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South Korean wildfires spread, three more disaster zones named

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The high, high price of killing USAID

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China rolls out new rules to step up countermeasures to foreign sanctions

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Sovereign fund Danantara Indonesia names 'dream team' of former presidents, Sachs, Dalio and ex-Thai PM Thaksin

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Singaporean tourist injured in fall on Mount Kinabalu

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Egypt makes new proposal to restore Gaza ceasefire deal, sources say

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Rohingya in Bangladesh face dire consequences if aid money drops, say UN agencies

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Malaysia’s top court rejects Najib’s bid to block AGC’s appeal on house arrest royal addendum order

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Sri Lanka to host India PM Modi next month

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Kremlin says Russian moratorium on Ukrainian energy attacks remains in place despite Kyiv's actions

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As Hong Kong hosts finance, sports and arts events, some say the city is getting its groove back

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Blind Bulgarian runner defies sleep and exhaustion in 'Everesting' climbing challenge

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South Korea authorities deploy choppers, troops to battle wildfire

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US and Philippines launch joint army drills with 5,000 soldiers

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Cherry blossoms blooming in Tokyo, beating 2024’s date by 5 days

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Japan, China in new spat after three-way talks

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Duterte falls victim to oligarchic power in the Philippines

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Sovereign fund Danantara Indonesia’s ‘dream team’ names ex-presidents, ex-Thai PM Thaksin, experts

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Mob ransacks Indian comedy venue after politician ridiculed

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Media groups sound alarm after Indonesian magazine is sent mutilated animal carcasses

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Australia pledges $209m investment boosting nature market

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Laos signs $1.94 billion clean energy deal with Chinese industrial company

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The real US jobs disruptor? America’s own future

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Married Malaysian couple nabbed with over $360,000 worth of drugs disguised as health drinks

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Foreign embassies, including S’pore’s, advise people to avoid protest hubs in Seoul ahead of Yoon ruling

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NewJeans announce hiatus after setback in court battle

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New Australian election battleground is working from home

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Losing the war of wedges

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Thai casino plan wins overwhelming support in public hearing

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Japan aims to make military more potent with new joint command

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US turning F-16s into stealthy Chinese ship-killers

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South Korea court reinstates PM as acting leader

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Japan protests Chinese government statement it says misquoted PM Ishiba

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Malaysia to tighten semiconductor regulations under US pressure: Report

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Jack Ma-backed Ant Group touts AI breakthrough built on Chinese chips

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Malaysia to tighten semiconductor regulations under US pressure, FT reports

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Taiwan President’s gambit: Time for a tougher stance on China

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Rodent found in miso soup prompts plunge in eatery chain Sukiya owner’s stock

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TSMC making a risky bet on MAGA

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Australia to speed up $840 million in defence spending in budget, says defence minister

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Australia to speed up $1 billion in defence spending in budget, says defence minister

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Re-election pledges set to tip Australian budget back into the red

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South Korean court reinstates impeached PM Han Duck-soo as acting president

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Johor Bahru launches massive post-flood clean-up

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India-China relations: Modi's hope for a thaw amid uncertain geopolitics

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Thai PM Paetongtarn grilled in censure motion over father Thaksin’s influence

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