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Explainer: Why Japan's Takaichi is gambling on an early election

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Malaysia’s state utility signs deal to transmit energy from Laos to S’pore

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At least 31 killed after crane falls on train in Thailand

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Economic confrontation replaces armed conflict as top risk in WEF survey

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China probes largest online travel agency Trip.com over suspected monopoly

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Mixed views in South Korea over death sentence request for Yoon

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Japan PM Takaichi readies snap election and sources say she’s considering Feb 8 ballot

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Indonesia asked to buy US-made drones for surveillance in waters near South China Sea

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Malaysia police rule out foul play in fatal KL university air-con explosion

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Indonesian ride-hailing industry set for shake-up under draft presidential decree, sources say

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At least 32 killed after crane collapses on train in Thailand

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China’s J-20 upgrades to anchor networked air war over Taiwan

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A Chinese path to peace on the Korean Peninsula

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South Korea vows legal action over drone incursion into North

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Cambodia to keep up crackdown on scam centres after arrest of alleged mastermind

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Japan regulator to pause review of Chubu Electric nuclear plant, seeks report

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AI changing the face, surging the profits of crypto scams

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Jamming to the same beat: Japan, S. Korea leaders signal unity amid shared challenges

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Radioactive zinc shipment stranded for months now in ‘safe’ location in Philippines

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Man arrested over son’s death in washing machine in Japan

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K-pop drum duet between Japan and South Korea's leaders caps off summit talks

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Dubai chocolate-inspired dessert takes S Korea by storm

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Cambodia to keep up crackdown on scam centres after arrest of alleged mastermind Chen Zhi

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Several passengers injured after Etihad plane hits turbulence over Phuket

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Etihad plane hits turbulence while landing in Phuket, no passengers injured

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Hong Kong’s plunging births risk worsening demographic pressure

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Selangor says no permits issued for LGBTQ-linked retreat even as organiser cancels event ‘on safety grounds’

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Cambodia says Thai troops still occupy civilian areas, testing December truce

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Beijing won its war for blue skies but villagers are paying the price

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Japan PM Takaichi set to call February snap election: Media

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'Are you dead?' Chinese app for single living goes viral

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Japan PM Takaichi to dissolve parliament for snap election

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Philippine landfill collapse: Cebu City placed under state of calamity as death toll climbs to 13

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Japan and South Korea leaders got jamming to K-pop beats, social media buzzes with jokes and praises

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Bangkok wakes up to toxic air choking central business districts

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Thailand crane collapses onto train, killing 32

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At least 12 killed after crane falls on train in Thailand's northeast

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New Zealand central bank governor faces backlash for Fed solidarity

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At least 32 killed after crane falls on train in Thailand’s north-east

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At least 22 killed after crane falls on train in Thailand’s north-east

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Jakarta sinks deeper as subsidence worsens flood risks

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Taiwan issues arrest warrant for CEO of OnePlus over China hires

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Asian markets mixed, Tokyo up on election speculation

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China's trade ends 2025 with record trillion-dollar surplus despite Trump tariffs

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Malaysian girl with werewolf syndrome adjusting to pre-school life

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BTS member V hits record 70 million followers on Instagram

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Japan will not comment on BOJ's absence in joint Powell statement

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