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Former factory worker is crowned China’s richest woman, again

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China's Communist Party conclave on toughening discipline sees record expulsions, absences

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Esports is now geopolitics by other means

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Philippine police obtain warrant to search Thomas Markle's devices

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China’s Communist Party pledges tighter discipline ahead of 2027 congress

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Pakistan court jails prominent rights couple for 10 years, family says

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China cries foul as tensions with Manila flare at ASEAN defence talks

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Indonesia names 20 companies as forest fire suspects in crackdown on haze culprits

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Record number of purges as Xi emphasises 'party discipline' at China political gathering

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Bangladesh sentences Hasina-era minister to death

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Singapore Foreign Affairs Minister Vivian Balakrishnan to visit Pakistan on Oct 30

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China adopts measures to tighten discipline in Communist Party

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US couple's retirement dream in ruins after residential cruise scrapped in Cambodia

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US couple sold up to retire at sea – and then their dream ran aground in Cambodia

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Who is to blame for Hong Kong's deadly 2025 fire?

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Malaysia’s Anwar survives budget test after securing support from former rival Bersatu

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China’s Belt and Road hasn’t lived up to Xi’s promise

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Has China’s AI bubble burst? What this means for the global tech boom

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Hong Kong's leader apologises for deadly high-rise fire

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Audacious Indian jailbreak saga ends with 17 prisoners recaptured

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The untold story of Ukraine’s Starlink crisis

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Lao Gan Ma faces backlash over AI automation claims, company denies mass layoffs

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Three bodies found in Gabon following sinking of Borr Drilling rig

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Two Singaporean men arrested in Thailand over alleged involvement in vice syndicate: SPF

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Local aid groups in Myanmar step up to help vulnerable communities amid worsening humanitarian crisis

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Lula can’t decouple from China, whatever Trump may want

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Hong Kong housing secretary resigns over deadly Tai Po fire

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Watch: VHS tapes and computers handed to police as Thomas Markle is investigated

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Germany's Steinmeier says China must avoid one-sided benefits in economic ties

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Hong Kong leader apologises for deadly Tai Po fire, pledges reforms

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Hong Kong leader John Lee apologises for deadly Tai Po fire, pledges reforms

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Thailand strips chief rabbi’s citizenship in foreigner crackdown

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Hong Kong teen jailed for 8 years for acid attack on Singaporean tourist

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Haze exposes gaps in Malaysia’s workplace protection for outdoor workers

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Six killed in cyclone off India's eastern coast

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Taiwan suspects China behind brief Pakistan airspace ban

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Moscow, Pyongyang back network sending workers to Russian factories: Report

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Thailand’s Phuket issues red alert as roads flood amid heavy rain

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Taliban’s poppy ban falters as Afghan farmers say they can't feed their children

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Japanese government asked telecom firms to block extortion site in GMO data breach

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Japan and US university researchers identify gene key to mating of yellow fever mosquitoes

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Hello Kitty maker Sanrio cuts ties with TV spy show after China backlash

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Hello Kitty owner Sanrio axes tie-up with Japanese drama Vivant after China furore

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Chinese AI model carries out complex cyberattacks in controlled tests, researchers say

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North Korea fires ‘around a dozen’ ballistic missiles into East Sea

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Vietnam sets 65% state ownership floor for major banks, to retain control of strategic groups

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2 Singaporean men among 5 arrested in Thailand for alleged involvement in prostitution ring

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Asian shares fall as Alphabet earnings miss drags Wall St futures lower

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