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Nepal PM Balen allowed to wear signature sunglasses in Parliament

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Japan will ‘protect’ ICC from US push to dismantle it, says PM Sanae Takaichi

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South Korea says Russian military planes entered its air defence zone

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Chinese artist jailed over satirical Mao sculptures, say rights groups

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China prepares for more heavy rain from back-to-back storms

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Chinese humanoid robot sets new 100m sprint record at Beijing Games

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Millions in Indonesia suffer respiratory illnesses as haze spreads nationwide

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China’s Xi signals defiance as US threatens sanctions over Iran help

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Chinese teens are turning to mind-numbing drugs to 'run away from reality'

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Iran and Oman discuss temporary Hormuz corridor as impasse with US drags on

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IN FOCUS: Greenland’s melting ice carries warnings far beyond the Arctic

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Why George Town stands out among UNESCO cities: It still belongs to Penangites, not tourists

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Hong Kong court verdict aims to erase Tiananmen memory, 1989 student protester says

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India police clash with protesters over jobs and exam transparency

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China, India hold border talks, agree to continue search for boundary settlement

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Indonesia, Malaysia and Singapore reaffirm commitment to keep Malacca and Singapore straits safe and open

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Two women suffer head injuries after being thrown from Melaka theme park water slide

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China seeks public tips on procurement violations in elite Rocket Force

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Air India seeks US$1.5 billion from owners SIA, Tata as losses mount: Sources

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China-Indonesia deals raise eyebrows over hidden costs

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Chinese dissident artist jailed for 3 years over Mao sculptures, family and rights group say

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Sunway confirms roller-coaster mishap in Selangor water park, cooperating with probe into incident

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Bangladesh in talks to buy Chinese J-10CE fighter jets

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US-Vietnam strategic partnership faces intellectual property test

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China hits out at 'illegal' new US sanctions on Iran and trading partners

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Bangladesh could consider joining Mecca pact, in test for foreign ties

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USS Abraham Lincoln to dock in Thailand next week, Thai official says

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Three killed, some 150 injured in fire at Russian gas chemical complex

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Malaysia records unhealthy air quality in around 30 areas as haze spreads

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Myanmar human rights conditions hit new low, says UN

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Myanmar human rights conditions hit new low, UN says

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US lawmakers urge Trump to ban Americans from aiding Chinese security agencies

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Thai lab detects first methamphetamine-etomidate vape mix

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Rohingya refugees protest against dire conditions in Bangladesh camps

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Kremlin rebukes Finland's Stubb over support for long-range Ukrainian strikes

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Indian police use water cannon at new protest over test paper leaks

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Another earthquake detected off Johor’s Batu Pahat coast in two months, no tsunami threat

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Cases of hand, foot and mouth disease spike in Vietnam

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State prosecutors in Armenia detain ex-president Kocharyan on corruption charges

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China sentences artist Gao Zhen to 3 years’ jail for ‘insulting heroes’, says rights group

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Hundreds of flights, including Scoot’s, cancelled as typhoon bears down on Okinawa, S-E China

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Satellite images hint at China adding radar ‘eyes’ near emerging South China Sea base

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China defends cooperation with Iran, warns US against disrupting it

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British man charged in Singapore two years after alleged theft at airport

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Tokyo’s Haneda airport to open new satellite facility at terminal in Sept amid rising demand

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Teens return to TikTok after world’s first usage ban, data shows

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