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Hundreds of flights cancelled as storm hammers New Zealand’s capital Wellington

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When ‘Made in India’ really means ‘Made in China’

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Japan’s creative fight to keep bookstores from turning their last page

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Myanmar burns $680 million of illegal drugs: Minister

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Reality reasserts itself

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South Korea to acquire 20,000 low-cost military drones

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Taiwan opposition stalls government’s $8.54 billion drone Bill

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South Korea court gives ex-First Lady Kim Keon Hee 7-year jail term for bribery

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Man jailed after joining Cambodia scam syndicate that fired him in 3 days for poor performance

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India arrests staff accused of theft from Ram Mandir Hindu temple

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South Korea ex-first lady Kim Keon Hee handed 7 years in jobs-for-gifts case

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China's Xi pledges to establish security partnership with Cambodia

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Asia stock markets slide as tech shares slump

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Italy to join US-led Pax Silica AI initiative despite Trump row

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Bitcoin dips as Iran oil returns to the dollar system

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Iran deal grants access to nuclear inspectors, IAEA chief says

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TikTok, YouTube deactivate 4.7 million child accounts in Indonesia following government curbs: Minister

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TikTok, YouTube deactivate 4.7 million child accounts in Indonesia following government curbs, minister says

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Rare school shooting in Philippines reignites debate over age of criminal liability

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China tests Scarborough as Manila casts beyond US for help

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Global trade in cocaine, methamphetamine is booming, UN drug report shows

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MSCI clock ticking on Indonesia’s broken and untrusted IDX

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Football fans in Myanmar boycott the World Cup on TV

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CPTPP ministers welcome US-Iran deal, urge safe passage through Strait of Hormuz

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North Korea readies beach resort for more tourists after Chinese leader Xi Jinping’s trip

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Chinese travellers swop luxury for short Asian trips this summer

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Bangladesh urges China to reduce trade gap

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‘Good politics but bad economics’?: Why Malaysia is rolling out new diesel subsidies

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Indonesia charges 24 foreigners as suspects in illegal gold mining case, ministry says

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EU warns Turkey over 'unacceptable' snub of Cyprus in climate summit preparations

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Asian stocks suffer fresh rout as rollercoaster week draws to close

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China built Indonesia’s nickel boom. Will it stay for the bust?

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China's top auditor says major state banks have committed tax evasion or lending violations

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Wave of thefts targeting public facilities raises concerns over investment in Riau Islands

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Seoul court upholds prison term for US live streamer Johnny Somali

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Viral bullying videos test Bhutan’s digital transition

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Australia pledges tougher enforcement of social media ban for teens

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Australia considers tougher enforcement of social media ban for teens

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Japan cancels 120 flights as twin storms approach

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In South Korean classrooms, K-pop dance becomes a lesson in connection

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South Korea to train 500,000 ‘drone warriors’ to counter North Korea, says defence ministry

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South Korea says to train 500,000 'drone warriors' to counter North Korea

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China’s top universities expand enrolment in AI, strategic fields

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New Zealand internal report warns of Chinese military forays in Pacific

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‘Too good to be true’: A Chinese study on timing cancer therapy is retracted

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Japan through to World Cup last 32 after 1-1 draw with Sweden

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Row over alleged theft of donations from India's landmark Ram temple

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Trump-backed golf resort advances as Vietnam seizes farmland

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Torrential rain from passing typhoon shuts down southern Taiwan, rail line cut

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