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YouTube-inspired ‘Yatcha’ fights spread in South Korean schools, spark concerns

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AI-generated weathercaster’s outfit reignites debate in South Korea over sexism in broadcasting

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In Negeri Sembilan, remark on Malays’ ‘homeland’ sparks racial storm, putting PH on back foot

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Vietnam’s smart-port push opens another door to Washington

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Japan’s PM Takaichi considering Cabinet reshuffle, changes to party leadership appointments

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Japan’s Finance Minister Katayama touts ‘smooth’ government relations with BOJ

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Malaysia police bust two scam centres in Forest City; at least 194 foreigners to be charged

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Provincial official assassinated in northern Afghanistan

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Magnitude 7.1 earthquake hits Japan's Kyushu region, JMA says

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'Considerable number' of people dead, many trapped in shopping mall after magnitude 7.1 quake hits Japan's Kyushu

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China’s BYD takes on Japanese rivals with small ‘kei’ car

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Taiwan detains Nvidia worker in chip smuggling probe: Source

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Deaths feared in Japan shopping mall blast after 7.1-magnitude earthquake hits Kyushu

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Bab el-Mandeb shipping rises amid hopes of resolution in US-Iran war

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Beyond flying taxis: China’s low-altitude economy targets practical uses, including emergency response

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South Korea to write nuclear non-proliferation into submarine law

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Johor and Melaka could get up to 40% less rainfall during Northeast Monsoon due to El Nino: MetMalaysia

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Myanmar approves death sentence for cyberscam offences

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Air India turnaround could take up to a decade, owner Tata Sons says

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79 Bangkok entertainment venues ordered shut following citywide checks

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Thailand to enforce alcohol sales ban during Buddhist holidays on July 29-30

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Malayan tigers actively breeding at new reserve in Pahang

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Japan to cut food and drinks sales tax to 1% for two years: Reports

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New Zealand intelligence casts doubt on Russia spy accusation

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Hong Kong activist allowed to stay in UK after deportation threat

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Southern, central China brace for flood risk after typhoon

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China’s southern and central provinces brace themselves for flood risk after Typhoon Noul

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Kyoto school searched over fatal boat accident during Okinawa field trip

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How youth in South-east Asia get hooked on illegal online gambling

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Taiwan drills to test relocating arms production under Chinese attack

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Seoul, Tokyo lead Asian plunge as tech stocks suffer fresh rout

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Riyadh’s bomb-in-waiting: inside the US-Saudi nuclear deal

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What is CXMT, the chipmaker that just became China's most valuable listed company?

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Tokyo government dating app achieves 265 marriages

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North Korea’s missile pipeline to Russia paying strategic dividends

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Novel follows 5 lives changed forever by Iran Islamic revolution

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AI-powered cameras spot suicide attempts in Seoul

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Japan's monkey sensation Punch gets thousands of messages for first birthday

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F1’s comeback in Malaysia set to rev up revenue

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Japan mulls over GPS tracking of stalkers to prevent further harm

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India’s Gen Z: the generation Modi couldn’t silence

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Australia’s Labor Party replaces Victoria state premier ahead of November election

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Australia's Labor party replaces Victoria state premier ahead of November election

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With spirit of Anchorage dead, no new ideas to end Ukraine War

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AI race loss fears behind Trump’s planned September hosting of Xi

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'It took everything from us': India's Assam faces worst floods in years

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A Japanese town wrestles with identity after protests over its first mosque

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