s defence chief challenges China’s military spending data

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Vodafone Australia network outage hits thousands, services being restored

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US-Iran deal sparks record highs for Asian stocks, drags on oil

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China’s unusually heavy downpours fill dams and put crops at risk

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Taiwan criticises China’s ‘irrelevant’ World Cup viewing offer

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Stuffed toys and surfboards: Japan’s used-goods market booms overseas

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Trump says Japan’s Takaichi his ‘biggest fan’ among world leaders

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Full MOU text revealed as Trump justifies ending Iran war

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Japan ramping up defence is 'critical' to prevent war, Defence Minister Koizumi tells BBC

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‘Fear of being left behind’: Why Thailand is joining Indonesia in OECD membership push

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World Cup: After 'massive confidence booster' from first win, South Korea targets victory over Mexico

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Why is India betting on coal gasification and could progress be a slow burn?

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Commentary: Beijing cracks down on cross-border investment but it is up to something grander

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Trump thanks China's Xi, Russia's Putin for being 'neutral' in Iran war

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UK says three-quarters of cyberattacks on critical systems are linked to hostile states

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US‑Iran deal should see oil and LNG begin to flow again – slowly

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Ukraine's Zelenskiy meets India's Modi, says closer ties will make both countries stronger

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US official says parties can still walk away from Iran deal, sequencing will be key

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