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Japan picks ‘bear’ as kanji of 2025 amid surge in bear sightings, attacks

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Pricier than buses, cheaper than flights: How does Malaysia's JB-KL electric train compare to other options?

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A first look at Malaysia’s new electric train service between JB and KL

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Famed Japanese novelist Haruki Murakami receives US award for bilateral ties

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Continuous rain expected across multiple states in Malaysia

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Man in China jailed 4 years for poisoning and killing 9 pet dogs

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South Korea exam chief resigns after complaints that English test was too hard

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Bear spotted at Japan ski resort in latest incident

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Hong Kong leader says fire probe expected to conclude within 9 months

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Hong Kong leader says probe into deadly blaze expected to conclude in 9 months

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Rising forest loss puts Kalimantan at higher disaster risk

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Gurney Bridge linking Penang to Andaman Island township officially opens

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Indonesian floods were ‘extinction level’ for rare orang utans

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Lots of clicks online, but few arrivals as Indonesia’s ‘New Balis’ dream hits snag

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South Korea exam chief quits over complaints of too-hard tests

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Famous crocodile wrangler jailed for evidence tampering

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Thai PM sets course for early election amid border and parliamentary unrest

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DPM Gan to visit China on Dec 15 for top-level bilateral meeting

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Thai military rejects Cambodian claims of strikes on civilians, confirms AI images among fake news

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Hong Kong's legal clampdown on tycoon and China critic Jimmy Lai

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Google to build subsea cables in Papua New Guinea under Australia defence treaty

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Nepal says economy suffered $756 million hit from ‘Gen Z’ protests

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DPM Gan to head to Chongqing for high-level Singapore-China talks

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Anutin, Trump set to speak as Thailand-Cambodia clashes continue for fifth day

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Thai teacher finds ‘peace amid chaos’ painting bunker murals during Thailand-Cambodia conflict

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Taiwan opens new cloud centre to bolster 'sovereign AI' effort

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Malaysia seeks ex-Goldman banker Leissner’s extradition to face 1MDB trial

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Malaysia drops appeal against acquittal of former PM Najib’s wife Rosmah over 17 money laundering, tax evasion charges

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Son of MH370 flight victim seeks answers after 11 years

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Sax-playing pilot Anutin’s short-lived Thai premiership

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Exiled Hong Kong democracy activists say they’re targeted by fake sexualised images

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India frees up visas for Chinese professionals in key step to boost ties

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Exiled Hong Kong democracy activists say they're targeted by fake sexualised images

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Passenger plane from Sapporo to Akita lands in Hakodate after propeller likely froze

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Use of Sumatran elephants in post-flood clean-up in Indonesia’s Aceh draws criticism

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Backlash grows in South Korea after Lotte department store asks customer to remove union vest

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‘Samurai Spirit’: Ultra-nationalists see Japan tilting their way

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Taiwan opens new cloud centre to bolster ‘sovereign AI’ effort

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US general says drills ‘absolutely’ needed as Korea floats shift

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Penang medical tourism soars with direct flights from Jakarta

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Prada to launch US$930 sandals made in India after cultural appropriation backlash

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British backpacker jailed over e-scooter crash

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Drone operator CEO named suspect in deadly Jakarta building fire

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Thai PM says he will speak to Trump late Friday on Cambodia clashes

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Verdict for Hong Kong tycoon Jimmy Lai’s national security trial expected on Dec 15

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Verdict for Hong Kong tycoon Jimmy Lai's national security trial expected next Monday

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Tsunami advisory lifted after magnitude 6.9 earthquake hits Japan's northeast region

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Magnitude 6.7 earthquake hits Japan's northeast region, tsunami advisory issued

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Cathay passenger arrested after trying to open door mid-flight from Boston to Hong Kong

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