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China counting how many missiles it needs to win a Taiwan war

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Japan’s costly new business visa prices out real entrepreneurs

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Foreign snowboarder in Japan in serious condition after hanging in midair from chairlift

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Vietnam receives 59 citizens repatriated from Cambodia after scam-linked employment

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Malaysian Cabinet agrees to PM’s 10-year, 2-term limit, says law minister

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Truck in Thailand hits power lines, toppling 70 poles and causing widespread blackout

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Modi ally proposes social media ban for India's teens as global debate grows

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Modi ally L.S.K. Devarayalu proposes social media ban for India’s teens as global debate grows

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Thai FDA warns about unapproved herbal inhaler registration misuse

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Thai military fires warning shots at Cambodia after laser targeting incident near military base

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Man randomly attacks 4 passers-by near station in Japan; suspect on the run

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Pokemon event at Yasukuni shrine in Japan cancelled after drawing China’s ire

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6 arrested over $476k robbery of Japanese men in Hong Kong

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6 arrested over $476k robbery from Japanese men in Hong Kong

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Is Trump’s foreign policy really realist?

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China conducts naval, air patrols around disputed South China Sea shoal

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Hong Kong port operator contract violated Panama constitution, court rules

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US pitches Venezuelan crude to India as its Russian oil imports slow: Sources

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Penang to gazette 10 dishes in move to safeguard its best food

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‘Start talking about death earlier’: China to improve palliative care with some help from Singapore

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Japan tightens security for Feb 8 election in wake of ex-PM Abe shooting

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Malaysia appoints Malek Razak Sulaiman as 24th armed forces chief, effective Feb 1

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India’s wealthy embrace a new luxury symbol – water

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Popular Thai reformists face being blocked from power once more

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Thousands marched for democracy in Myanmar 5 years ago after coup. Some died in prison

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Born of a factory mistake, this sad toy horse captures China’s mood

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Fears of Prabowo’s path for Indonesia loom after stock rout

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An ingredient for this curry is missing - and in eight minutes it's at the door

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Top Indonesian financial regulators quit after US$80 billion market meltdown

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How the Chinese minority navigates identity and politics in PAS’ Kelantan

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Flood-friendly homes: How Jakartans are making peace with rain

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Labour peer who had sanctions lifted by China says it's 'meagre return' for UK

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This tiny Australian town is up for sale - but the locals don't want to leave

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Syria to close camps housing thousands linked to Islamic State

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US imposes sanctions on Iran's interior minister, businessman

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Nepotism claims, gold mine expropriation: Why investors are dumping Indonesia stocks

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Bear shot under revised law in northeastern Japan

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Spanish police arrest Chinese hair salon owner accused of financing Hamas

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Rohingya survivors expect UN's highest court to find Myanmar committed genocide

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Indonesia landslide death toll rises to 44

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In focus at India’s upcoming Budget 2026 – a sweet dish, a red cloth ledger, and implementation

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At least 170 killed in air strikes during Myanmar's widely criticised election, UN says

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Nipah airport screenings are for reassurance, not scientific step to stop spread, experts say

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Iran prepared for 'fair' talks with US but not on defence capabilities, Araqchi says

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Russia halts strikes on Kyiv until Sunday at Trump's request, Zelenskiy to reciprocate

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In China’s richest province, not every city is in the fast lane

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US war with Iran demands strategy, not just strength

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China to lift restrictions on UK lawmakers, PM Starmer says

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WHO says Nipah virus risk low in India with no sign of spread

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