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Trump assuring yuan’s future global dominance

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Autopsy finds zookeeper’s neck broken, windpipe torn by lion attack in Bangkok

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South Korean workers return home a week after immigration raid

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Mahjong grows in popularity among Japanese students, fuelled by game’s portrayal in manga and anime

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South Korean workers detained in US raid arrive home

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Malaysia to enforce mandatory use of seat belts for all drivers and passengers in private vehicles

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Nepal’s social media ban backfires as citizens nominate new leader in chat room

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Extreme rain, warming climate: What Hong Kong is doing to address an evolving threat

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1 dead, 1 injured as heavy rain and winds lash Tokyo area

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Worried migrants head home from India after Nepal turmoil

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China’s newest aircraft carrier transits Taiwan Strait ahead of possible commissioning

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Japan’s Farm Minister Koizumi intends to run in LDP presidential race, say reports

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South Korea asks US Congress to support a new visa, workers heading home

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Commentary: Malaysia has something great powers want

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Commentary: Deadly Nepal protests reflect wider pattern of Gen Z political activism across Asia

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Inside Ukraine’s drone wall holding off Russia’s meatgrinder assaults

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Say a prayer, then buy a love potion: The mystery of Manila’s Quiapo district

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Korean unification dream forsaken, new goal is managing division

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South Korean workers head home after US immigration raid stunned ally

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America’s defense begins in the Western Pacific, not in San Diego

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Duterte defence says ex-Philippine president has deteriorating cognitive condition

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From parliament to luxury hotels, Nepal's protest movement targeted the elite

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Mexico not looking for conflict over tariff measures, president says

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Myanmar election results expected at end of January, official says

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From parliament to luxury hotels, Nepal’s protest movement targeted the elite

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Duterte defence says ex-Philippine president suffers deteriorating cognitive condition

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Hamas says attack against leaders in Doha won't change Gaza ceasefire demands

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EU sticks to 2028 Russian gas exit after talks with US energy chief

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Russian drones downed by Poland possibly linked to NATO jamming

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Duterte’s defence says ex-Philippine president suffers deteriorating cognitive condition

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India pledges $680 million in economic support for Mauritius

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Funding urgently needed as thousands homeless after Afghanistan quake, says UN

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Malaysia’s move towards nationwide vape ban draws mixed reaction from health experts, retailers

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Crime syndicates may be setting up scam centre in East Timor, UN agency says

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Trump envoy tells Belarus: We want to reopen our embassy in Minsk soon and normalise ties

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Nepal recaptures 200 prisoners, thousands still on the run

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Nepali youthquake shakes the Himalayas–and warns the world

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Nepal’s President says he’s seeking solution to crisis ‘as soon as possible’

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‘Tragic hero’: Former Taipei mayor Ko Wen-je plays victim card to milk support upon release

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Myanmar’s poll result due end of January: Election official

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Lukashenko tells Trump envoy that he could release prisoners

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China pilots village surveillance in Solomon Islands, seeking stability

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US nukes caught between Minuteman’s past and Sentinel’s future

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Baby Hiking Club helps South Korean parents bond with their infants – and one another

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Taiwan plans US$18 billion for 'resilience' to tariffs, China

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Myanmar's poll result due end of January: Election official

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Nasa bans Chinese nationals from working on its space programmes

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