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Japan’s plus-size industry holds strong despite weight stigma, rise of AI

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Not just symbolism: What the KMT chair’s China trip signals for Beijing, Washington and Taipei

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Commentary: What South Korea’s belated participation in the ‘Hormuz coalition’ reveals

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Asia’s EVolution: How Mongolia became a dumping ground for Japan’s hybrid electric vehicles

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White House pushed satellite firm to withhold images of Iran war

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Western Sydney airport offers new gateway to Singapore, but travellers face long city commute

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Iran energy shocks give rise to urban-to-rural migration in India

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Ukrainian drones attacked cargo vessel that sank, killing one, Russia-installed official says

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Hamas armed wing says disarmament calls are unacceptable

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Trump gives Iran until Tuesday night to open Strait of Hormuz, WSJ reports

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Bangladesh launches emergency vaccination campaign as measles outbreak spreads

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China ready to cooperate with Russia to ease Middle East tension, foreign minister says

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Zelenskiy in Syria to discuss security cooperation with Sharaa

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Bangladesh says suspected measles outbreak kills about 100 children

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Nepal announces two-day weekends to fight energy crunch

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Malaysians must understand impact of Middle East conflict, says Anwar

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What does the Middle East conflict have to do with South Korea’s seniors?

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China executes French citizen convicted of drug trafficking

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Charity spectacle: Indonesian Raya tradition puts ‘begging mentality’ in the spotlight

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Nearly 500 elderly folk killed by family caregivers in Japan from 2006 to 2024

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Revellers parade giant penises to dash stigma in Japan’s fertility festival

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Most Thais say rising living cost becoming hard to bear: Poll

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Watch how FamilyMart expands Convenience Wear line in Japan

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China executes Frenchman convicted in 2010 for drug trafficking

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Rewards for reporting illegal foreign workers in Japan spark controversy

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Fuel reservoir hit at Russia's Primorsk, NORSI refinery on fire after drone attacks

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Sri Lanka arrests 152 people in alleged Chinese-run cyberscam

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Iran executes two men involved in January protests judiciary news outlet says

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Indonesia lays to rest peacekeepers killed in Lebanon

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Tonga’s debt to China hinders rebuild four years on from eruption

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Afghan mother seeks justice after Pakistani bombing kills hundreds

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South Korea asks Gulf nations for steady energy supply, safety of Korean vessels

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Malaysians turn to home farming for self sufficiency, healthy lifestyle

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