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Hello Kitty creator Sanrio launches gaming brand to tap fast-growing global market

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South Korea’s escaped wolf Neukgu becomes local sensation, inspiring merch, zoo vlog

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Australian petrol prices fall for third straight week on government interventions

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South Korean President Lee denies US intel leak on North Korea’s nuclear site

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South Korea police seek detention warrant for BTS agency founder over alleged illegal trading

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South Korea police seek detention warrant for BTS agency founder Bang

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Japan PM Takaichi risks China’s wrath with offering to Yasukuni shrine

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Malaysia announces measures to support small businesses impacted by energy crisis

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Six hurt but no serious damage from powerful quake that struck Japan on April 20

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Stress-relief items become everyday essentials for Gen Zs in South Korea

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Bangladesh faces telecom shutdowns from Middle East fuel crisis

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K-pop agency Hybe denies seeking US help to lift chairman’s travel ban

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Japan to train 1,000 specialists annually to create live-action content for global audiences

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Scarce food, bleak futures spur Rohingya refugees to gamble with death at sea

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Plan to sell transit hub names in Indonesia to political parties raises alarm

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Despite surging costs, Everest still draws climbers to Nepal as China’s north side stays shut

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PMs Wong, Anwar agree on importance of diplomacy, discuss supply chain resilience amid Middle East crisis

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Chinese President Xi Jinping calls for Strait of Hormuz to remain open

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Oil prices dip, Asian stocks rise on lingering Iran peace hopes

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Lawmakers in Indonesia press universities over handling of sexual harassment

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Japan opens door to global arms market with overhaul of defence export rules

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New Zealand PM Luxon survives vote of confidence

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Japan PM Takaichi sends offering to war-linked Yasukuni Shrine for spring rite

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Russian interior minister arrives in North Korea for talks

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AI and robots can’t fill bellies – so, capitalism’s end?

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Next, an Iran nuclear deal with Chinese characteristics

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India’s state elections see AI moving from the margins to the mainstream

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Commentary: Southeast Asia’s scam centres are a new US-China battleground

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Indian politicians are campaigning while holding fish. What is going on?

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Standing up for freedom of navigation sends right message: UN maritime chief

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Iran top diplomat says country may rejoin Islamabad peace talks

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Wartime-level Northern Marianas typhoon hit tests US commitment

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Gulf worries US-Iran talks may cement Tehran's 'golden' grip on Hormuz

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Israel, Lebanon to hold second round of talks in Washington on Thursday

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Vance has not yet left for Iran talks in Pakistan, source says

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Seized Iranian ship likely carrying equipment deemed dual-use by US, sources say

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Rule of law and norms needed for successful social governance: Ong Ye Kung at China forum

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China forecasts moderate-or-stronger El Nino, warns of tighter energy, fuel squeeze

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Trump: Israel never talked me into war with Iran

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UK pharmacist fights Indian extradition for allegedly killing his ex-mother-in-law with arsenic

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North Korean operatives use fake identities to apply for tech jobs

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Outrage in China after streaming site debuts AI actor ‘database’

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Japan issues warning after 7.7-magnitude quake hits north

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Japan on high alert for 'huge' second quake after lifting tsunami warning

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Japan’s fishermen feel impact of diesel supply disruption; higher fish prices expected

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Parainfluenza cases rising in China, with young children most affected

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High-tech push at Canton Fair highlights China’s changing export strategy

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