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Taiwan opposition party's firebrand new leader pledges peace with China

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Dark horse Cheng Li-wun wins leadership race of Taiwan’s opposition KMT

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Afghanistan pulls out of cricket series after it says Pakistan air strike killed local players

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New Zealand's Finance Minister eyes stronger regional ties in face of US-China trade war

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Fire at Dhaka airport cargo terminal forces flight delays, diversions

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Hong Kong firefighters battle blaze in city centre building

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Flights suspended at Dhaka airport due to fire, The Daily Star reports

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Cameroon-flagged tanker issued distress call off Yemen’s Ahwar, security firm says

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Trump officials weigh possible Kim Jong Un meeting during Asia trip, CNN reports

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Dozens of mourners injured at Odinga memorial in Kenya, Red Cross official says

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Malaysia weighs caning, tighter phone ban amid alarm over rising student violence in schools

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Boardroom battle at India’s Tata Group prompts Modi government to get involved

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Jakarta to ban dog, cat meat trade to curb rabies risks

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Johor seizes 450 vape and e-cigaratte products in statewide operation

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Cambodia and South Korea form joint task force to combat online scamming

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Air China flight safely diverted to Shanghai after battery fire in cabin

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Can Netanyahu survive peace?

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Pakistan to hold talks with Afghanistan in Qatar after latest strikes

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Vigorous Dragon: China’s J-10C fighter ready to roar in Indonesia

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Nobel laureate Chen Ning Yang dies at 103, Xinhua says

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Nobel laureate Chen Ning Yang dies aged 103: Chinese state media

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Afghanistan, Pakistan to hold peace talks in Doha after fierce fighting

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Afghan, Pakistani negotiators in Doha for peace talks after fierce clashes

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Thousands flee Philippine coast as Tropical Storm Fengshen makes landfall

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Malaysian police to increase patrols in schools under ‘omnipresence’ strategy to curb juvenile crime, says Home Minister

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To become a dragon, Vietnam can’t afford to idolize tech

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Russia and the US step back from the brink

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Chinese Nobel laureate and physicist Chen Ning Yang dies aged 103

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Thailand’s ex-PM Abhisit reinstated as conservative party leader

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Ohtani rewrites history to send Dodgers to World Series

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The free school lunch programme in Indonesia that has made thousands of children sick

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Yang Chen-Ning, Nobel Prize-winning physicist and supporter of NTU’s scientific programmes, dies at 103

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Nearly 60 South Koreans repatriated from Cambodia over alleged scams

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US-China trade talks planned next week as Trump plays down tariffs

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Chinese leaders to hash out strategic blueprint at key meeting

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South Koreans return from Cambodia facing investigation over online scams

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Myanmar junta recaptures town on China trade route

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These South Korean supermums aren’t just raising kids. They’re hitting the books for notorious exams

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Indonesia announces cash handout, internship programme to stimulate economy

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Remains of 6-year-old Japanese girl lost in 2011 tsunami returned to family

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Philippines probing source of Indonesia shipment radiation scare

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Role of military and police in Indonesia’s free meal programme under scrutiny

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ASEAN must 'push for change' in Myanmar: Top EU rights official

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Malaysia says multilateral power deal delayed by Thai politics, renewal expected next month

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Royals, politics, fake papers: S-E Asia football’s soul-searching over foreign talent strategy

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Seoul declares end to 20-month medical crisis after doctors end walkout

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64 South Koreans held in Cambodia return home under arrest

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