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Shoe factory fire in China kills at least 28 people

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Casualties reported after shoe factory fire in China's Fujian, state media says

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JD Vance’s ungodly crusade against GDP is a fool’s errand

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Election fatigue is real among Johoreans in Singapore. Here’s how they’re being coaxed home to vote

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Philippines rejects Chinese scholars’ claim over its island province near Taiwan

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Malaysia and Thai PMs resolve fisheries issue, to work on special economic border zone

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Navalization of economic warfare makes trade routes into military targets

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Clean-up under way as death toll from China floods hits 39

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AI smart glasses banned in exam halls in South Korea as schools step up monitoring

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China, Taiwan brace for Typhoon Bavi, possibly the most powerful storm in years

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Singaporean doctor in Melbourne pleads guilty to secretly filming colleagues in toilets

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Taiwan pushes back at China patrols with Coast Guard trip for foreign lawmakers

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Calbee to resume full-colour packaging for some snacks from late July

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Malaysia denies report that Jho Low entered country for 1MDB talks

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Hundreds of snakes on the loose after severe flooding in China

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Malaysia says it still has to pay $2.8 billion in 1MDB debts

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Cathay Pacific flight intercepted by Hungarian NATO fighter jets, airline says safety was never compromised

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Woman arrested in Japan for sewing shut housemate's lips

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Thai court rules government’s $15 billion emergency loan is lawful

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Australia rail services resuming after Telstra outage

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Top court upholds South Korean ex-president Yoon’s 7-year jail sentence

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Taiwan bets on premium coffee, with Alishan’s beans commanding some of the world's highest prices

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Bangladesh PM said to have met labour tycoon Aminul Islam on Malaysia trip

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Malaysia denies report that fugitive financier Jho Low entered country for 1MDB talks

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Drone warfare turning oil from asset to liability

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Open letter to NATO: the false promise of militarized security

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Four die in Delhi building collapse as rains batter India, trigger landslides

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US-Iran ceasefire collapse all about control of Hormuz

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Modi eyes 'historic' chance to secure Australian uranium

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India clinches agreement for Australian uranium supply

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About 6,400 public EV chargers installed in Malaysia as at end-May, including 2,000 fast chargers

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Sri Lanka’s spy-thriller probe into deadly 2019 ‘Easter bombings’

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China’s reflation shows signs of peaking as Iran war shock fades

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New Zealand to consider joining Australia and Fiji in defence alliance, PM says

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New Zealand aims to join military alliance with Australia, Fiji

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Top court upholds South Korean ex-president Yoon's 7-year jail sentence

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Australia-Fiji pact a hard Pacific pushback against China

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SK Hynix raises US$26.5 billion in US offering after pricing ADRs at US$149

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Trump says Japan, rather than Iran, fired missiles at US ship

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Trump, South Korea’s Lee Jae Myung agree to deepen shipbuilding cooperation

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Shoppers splurge on spectacles in Japan as deflation-era mindset fades away

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NZ man’s year-long challenge shows why it pays just to ask

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Typhoon Bavi churns towards Taiwan as China braces for landfall

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China, Taiwan brace themselves for Typhoon Bavi, possibly the most powerful storm in years

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Modi calls for 'historic' Australia-India cooperation in nuclear energy, critical minerals

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It was 'love at first sight' with their adopted baby. Then they were told he may have been trafficked

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US reiterates backing for Tibetan aspirations to preserve culture after man set himself on fire

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India is adding biofuels to petrol – but many drivers are unhappy

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