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Five killed in Bangkok market mass shooting

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Gunman kills 5 near Bangkok’s Chatuchak market before taking own life

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As it happened: Thai, Cambodian leaders agree to ceasefire after five days of fighting

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High-level delegation of US executives to visit China this week: Sources

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Intense rains lash China as landslide kills four

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Malaysia considering nationwide vape ban, says its health minister

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New Zealand plans to scrap card payment surcharges

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Migrant worker in South Korea tied to forklift for ‘giggling’, suspect says

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Viral ‘honour’ killing in south-west Pakistan triggers national outrage

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Vietnamese technical intern arrested over murder-robbery in Japan

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Two killed in panic at temple in India, police say

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Head of China’s Shaolin Temple to be removed over embezzlement claims

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5-year-old boy left at restaurant in Malaysia; family realises 1½ hours later

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Road to Palestinian state must pass through Saudi Arabia

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US-China talks restart as hopes grow for trade war truce extension

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Commentary: Trump's call didn’t stop the fighting in Thailand and Cambodia. Can Malaysia do better?

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Evictions and expulsions of Muslims to Bangladesh precede Indian state polls

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New TV show imagines China invasion, gives Taiwan viewers wake-up call

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China opposes Czech president’s visit to Dalai Lama

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China opposes Czech president's visit to Dalai Lama

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UN climate chief challenges Australia to curb emissions

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Thailand, Cambodia begin truce talks as fighting drags on

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Powerful sister of North Korean leader Kim rejects outreach by South's new president

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Thai and Cambodian leaders head to Malaysia for peace talks

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Cambodia says immediate ceasefire is purpose of talks; Thailand questions its sincerity

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US, China to launch new talks on tariff truce extension, easing path for Trump-Xi meeting

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China investigates head monk of Shaolin 'Kung Fu' temple

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Tariffs, Duterte risks loom as Philippines’ Marcos charts last years in power

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Deciphering America’s mixed messaging on Myanmar

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Intense rain lashes China, swelling waterways and rivers; landslide kills four

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Furore in S. Korea after college art contest asks entrants to ‘depict pilot’s face before crash’

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Rubio says US officials in Malaysia to help in Cambodia-Thailand talks

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Cambodia says immediate ceasefire purpose of talks; Thailand questions its sincerity

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The rise of Japan's far right was supercharged by Trump - and tourists

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Bear encounters increase in Japan’s urban areas

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Rubio says US officials are in Malaysia to help in Cambodia-Thailand talks

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This was supposed to be the year China started catching up with SpaceX

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Head of China’s world-famous Buddhist sanctuary Shaolin Temple under criminal investigation

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Failed bid to oust Taiwan opposition gives China new leverage

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Ancient site stirs heated political debate on India's past

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BBC uncovers lasting toxic legacy of cargo ship disaster off Sri Lanka

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North Korea says South Korea’s overtures ‘great miscalculation’

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North Korea says South Korea's overtures 'great miscalculation'

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Stakes high for India, Bangladesh with decades-old Ganges River treaty set to expire

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Yemen's Houthis threaten to target ships linked to firms dealing with Israeli ports

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