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Japan faces day of policy reckoning as Bessent calls time on big stimulus

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North Korea-US summit appears ‘possible at any time’: Seoul spy agency

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North Korea and US show signs of resuming dialogue, South Korean lawmaker says

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Olympic tennis champ Zheng donates $190,771 to Nepal-Tibet disaster

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Indonesia’s Destry Damayanti wins parliament’s backing as central bank chief, to prioritise stability

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Indonesian fires drive regional haze alerts and school closures

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Myanmar’s Min Aung Hlaing to visit Vietnam this week, continuing push for re-engagement

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Trump’s try to keep the Iran war from backfiring further

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China slams ‘malicious’ Indian media accusations on deadly flood

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Taiwan’s chip prowess is built on democracy and rule of law, president says

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Oil extends gains, stocks drop as Trump issues fresh Iran warning

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Trump’s trade wars are making China’s Global South pitch easier

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Trump admin is urged to end sanctions impacting Iranian students

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Western Union probed in Australia over laundering controls

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Two killed, four injured in boat collision off Mersing

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Serial cable thief arrested after 30-minute KL car chase

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South Korea to send 44-member disaster relief team to Nepal after floods

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China warns of 'consequences' over Taiwan's attendance at Pacific leaders meeting

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Singapore-Uzbekistan FTA could ‘de-risk’ market for Singapore firms: SM Lee

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New Zealand, US to fund Cook Islands port upgrade

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Ratcliffe’s offer, Ukraine and NATO’s future

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Shein shares slide in Hong Kong debut on worries about trade and regulatory risks

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Summit with Russia, India and Iran shows leverage that wars have given China’s Xi

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Too young for a pension, too old for youth aid: Seoul eyes midlife savings plan

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Nepal PM demands climate action after Himalayan disaster

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China warns of ‘consequences’ over Taiwan’s attendance at Pacific leaders meeting

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Nearly 10,000 New Zealand public servants to strike on Sept 9

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Hyundai Motor’s South Korean union approves wage deal

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South Korea’s Lee drops top policy adviser as housing concerns weigh on support

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South Korea's Lee accepts resignation of policy adviser following cabinet reshuffle

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Visitor numbers to Japan’s Kumamoto Castle drop after quake reopening

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US-Venezuela oil deal deepens China’s energy security squeeze

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Trump posts AI slop of Iran bombing

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Shein shares fall in long-awaited stock market debut

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Japan Inc is betting big on India as China risks deepen

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Orangutans in danger as wildfires blaze through Borneo

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JB commercial areas are short of parking due to Singapore workers. Can a new paid system solve this?

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Former French Prime Minister Edouard Balladur, technocrat who feuded with Chirac, dies at 97

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Taiwan steps up AI defenses as China election interference fears grow

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Explosion at India firecracker factory kills 11, including eight children

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Last-minute flood warning saved over 900 Nepal students, school head says

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Nepal death toll nears 1,000 as rescuers race to find workers trapped in mud-filled tunnels

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Tribunal says India cannot withdraw from water treaty with Pakistan

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'I haven't lost my hope' - the search for missing loved ones

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India’s Modi tells Russia’s Putin that the war in Ukraine must end for humanity’s sake

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