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Shein wins Chinese approval for Hong Kong IPO

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Indonesia is rewriting the emerging-market inflation playbook

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Chinese zoo locked animals in cages to prevent escape as typhoon-related floodwaters rose

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China temporarily bans helium exports as US-Iran tensions flare again

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Bengaluru introduces curbs on drinking water use amid dry spell

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East Asia braces for destructive typhoon as landslides kill 15 in Philippines

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Xi urges China, North Korea to keep 'strategic resolve' amid global turmoil

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Thinking of becoming a digital nomad in South Korea? Here’s how

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From BTS to Jeju’s sea divers: South Korea’s cultural revival

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Australia-Fiji defense pact is about much more than China

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Philippines rejects Chinese academics' sovereignty claims

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Thai court to consider damages sought by crew of ship attacked in Strait of Hormuz

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Tired of Causeway commute? Let’s find ways to work from Johor, election candidates urge voters

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Volkswagen leads Europe’s automotive retrenchment

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Bill to secure Japan’s imperial succession clears Lower House

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Iran war 2.0 slams Asia back into the blast zone

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Binance eyes more Asia licences as crypto adoption grows, says co-CEO

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Sri Lanka moves to address prison overcrowding after riot kills 28

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Call for Sri Lanka to reduce prison overcrowding after riot kills 28

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Canada’s German sub buy dives between NATO and the Pacific

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One million women lose aid access due to funding cuts, UN Women says

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Clock ticking down on Iran’s Hormuz gamble

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Johor state polls: Political heavyweights take centre stage as parties chase undecided voters

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Bangladesh’s Hasina plans December return with party colleagues to surrender

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Bangladesh's Hasina plans December return with party colleagues to surrender

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Indonesia says landfill fire near Jakarta extinguished

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Two women arrested at Phuket airport with 32kg of cannabis

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Pacific Islands reject missile test in ‘blue continent’

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Construction of Bali’s waste-to-energy plant officially starts

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UNESCO urges wider use of debt-for-education swaps

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Explainer-What is Islamic State, the group linked to this week's Damascus bombs?

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Intense sand and dust storms struck China, US in 2025: UN

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China lands reusable rocket for first time, state media says

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A decade after historic ruling, Filipino fishermen say China drove them away from disputed shoal

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China successfully tests sea-based rocket booster recovery system

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South Korean chip titan SK hynix raises US$26.5 billion in blockbuster US listing

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North Korea vows boost to nuclear buildup, military intelligence

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ASEAN to discuss engagement with Myanmar at special meeting, Philippines says

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AI could affect millions in South-east Asia as ILO sees no big job cuts

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Former Malaysian PM Mahathir relaunches official website ‘Chedet’ to mark 101st birthday

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Japan registers its tea under protection system to curb imitation products

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China taps ex-officials to discern Trump’s aims, US elections

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60 evacuated in Bangkok after water seepage causes sinkhole in subway work site

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Malaysian PM Anwar to debut an AI double that sounds just like him

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Myanmar’s pro-democracy revolution weakens five years on

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Unexpected squirrel delivery causes chaos in Meta’s Thailand office, injures 1

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