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South Korea, Japan defence ministers agree to upgrade cooperation

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US war with Iran would be an expensive mistake

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Did Trump really give Nicki Minaj a US$1m ‘gold card’ visa?

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Bank of Japan’s silence on US Fed threat should worry us all

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Malaysia targets March launch for Johor-Singapore SEZ blueprint, masterplan

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Indonesia’s future capital Nusantara ‘not a ghost town’, expected to house 4,000 civil servants in 2026: VP Gibran

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Indonesian couple caned 140 times for sex and alcohol offences

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China coast guard patrolled Japan-held islands almost daily last year as tensions flare

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China coast guard patrolled Japan-held islands almost daily in 2025 as tensions flare

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Board of Peace could complement, not replace, UN Security Council

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Train services in Tokyo area resume after disruption caused by Ueno Station power outage

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Myanmar election delivers victory for military-backed party amid civil war

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Barring last-minute nuclear deal, US and Russia teeter on brink of new arms race

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Suspects flee with suitcases containing $3.4m in cash after robbing victims in downtown Tokyo

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Trilateral Russia-Ukraine-US talks signal shift in war diplomacy

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Netizens push back on Trump's claims that China doesn't use wind power with photos of turbines

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Street robbers steal US$2.7 million in cash in rare Tokyo heist

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Myanmar monk accused of fuelling genocide backs junta-led vote

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From failure to filler: Why US Navy can’t quit its flawed LCS

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Explainer: Why Thailand will vote to decide a new Constitution

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Explainer-Why Thailand will vote to decide a new constitution

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European strategic independence? Don’t hold your breath

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Sumo diplomacy: Japan’s heavyweight ‘soft power’ ambassadors

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Panama court voids CK Hutchison port contracts

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Indonesia stock exchange CEO resigns after US$80 billion market rout

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Vietnam to sell tycoon's Hermès Birkin bags to offset fraud losses

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Thailand’s reformist Natthaphong is frontrunner ahead of February vote, polls show

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Thailand's reformist Natthaphong is frontrunner ahead of February vote, polls show

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Trump says 'very dangerous' for UK to do business with China as Starmer lands in Shanghai

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Force won’t bring true peace for Taiwan, president tells Pope Leo in letter

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24-hour electric train service in Malaysia for festive rush, says transport minister

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Force won't bring true peace for Taiwan, president tells Pope Leo in letter

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Severe cold to ease after temperatures plunge to minus 17 deg C in South Korea

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South Korea passes law to combat scalping, piracy

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Vietnam police seize tons of fake coffee products made from soya beans

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Trump warns UK about business with China after Starmer-Xi talks

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Trump says Putin agreed to not fire on Kyiv for a week during cold

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Taiwan completes first undersea trial for domestically made submarine

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ASEAN does not recognise Myanmar's elections, which military-backed party claims to have won

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Imran Khan not the only one silenced as Pakistan military stifles dissent

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Why China moved so quickly to execute 11 members of a notorious mafia family

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Big challenges lurk behind India's world-beating growth

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Tokyo hopes voters will hand PM Takaichi new clout to counter China

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North Korea’s Kim announces major construction projects as party congress nears

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North Korea's Kim announces major construction projects as party congress nears

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