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Japan tourism hits record in March despite China spat, Iran war

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Japan tourism hits record despite China spat, Iran war

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Premium or budget travellers? Hong Kong’s tourism chief wants both

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HK’s Symphony of Lights will be reborn. Guess where?

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Thai authorities warn of spiked drinks in nightspots after nightclub case

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China moves to block entrance to disputed South China Sea shoal, images show

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Government services in Malaysia operating as usual as civil servants start WFH policy

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Malaysian court decision on lawsuit against Rosmah over missing jewellery lawsuit set for June 10

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The US wants blanket access to Indonesian skies. Jakarta is now in a dilemma

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Indonesia police arrest six for Komodo dragon smuggling

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New resistance alliance built to win Myanmar’s civil war

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Thailand closes high-risk forests nationwide to fight wildfires and haze

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Hong Kong’s ban on possession, use of e-cigarettes to kick in on April 30

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Japan parties hold talks on imperial family, first under Prime Minister Takaichi

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Rules tightened for Vietnam’s Ha Giang Loop motorbike tours after British teen’s fatal accident

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Indonesia finance chief takes his growth bet to a world on edge

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Indonesia orders food companies to label products high in sugar, salt, fat

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Australian pleads guilty to creating deepfake porn in landmark case

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Papua New Guinea moves to quell soldiers’ protest over alleged corruption

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Hungary's Magyar promises to suspend state media broadcasts, ensure press freedom

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Rohingya survivor recounts ordeal as 250 missing in Andaman sea tragedy

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‘Industrial’ clickbait disinformation targets Australian politics

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US Navy leaning on AI to sweep Iran’s Hormuz mines

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How China’s weapons transfers to Iran have evolved over decades

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Indonesia, France agree to boost defence industry ties

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Iranian crew members return home from Sri Lanka

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Thailand expects $1.2 billion revenue as tourists flock to Songkran festival

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Trump vs Pope: A US-Vatican rift centuries in the making

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UN watchdog says North Korea is boosting nuclear weapons capacity

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UN watchdog says North Korea is boosting nuclear weapons capability

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China calls US claims of military pressure on Taiwan a ‘distortion’

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Chinese slimmers trade lost fat for beef

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Xi assures Russia of China’s friendship as ties grow with other nations

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Iran used Chinese spy satellite to target US bases, FT reports

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Sri Lanka repatriates 238 stranded Iranian sailors: Minister

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Sri Lanka repatriates 238 stranded Iranian sailors

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US Hormuz blockade may not survive a Chinese standoff

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Japan to provide $12.7 billion to South-east Asia to ease oil price strain

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South Korea jails US streamer Johnny Somali over ‘comfort women’ statue outrage

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US shuts down Iran's maritime trade despite optimism for more talks

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South Korea jails US streamer Johnny Somali for public nuisance

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Australia's richest person must share part of her mining fortunes, court rules

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Motorcyclist dies in accident on Second Link Expressway on the way to Singapore for work

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Iran war inflicting losses that will never be recovered

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Rattled by Trump, US allies eye Japan’s biggest arms opening since WW2

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South Korea jails American YouTuber for public nuisance

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Malaysia’s biggest solar firm sees jump in demand amid Iran war

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El Nino climate pattern threatens water quality in Malaysia, experts warn

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Lavrov says Russia can 'compensate' for China's resource gap from Iran war: Russian state media

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