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Vietnam admits ‘differing opinions’ on Hanoi development

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Restaurant named after Xi Jinping attacked by Chinese nationals in South Korea

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Seoul suspects Ukraine’s Zelensky revealed North Korean POW transfer to win arms support

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China says Taiwan is ‘desecrating the martyrs’ with its World War II history criticism

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Japan to face price hikes on over 3,000 food items in October

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A spark for dialogue toward halting North Korea’s nuclear buildup

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Malaysia’s former PM Mahathir in hospital after wife’s death

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Japan to survey animal cafes for first time over welfare and disease concerns

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Malaysia plans to tighten regulation of AI tech

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Fresh twist on Anthony Loke’s resignation: Little wiggle room for him, breathing space for Anwar

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Asia can’t just pipeline its way around Hormuz

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Sydney airport safety lapses spur probe of controller fatigue

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Final US military withdrawal from Iraq is a major bonus for Iran

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Kyiv and Seoul share concerns over Pyongyang’s role in the Ukraine war. So why the diplomatic rift?

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China vows response if EU introduces moves targeting Chinese trade

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As US tech leaders call for rules on AI, China already has them

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North Korea calls DMZ mine blast a 'farce' as UN Command says armistice breach occurred

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US House speaker sees AI data center worries as ‘Chinese psyop’

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North Korea calls DMZ mine blast a ‘farce’ as UN Command says armistice breach occurred

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‘Everything is clear now’: What Jokowi’s Indonesian Solidarity Party membership means for his family

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India was late to the AI chip race. Could cameras and cars offer a way in?

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Pahang’s ‘piranha’ mystery: Unconfirmed reports trigger public alarm in Malaysia

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China pressure accelerates Philippines-Taiwan ties, analysts say

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Hong Kong connects European innovators to Greater Bay Area I&T opportunities

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UN alarmed by reports that Myanmar air strike killed 50

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China opens rare joint military support centre in Laos

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Man charged over AI image of crocodile in Singapore reservoir

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Radio Free Asia builds on major milestone with new chapter ahead

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Brunei's crown prince visits Singapore, leaders discuss deepening bilateral cooperation

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Trump and Xi didn’t ‘talk much’ about Taiwan. What does that say about where it stands?

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'Gift from God': Rain brings relief from Indonesia toxic haze

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South Korea says North Korean mines behind DMZ blast violated armistice

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Nepal suspends search after 16 swept away by avalanche

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Myanmar airstrike death toll hits 50 as families gather bodies

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Death toll from Myanmar airstrike in Rakhine state rises to 50

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Bangkok floods wipe out 80% of restaurant sales amid cash-flow crisis

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‘I didn’t expect her to die’: Ex-Malaysia PM Mahathir says wife 'quite well' the night before death

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US and China are trying to make nice, says Singapore diplomat

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Bangladesh energy crisis calls for pragmatism, not political purity

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Users of generative AI in China surges by over 100 million in six months

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Cocaine evidence missing from Fiji court was swapped out for flour, media say

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Shark remains in Busan canal after rescue bid fails

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Indonesia should have a seat at new forest firefighting fund

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18 dogs tested for rabies in Kedah after man bitten near Thai border

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Indonesia charges train driver over crash that killed 16 women

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Tokyo suffers longest streak of rainy days on record

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As it happened: Singapore’s Loh Kean Yew takes historic Asian Games silver after defeat by world No 1 Kunlavut

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China’s Golden Week travel surge masks cautious consumer spending

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North Korea operates secret detention facility beneath embassy in Beijing, says rights group

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