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China's top diplomat meets North Korea's Kim, calls for closer coordination

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India says deeply concerned by reports of civilian casualties in Lebanon

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UK's Starmer and Trump discussed military options for Strait of Hormuz

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Indonesia’s Prabowo calls for criminal charges against firms resisting forest crackdown

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Cambodia’s king undergoing treatment for prostate cancer

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South Korean court says no reason not to release documents related to 2014 Sewol sinking

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US pushes to renew ties with Peru ahead of uncertain election

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Crisis creates openings: Why Asia will stand out after a post-Iran conflict

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Japan downgrades 'intimidating' China as ties sour

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Parliamentary election to be held in Kazakhstan in August, president says

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India’s reverse brain drain gathers pace as professionals return home

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Indonesia’s Finance Minister calls World Bank GDP growth downgrade a 'serious mistake'

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Runaway wolf in South Korea inspires meme coin and presidential concern

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Malaysia has enough fuel stocks till May; RON95 fuel subsidy to stay, says Anwar

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Rock band Deep Purple thrills Japan’s superfan Prime Minister Takaichi with a quick visit

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US isn’t losing soft power in SE Asia — it’s ceding it to China

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Taiwan sees only warships and warplanes as China talks peace with opposition KMT

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Vaccine gaps fuel Bangladesh’s deadly measles crisis

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KMT’s ‘imperialist’ rhetoric shifts Taiwan’s democratic fault line

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Indonesia urges 'thorough' probe on Lebanon peacekeeper deaths

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The deal to reopen Hormuz is nowhere near done

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‘Give me 1 million rupiah’: What you should do if asked for a bribe when entering Batam

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Batam’s bribery problem keeps coming back. Can reforms stick after extortion crackdown?

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China allows state oil firms to tap commercial reserves as Middle East war drags

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Iran ceasefire: too many brokers, too little leverage

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Myanmar junta chief sworn in as president

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China’s trail running boom draws urban runners seeking challenge and escape

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Myanmar’s new president sees challenges ahead, eyes ASEAN detente

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Taiwan opposition leader meets Xi Jinping in Beijing

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Chinese, Taiwanese will unite, Xi tells Taiwan opposition leader

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Japan government launches subsidies review to cut inefficient spending

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Indonesia names Pertamina officials, oil tycoon as suspects in oil procurement probe

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Indonesia sends letter of reprimand to YouTube over breach of social media curbs, minister says

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Ending Israel’s war on peace

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China will not tolerate independence for Taiwan, Xi tells island’s opposition leader

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Scoot adds Indonesia flights to Belitung and Pontianak, increases services across network

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Singapore and Cambodia sign agreement to bolster food security

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Japan to ban gene-edited embryos aimed at creating ‘designer babies’

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Iran ceasefire won’t easily ease emerging Asia’s pain

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Thai finance minister sees oil prices elevated for up to 2 years due to Middle East conflict

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N Korea building a new war playbook from Iran and Ukraine

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Indonesia deports alleged Scottish crime boss Steven Lyons arrested in Bali

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South Korea to send envoy to Iran as Hormuz remains blocked

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Malaysians rethinking trips to Singapore due to 2027 VEP hike

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Trolley thieves in Malaysia take a toll on grocers

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South Korea President Lee to hold summit with Polish PM Tusk on April 13, media reports say

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Asia Pacific faces weaker growth and higher inflation from Middle East crisis, ADB warns

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Japan plans to release extra 20 days' oil reserves from May

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America’s Soviet moment: Why Trump is looking like Yeltsin

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Japan downgrades description of China in annual diplomatic report

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