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Malaysian flag hoisted upside down heats up debate ahead of national day celebrations

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US tariffs won’t stop China’s long game in SE Asia

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China offers interest subsidies for loans to boost consumption

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What are the ‘right conditions’ for Xi to make rare appearance at ASEAN Summit?

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Families mark 40 years since deadly Japan Airlines crash with hike up mountain site

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Thai soldier wounded in Cambodia border landmine blast

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Markets boosted by China-US truce extension, inflation in focus

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6.3-magnitude quake hits Papua in eastern Indonesia; no tsunami warning

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Move by India’s Assam state to allow arms for ‘indigenous’ people stirs fears of worsening violence

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Myanmar security forces involved in systematic torture, says UN report

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China deploys robot antelope in Tibet to surveil real herds

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Man faces jail in US for shipping 850 turtles in socks to Hong Kong

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Philippines voices concern over ‘dangerous’ Chinese actions after Scarborough Shoal collision

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Indonesia’s textbook rewrite delayed to November as critics double down on call to scrap project

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Italian athlete dies after collapse at World Games

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Thailand says another soldier injured by landmine near Cambodia

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Malaysia, partners sending peace mission to Myanmar to help Rohingya refugees

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China, US pledge funds for Pacific Islands ahead of key meeting they will not attend

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New Zealand politician removed from parliament following comments in Palestinian debate

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New Zealand politician removed from Parliament after comments in Palestinian debate

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Vietnam’s FDI firms caught in Trump’s transshipment crossfire

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Pakistan military kills 50 militants along Afghanistan border

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North Koreans tell BBC they are being sent to work 'like slaves' in Russia

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Australia PM says Israel's Netanyahu 'in denial' about Gaza war

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Measures needed to attract more foreign visitors to regional areas: Japanese govt

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Space race next: US, China rushing to nuclearize the moon

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Brazil's Lula, China's Xi discuss BRICS, bilateral opportunities

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Taiwan President Lai’s approval rating at lowest after political setbacks

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KPop Demon Hunters goes Golden with Billboard chart-topping hit

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Prisoners in Australia accused of eating guinea pigs left at animal shelter

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Taiwan to evacuate hundreds as Typhoon Podul barrels towards south-east

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Trump-Putin summit: This isn’t how wars are ended

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AI porn victims see Hong Kong unprepared for threat

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Why some care about inequality and others don’t

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GPT-5: Has AI just plateaued?

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Trump's trade war with China in 2025

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South Korea court to rule on bid to arrest former first lady

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Worst bleaching on record for Western Australian coral reefs

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Lithium price jump exposes China’s chokehold on supply

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Australia’s Albanese says Israeli PM Netanyahu ‘in denial’ over suffering in Gaza

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South Korea’s Lee, Trump to hold summit on Aug 25 on security alliance, economy

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Nepal offers free climbs to 97 peaks as tourism to Everest surges

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Series of bomb scares in South Korea raises security concerns

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China’s automakers taking shortcut to European markets

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US and China extend trade truce to avoid tariffs hike

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Tibetans in India long for identity and homeland

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Death of student in Sabah raises hurdle for Malaysian PM Anwar as he faces tough state polls soon

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Malaysia steps up ways to 'confront threats' in South China Sea, but will this rock the boat?

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Trump signs order extending China tariff truce by 90 days, White House says

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