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When Pope Francis spoke to Asia Times on China

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Australian PM attends mass for Pope, services are planned across region

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Early voting in Australia election begins; PM Albanese’s Labor party holds slender lead

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Early voting in Australia election begins, PM Albanese's party holds slender lead

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PHOTOS: Pope Francis and his many travels to the Asia-Pacific region

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IN FOCUS: How has Prabowo fared after 6 months as Indonesia’s president?

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Commentary: Malaysia wants 35 million tourists in 2026. Can its environment keep up?

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Tibetan Buddhist leader secretly cremated in Vietnam, sources say

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Britain and New Zealand to step up military ties as leaders meet

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US finalises tariffs on Southeast Asian solar imports

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Donald Trump’s actions open the gates to nuclear proliferation

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Vance, Modi welcome ‘significant progress’ on US-India trade deal

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Japan MP Hamada protests Moonies’ deprival of religious freedom

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Justice remains elusive for Hasina killing machine’s victims

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Putin says Easter ceasefire is over, Russia 'positive' on peace proposals

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Asia mourns passing of Pope Francis

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Rising share of remittances sent home by Indians working in S’pore and other advanced economies

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Asia mourns Pope’s death: ‘His humility brought many back to the fold of the Church’

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Philippines Marcos describes Pope Francis as "best pope in my lifetime"

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Trump trade war: It’s worse than a crime, it’s a blunder

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Top Chinese, Indonesian officials forge closer security links

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Hollow HALO: US admits defeat in hypersonic missile program

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Myanmar junta kills 50 civilians in 3-day countrywide air raids

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Vote-rigging claims mar internal polls for PM Anwar’s party

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Late Pope Francis left a lasting impact on pressing issues in Asia, say observers

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China accuses US of new pressure campaign on global trade

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Sri Lanka Easter bombings victims named 'heroes of faith' by Vatican

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Iran's top diplomat to visit China on Tuesday

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Powering past tourism: Jeju island bets on green hydrogen tech. Will it pay off?

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China’s new hydrogen bomb aims to shock and awe Taiwan

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Ricky Siahaan, guitarist of Indonesian heavy metal band Seringai, dies aged 48 after performing in Tokyo

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Malaysia’s oldest horse racing club to close, last race could be on May 31

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Why Trump is failing to deliver promised peace to Ukraine

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Abandoning AUKUS: a better way to defend Australia

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Philippines, US launch joint combat drills in 'full battle test'

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US opens Pacific Ocean sanctuary to commercial fishing

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‘Cancer’ of billion-dollar cyberscam industry spreading globally: UN

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'Cancer' of billion-dollar cyberscam industry spreading globally - UN

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Modi, Vance tout progress on India-US trade deal

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Vietnam court cuts fraudster’s life sentence to 30 years

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Vietnam agrees to buy US F-16 fighters, defense website says

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Johor-Singapore SEZ a showcase of like-minded states working together amid Trump tariffs, protectionism: DPM Gan

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North Korea continues to pursue covert biological weapons program: US report

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Second Boeing jet starts return to US from China, tracker shows, amid tariff war

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Myanmar junta’s ceasefire breach a show of desperation

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Johor-Singapore SEZ offers chance to strengthen supply chains amid tariff uncertainty: DPM Gan

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Indonesia books larger-than-expected US$4.3 billion trade surplus in March

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SE Asia keeps the peace 50 years after Vietnam War

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Vietnam central bank preparing restructuring plan for troubled lender SCB

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Nine-year-old dies as Australia weekend drowning toll rises to seven

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