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Gas leak at Bangladesh shipbreaking yard kills eight

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Taiwan lawmakers pass 2026 budget after record delay

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Indonesia to close more than 750 state-owned enterprises

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Chinese malls hold quirky contests to draw shoppers as footfall slows

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Winless run against Thailand will not ‘own’ Lions, says Gavin Lee ahead of ASEAN Championship semis

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Prabowo proposes US$230 billion budget for 2027; targets deficit at 2.4% of GDP

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Volcanic alert level raised for Mount Aso in Japan’s Kumamoto; no links to July quake

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Marcos sees ‘distinct possibility’ of joint oil and gas deal with China, but offers no timetable

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Chinese paranormal influencer Jiang Xiaorou dies in car crash, a year after smashing religious statue

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China's Z.ai says new model nears Anthropic's Mythos 5 in cyber-defence tests

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Indonesia to introduce ‘limited’ dual citizenship, President Prabowo says

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Habagat rains in the Philippines disrupt classes for 8.4 million learners across eight regions

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Mudslide in eastern China kills one, more heavy rain expected

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Indonesia President Prabowo pledges strong growth in 2027 with 2.4% budget deficit

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Attacks on healthcare in conflict zones averaging more than four a day in 2026, World Health Organization says

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Cambodia says it will resume military drills with US in 2027

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Nurul Izzah’s leave won’t affect party’s preparations for upcoming polls, says PKR Youth chief

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Trade, tech, geopolitics: A rising China tide isn’t lifting all boats

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More schools to go ‘phone-free’ in South Korea

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Philippine president says joint oil and gas exploration with China a 'distinct possibility'

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Seoul offers free palace tours led by historians

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Berlin expands the reach of the security state

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Cambodia says to resume military drills with US next year

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Sales are drying up for some of Malaysia’s small businesses. They’re blaming this Chinese app

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Malaysia’s central bank upbeat as Q2 growth beats expectations

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Delhi's unusual challenge: Keeping monkeys and pigeons away from top badminton event

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China calls Taiwan’s annual military drills a ‘wasteful charade’

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China calls Taiwan's annual military drills a 'wasteful charade'

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Air India A320 briefly lost key flight controls, Airbus analysis shows

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Thai schools step up security after deadly shooting

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Social media firms urge caution on early Australia under-16 ban data

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China, Indonesia, Taiwan: the naval question Jakarta has to answer

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In State of the Nation address, Prabowo touts early wins after 21 months in office

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In South Korea, some savour last season of legal dog meat

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Taiwan says US training coast guard as China ramps up patrols

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Taiwan parliament approves holding of three referendums, including on caning sex criminals

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Taiwan Parliament approves holding of three referendums, including on caning sex criminals

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Philippine President says he has yet to decide who to back as successor

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Asia can step up as humanitarian aid sees ‘biggest contraction’ in recent history: IFRC

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Explainer-Why is North Korea ramping up criticism of Japan?

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Rising US Treasury yields put Asia back on edge

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China’s viral ‘spicy strips’ take a bite of global snack market

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'Unprecedented' rain in Japan kills eight people

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Seoul eyes ‘Hipjiro’ as model for night-time tourism

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