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Philippines allows temporary use of dirtier fuel amid Middle East crisis

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Fuel shortage cuts hours of electricity in the Philippines’ Quezon island town

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Stranded juvenile whale found dead along Sabah beach

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How a medieval English abbey became a Chinese wedding destination

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Over 400,000 violations of airplane portable battery rules logged in South Korea in past year

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Questions over whether unauthorised structures led to deadly South Korean factory fire

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China vows more open economy, national treatment for foreign firms

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Tencent integrates WeChat with OpenClaw AI agent amid China tech battle

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New service in Japan to allow mobile users to use other carriers’ networks during outages

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China's premier vows to expand global 'trade pie': State media

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Vietnam's Communist Party secures nearly 97% of assembly seats

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Vietnam’s Communist Party secures nearly 97% of assembly seats

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Apple CEO praises China partners as Beijing applies pressure

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Sri Lanka raises fuel prices by 25% as Iran war bites

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Rights groups fear use of arrest to stifle free speech in Pakistan

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Explosive morning: Blaze at fireworks stall sends sparks flying into Penang eatery

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Sri Lanka raises fuel prices by 25% as war bites

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Japan foreign minister says Iran released one of two detained Japanese nationals

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Japan may provide minesweeping assistance in Strait of Hormuz after ceasefire

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Japan could consider Hormuz minesweeping if ceasefire reached, minister says

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Four years after deadly China Eastern plane crash, investigators offer no answers

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Why Malaysia PM Anwar’s invoking a Zionist bogeyman and a plot to topple the government

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Thailand braces for extreme heat, thunderstorms and strong winds

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US-China 'Board of Trade' may help ties but experts flag market worries

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Taiwan says delayed US F-16s to start arriving this year

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Malaysia ex-PM Mahathir tours refurbished heritage building in KL on eve of Hari Raya

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Taiwan says delayed deliveries of US F-16 jets to start arriving in 2026

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Trump threatens Iran with power plant strikes over Hormuz blockade

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Pop megastars BTS electrify historic centre of Seoul with comeback concert

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Asia's EVolution: Indonesia’s nickel powers global electric vehicle boom but at what cost to the country?

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‘Vessels are becoming like jails’: Concern mounts for sailors stranded in Persian Gulf

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Did Australia's under-16s social media ban work?

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Former FBI Chief Robert Mueller dies at 81

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Iran's president says immediate cessation of US-Israeli aggression needed to end war

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India blocks release of Oscar-nominated Gaza film

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Taiwan leader says two nuclear power plants ‘meet conditions’ to restart

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Japan to push use of underground malls, subways as emergency bunkers

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K-pop kings BTS rock Seoul in comeback concert

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Expected price hikes for feed, fertilisers in Malaysia may have spillover effect on S’pore

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'BTS is everything for us': K-pop fans gather in Seoul for comeback show

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‘Unhealthy, inappropriate’: Malaysia’s DAP chief ticks off predecessor and Penang Chief Minister for their public spat

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Refiners in India, elsewhere in Asia look to buy Iranian oil after US waives sanctions

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Bangladesh pushes to secure $2.5 billion loan amid energy crisis

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Wedding plans in limbo as Pakistan’s Sindh government restricts guest numbers amid war ‘austerity’

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The British outpost that quietly holds more US debt than China

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If India’s the enemy, why does Pakistan want ICBMs?

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