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Chinese food influencer Bai Bing fined US$2.8 million for tax evasion

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Afghanistan women can return to competition

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Batam to destroy illicit US e-waste, abandons re-export plan

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After wolf escape, South Korea moves to tighten zoo oversight

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India’s Hormuz restraint is running out of time

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As population surges, Kyrgyzstan’s schools buckle

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South Korean court raises ex-president Yoon’s sentence to 7 years’ jail for obstructing justice

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New DeepSeek model marks AI milestone. Is China closing the gap with the US?

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Johor ex-politician in intensive care after accidentally shooting himself in chest at gun range

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Indonesia to probe taxi operator Green SM after deadly Bekasi train crash

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Fire destroys dozens of homes in Malaysia’s Sabah state

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Japan’s Idemitsu Maru allowed through Hormuz, history in tow

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Japan zoo staffer allegedly dumps wife's body inside incinerator

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Thailand’s multi-billion-dollar fishing industry reels as soaring fuel costs keep fleets ashore

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Rare earth mining is poisoning Mekong River tributaries, threatening 'the world's kitchen'

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Durian gets influencer backing as Thailand faces glut

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Orban’s departure shuts China’s back door into the EU

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Suspect at large after attacking boy, spraying 3 police officers in Tokyo

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Indonesia military court begins trial of officers allegedly behind acid attack on activist

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Japan PM vows all-out efforts towards sustained pay hikes at May Day event

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Indian man takes sister’s exhumed body to bank for withdrawal

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China again touts benefits of union with Taiwan, Taipei rebuffs

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Humanoid robots to handle baggage in trial at Tokyo's Haneda Airport

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New Zealand officials reject statue remembering Japan's sex slaves

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Decouple from China? Beijing now has a law against it

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Special railway tickets featuring Punch the monkey go on sale in Japan

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China changes agriculture chief for second time in two years

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Strait of Malacca could be next Hormuz-like flashpoint

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Flight cancellations, high fuel cost keep Chinese in China with road, train trips for May holidays

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China suspends issuing new autonomous vehicle licences after Baidu robotaxi outage: Sources

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Tropical forest loss eases in 2025 from record high, report shows

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Japan cleaner goes viral with spa-like service for plushies

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Japan’s Shizuoka launches unified tea brand, logo to up global recognition

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Hotel stay offers new way to support animal welfare in north-east Japan

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South Korea’s watchdog names Coupang founder as controlling entity

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Toll the Malacca Strait — and price out American hegemony

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Cheaper, cleaner electric trucks overhaul China’s logistics

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Sarawak is betting millions on free tertiary education. Will it keep its brightest from leaving?

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India airlines warn of flight suspensions as war drives up fuel cost

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Australian mother who faked son's cancer to fund lavish lifestyle jailed

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Whoosh or wait? Will fatal Indonesia train crash put brakes on its high-speed rail ambitions?

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Tourists told to cut air conditioning, save fuel on Cook Islands

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Taiwan minister says she visited second islet in disputed South China Sea

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Trump says King Charles does not want Iran to have nuclear weapon

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Nepal wants to become a data centre hub. It has no rules for how

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Indonesia daycare abuse exposes oversight failures

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