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What China hears in Hegseth’s Shangri-La speech is America softening its tone in their rivalry

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Taiwan’s more relaxed than most of us about Trumpian deal-making

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Japan, South Korea to resume search-and-rescue drill after 9 years in sign of warming ties

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Philippines remains under threat from China despite Trump-Xi summit, minister says

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Sri Lanka’s top monk suspended over alleged child sex abuse

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India says signed BrahMos missile deal with Vietnam

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With world leaders’ ‘abysmal failure’ to uphold global order, ASEAN holds lessons: Timor-Leste president

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Vietnam to release nearly 10,000 prisoners

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Japan PM vows ‘breakthrough’ with N. Korea in abduction issue

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Rescuers free 4 more men trapped in semi-submerged Laos cave

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Rescuers pull four from flooded cave in Laos, two still missing

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Rescuers free four more men trapped in semi-submerged Laos cave

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Four more men trapped in semi-submerged Laos cave freed: Rescuers

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Russia recalls envoy to Armenia over EU ties ahead of vote

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US, South Korea in talks over American commander’s remarks that drew China’s ire

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Uncleared debris from Sumatra floods triggers wildfire in Aceh

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From lottery draws to fiscal spending, China broadens digital yuan footprint

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China’s top diplomat says Canada ties ‘fully restored’

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Indian court ruling on Google keyword ads could reshape online advertising

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Laos cave survivors ate wooden gold pans to stay alive

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How curry shops got caught in Japan’s immigration crackdown

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Asia rice prices surge 20% in May as war, weather threaten output

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US not 'turning back' on Asia allies, but expects them to boost defence, says Hegseth

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Sabah’s special grant interim payment increased to $483 million next year, says PM Anwar

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Cuba is next — and everyone in Washington knows it

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Nvidia chief executive Jensen Huang expected to visit South Korea

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UN Security Council race turns Indo-Pacific vs Eurasia clash

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Foreign-owned homes in South Korea top 108,000; Chinese nationals hold more than half

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Silicon shock: the macro of technology inflation

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South Korean police search Seoul city offices, builders over deadly overpass collapse

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The deep, dark roots of unending US-Russia rivalry

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Australia extends measure that releases petrol and diesel from domestic reserves

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Pete Hegseth sounds 'alarm' over China's buildup, urges allies to boost defence spend

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Myanmar’s junta chief-turned-president heads to India, with an eye on China

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In Bangkok, I learnt chilling is not an option – from the coolest creative spots to an 'art forest' day trip

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Watch live: US defence chief Pete Hegseth speaks at Shangri-La Dialogue in Singapore

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Watch: US defence chief Pete Hegseth speaks at Shangri-La Dialogue in Singapore

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Mumbai's famed dabbawalas fed millions for over 100 years - now they are disappearing

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After decades risking arrest, South Korea's tattoo artists step into the limelight

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Sink or swim: As an AI wave sweeps China, its workers are adapting fast

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Not just a live-in helper: Indonesia’s new law changes how its domestic workers see their role

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Quad’s Fiji port plan will challenge China’s Pacific supply-chain dominance

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First of five men found alive in flooded Laos cave rescued

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The sustained heatwave in India and Pakistan is quite dangerous

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In an unstable world of crises, solutions must come from Asia-Pacific: Vietnam President To Lam

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Canada might be able to double exports to China, Chinese foreign minister says during rare visit

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Shangri-La 2026: US heft, Chinese reluctance, Indian reckoning

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Rescuers pull first trapped person from flooded Laos cave

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Ex-head monk of China's 'kung fu temple' jailed for embezzlement

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