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China's top auditor says major state banks have committed tax evasion or lending violations

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Wave of thefts targeting public facilities raises concerns over investment in Riau Islands

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Seoul court upholds prison term for US live streamer Johnny Somali

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Viral bullying videos test Bhutan’s digital transition

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Australia pledges tougher enforcement of social media ban for teens

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Australia considers tougher enforcement of social media ban for teens

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Japan cancels 120 flights as twin storms approach

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Four injured, flights cancelled in Japan as twin storms approach

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In South Korean classrooms, K-pop dance becomes a lesson in connection

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South Korea to train 500,000 ‘drone warriors’ to counter North Korea, says defence ministry

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South Korea says to train 500,000 'drone warriors' to counter North Korea

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China’s top universities expand enrolment in AI, strategic fields

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New Zealand internal report warns of Chinese military forays in Pacific

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‘Too good to be true’: A Chinese study on timing cancer therapy is retracted

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Japan through to World Cup last 32 after 1-1 draw with Sweden

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Row over alleged theft of donations from India's landmark Ram temple

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Trump-backed golf resort advances as Vietnam seizes farmland

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Torrential rain from passing typhoon shuts down southern Taiwan, rail line cut

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Japan braces itself for twin storms, while torrential rains shut down parts of Taiwan

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Not your regular batik: This Indonesian fashion brand is making hand-drawn batik for a new generation

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Quantum firms shun entanglement as Trump vows to outrun China

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A Chinese box office hit sparks a debate about identity in Singapore

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North Korea’s Kim hails tests of weapons that threaten Seoul

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North Korean leader Kim oversees weapons tests, KCNA reports

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Thailand’s Anutin at 100 days: Stability first, reform later?

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Indians adore their deities. This one rides a motorcycle, loves whisky and grants wishes

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Taiwan’s robodogs signal military shift to unmanned systems in rivalry with China

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UN agency says it pauses Hormuz ship evacuation initiative after vessel attacked

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Senior US diplomat says Taiwan arms sale does not hinge on China

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China seeks Austria’s help in easing China-EU tensions

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Over 10 taken to hospital after school bus, vehicles collide in Osaka

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Trump wants $87.6 billion to pay for his war in Iran, etc.

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Two Republicans flip votes, blocking Iran war powers resolution

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Afghanistan's Taliban government imposes smartphone ban on government officials

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India to resume Bangladeshi tourist visas

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Why Indonesia court verdict on failed startup investment is worrying its venture capitalists

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How fossil fuel firm BP shaped a landmark Princeton climate study

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Man mistakenly nabbed in Tokyo by police officers who were unaware of new ID card

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Wealthy nations reap huge benefits from immigration, study finds

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Taiwan simulates countering a Chinese maritime blockade in tabletop drill

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Race to record China’s vanishing Dong minority heritage

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Singapore sends condolences to Timor-Leste after former president Guterres’ death

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Indonesia weighs $2.59 billion cut to Prabowo’s signature free meals programme

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AI frenzy makes Asia ripe for a ‘chip wreck’

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Beaten and starved: Shock in India as police rescue men from bonded labour

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China uses US warship replica as target for missile tests, images show

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Iraq warns it might leave OPEC if oil quota not raised, sources say

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East Asia’s biotech autonomy push is already stunting innovation

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