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Japan PM Takaichi, China’s Xi seek mutually beneficial ties in first talks

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Cebu Pacific CEO upbeat on Philippine air travel; says sustainable fuel most realistic path to greener skies

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Ukraine destroyed one Oreshnik missile in Russia in summer 2023, SBU says

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Chinese and Japanese leaders meet to talk about rare earths, security

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EU countries split over 2040 climate goal as COP30 looms

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People brave rain to visit Tokyo’s Shibuya on Halloween under crowd control

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‘Look delicate’ marriage tips for women backfire in Japan

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From concessions to conditions: Asia’s power is now programmable

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Intrepid trail runners tackle Cape Town’s iconic Three Peaks Challenge

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China’s Xi and Canada’s Carney vow to advance relations

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China's Xi and Canada's Carney vow to advance relations

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Sarawak premier: Subsea cable project with Singapore could pilot larger ASEAN power grid

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Row leaves radioactive shipment stranded off the Philippines

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Issues at stake in summit between China’s Xi and South Korea’s Lee

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Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan put Middle Corridor into forward motion

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APEC official says member countries working hard for consensus on trade

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Nvidia strikes bumper AI deals with Asia tech giants

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Houthis say 43 detained UN staff to face trial over Israeli attack

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Japanese series that inspired Power Rangers to end after 50 years - reports

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Trump-Xi truce won’t save the dollar from the yuan

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India seizes two endangered gibbons, one dead and one alive, in checked luggage at Mumbai airport

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Wreck of ancient Malay vessel discovered on Pulau Melaka

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Anthony Grey, Reuters journalist held captive in Mao’s China, dies at 87

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Man in Japan gets life sentence for killing own mother, brother and grandmother with crossbow

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US will ‘stoutly defend’ its interests, defence secretary Hegseth tells China

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School absenteeism worsens in Japan; chronic absence nearly doubles in 5 years at some schools

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Thai ex-PM Thaksin's party elects new leader after daughter's exit

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India-US sign 10-year defence pact amid tariff turmoil

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From the fringe to the final - India's phenomenon

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All options on table for Japan, including nuclear submarines, says defence minister

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Malaysia has seen 4 times more foreign capital outflow from stock market this year. What’s at play?

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As Trump skips Apec, China’s Xi fills the void with message on trade

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Over 2 million Hong Thai herbal products seized after Thailand raids illegal factories

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Why North Korea’s Kim had little need for photo-op with Trump

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US official defends participation in APEC after Trump's early departure

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Whoosh train woes are Indonesia’s, not a China debt trap

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In the black: The business of mourning Thailand’s queen mother

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Japan atomic bomb survivor groups protest Trump nuclear test order

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Malaysian court jails mother for 5 years after autistic son found dead by stream

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Thailand seizes 2 million herbal inhalers worth over $4.8m from illegal factories

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Much ado about nothing: COP needs a rapid and radical rethink

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Vietnam elevates UK ties to top partnership, balancing major powers amid geopolitical rivalry

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Police seize over S$150 million in assets, including 6 properties, as part of money laundering probe into Cambodia's Prince Group

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Singapore police seize over S$150 million in assets as part of money laundering probe into Cambodia's Prince Group

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Australian influencer family move to UK to avoid social media ban

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Taliban’s backing of militants threatens its own survival

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Pentagon chief Pete Hegseth meets China, India defence ministers at South-east Asian summit

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Vietnam flood death toll rises to 13, with 11 others missing

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China's Xi holds court at APEC summit after Trump trade truce

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