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Man swallowed by Seoul sinkhole found dead

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'Record' payout for world's longest-serving death row inmate

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India's energy policy stuck between renewables and fossil fuels

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Japan awards longest-serving death row inmate US$1.4 million

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South Korea to probe ‘made in Korea’ violations ahead of US tariffs

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Panicked investors should give Indonesia a second look

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Chinese electric carmaker BYD sales beat Tesla

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Indonesia police probe intimidation of magazine journalists after being sent rats, pig’s head

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Cathay Pacific will comply with stricter Hong Kong rules on power banks

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Tentative court hearing dates set for Indonesian fugitive facing extradition from Singapore

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6.7-magnitude earthquake hits off New Zealand’s South Island

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Body of motorcyclist buried in Seoul sinkhole found

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China releases Mintz employees after two-year detention, company says

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China frees US firm Mintz staff in move to soothe foreign sentiment

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Samsung Electronics says co-CEO Han Jong-hee has died of cardiac arrest

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Samsung Electronics co-CEO Han Jong-hee dies, leaving new appointee in charge

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'It felt like war': BBC journalists recall horrors of India's Covid lockdown

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Vietnam mogul scrambles to pay back millions to bond holders as appeal starts

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Israeli military intercepts missile launched from Yemen

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Teenage Afghan girls were banned from school - now these classes are their only option

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The Russian bear cannot be tamed with more food

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The small-town mayor accused of trafficking and spying for China

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‘Saving is the most important thing’: Why China’s trade-in scheme may not spark lasting change

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Commentary: South Korea’s political drama is far from over

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Commentary: 'A recession may be worth it' – as markets shudder, it's not the Fed everyone's watching anymore

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1930s tech bros wanted to merge the US, Canada and Greenland

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Three novels by Nobelist Han Kang explain South Korea’s fragility

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Protesters against Indonesia military law clash with police in Surabaya

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UK sanctions former Sri Lankan commanders over civil war abuses

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Junta air strike on Myanmar clinic kills 11 including doctor, say locals

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20m-wide sinkhole swallows motorcyclist in Seoul

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S. Korean PM Han reinstated, but split verdict hints at greater impasse for Yoon’s case

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Trump’s firing of US climate scientists sends ripples across Asia

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BYD sales top Tesla’s as tech focus wins over Chinese drivers

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Malaysia eyes trade boost with China and Thailand via new inland port and rail links

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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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The Indian scholar arrested in US over father-in-law's Hamas link

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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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