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China says live-fire drills around Taiwan 'completed successfully'

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India-Japan strategic convergence in the Indo-Pacific

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US or China: Whose bubbles will loom larger in 2026?

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Huge crowds mourn Bangladesh's first female PM at state funeral

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Bangladesh’s Islamist party open to unity government after February vote

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Bangladesh's Islamist party open to unity government after February vote

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China says to impose extra 55% tariffs on some beef imports

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China says live-fire drills around Taiwan ‘completed successfully’

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Philippines challenges Chinese vessel off northern province amid Taiwan tensions

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China will push more proactive macro policies in 2026, Xi says

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Japanese women MPs want more seats of the toilet kind; 58 including Japan PM submit petition

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Has China gone soft on drugs? Law on keeping drug use records confidential divides netizens

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South Korea set for icy cold start to 2026, with low of minus 15 deg C expected on Jan 1

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Jailed HK tycoon's 'teeth rotting and fingernails falling off', daughter tells BBC

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Indonesia’s new criminal code requires public oversight, minister says

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Indonesia's new criminal code requires public oversight, minister says

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Over 100 injured as monorail trains crash at Indian hydropower site

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Japan says China's military drills around Taiwan 'increase tensions'

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Bangladesh mourns ex-PM Khaleda Zia with state funeral

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The universe could very well be lopsided

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Thailand releases 18 Cambodian soldiers held since July

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Soft tariff shock, US math anxiety and China’s land of robots

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Russia's Gerasimov says Putin ordered Ukraine buffer zone expansion in 2026

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Myanmar junta says voter turnout at 52% in first phase of election

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Man at the heart of Taliban’s harsh, inept and fractured rule

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Thailand frees 18 Cambodian soldiers as ceasefire holds

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Thailand releases 18 Cambodian soldiers held since July as fresh ceasefire holds

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India’s electronics boom rolling into a ‘Second Wave’

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Malaysia activists renew reform calls after ex-PM Najib’s jail sentence for 1MDB scandal

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Malaysia activists renew reform calls after ex-PM Najib jailed for 1MDB scandal

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Teen stabbed in fight with another student in Seoul’s Gangnam district

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Spitting, littering offenders in KL face fines up to $630 as city aims to step up enforcement

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Silver slips lower in mixed end to Asia trading year

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Asia markets mixed in final day of 2025 trading

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Taiwan stays on high alert as Chinese ships pull back after massive drills

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A scammer's guide: How cybercriminals plot to rob a target in a week

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North Korea may pursue active diplomacy after ruling party congress in 2026

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Commuters take last ride on KTM Southern Express in Johor before service terminates on Jan 1

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As gold hits records, Indians opt for bars and coins over jewellery

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UK calls for restraint over China's military drills around Taiwan

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The viral moments that grabbed India's attention this year

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Germany's Merz tells Europe to assert itself to safeguard peace, prosperity

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