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As Hong Kong’s ‘king of umbrellas’ retires, a vanishing craft takes a final bow

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Spanish family missing after tourist boat sinks near Labuan Bajo in Indonesia

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Spanish family missing after tourist boat sinks in Indonesia

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China passes revised foreign trade law to bolster trade war capabilities

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Thailand-Cambodia ceasefire begins after weeks of deadly clashes

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At least 7 killed in Vietnam after bus overturns

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Thailand and Cambodia sign truce to halt fierce border conflict

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China revises aviation law to regulate drones, tighten safety rules

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Thailand and Cambodia sign ceasefire agreement

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Thailand and Cambodia sign ceasefire agreement to halt fierce border conflict

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Thailand and Cambodia halt fierce border conflict with second ceasefire

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Conflict and fear sap campaign energy ahead of Myanmar election

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Myanmar goes to the polls amid civil war and humanitarian crisis

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Man arrested over attack at Japan rubber factory where he previously worked

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Japan’s wedding industry faces battle to adapt to changing culture amid drop in number of traditional ceremonies

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Indonesia grants Christmas remissions to over 16,000 prisoners, including graft convicts

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2 dead, 26 injured in 67-vehicle expressway pile-up north-west of Tokyo

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2 dead, 26 injured in 50-vehicle expressway pile-up north-west of Tokyo

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Myanmar election: military seeks legitimacy amid war, exclusion

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1MDB trial verdict: Former Malaysian PM Najib admits to feeling ‘alone’ in struggle for freedom

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China sealing Hainan customs borders to make full free trade port

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North Korea’s Kim stresses shared bloodshed in New Year message to Putin

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China hits US defence firms with sanctions over arms sales to Taiwan

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Her husband's kidnapping became Malaysia's biggest mystery. Then came a stunning confession

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'We will vote but not with our hearts': Inside the election staged by Myanmar's military rulers

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Bangladesh protests push India ties to the brink, fanning regional security fears

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A 2018 Pakistan study helps explain other post-colonial failures

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China frowns as Mona Lisa of Taiwan’s palace museum goes on loan to Prague

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Myanmar junta lifts Yangon curfew ahead of elections

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North Korea’s nuclear sub reveal jolts US-Russia-China dynamics

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Data centre surge reaches India as American tech giants invest billions

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Israel becomes first country to formally recognise Somaliland as independent state

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Moscow sentences Russian diplomat to 12 years for passing secrets to U.S. intelligence

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Many cheer, but some disappointed with guilty verdict for Malaysia’s ex-PM Najib

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Explosion at Alawite mosque in Syria's Homs kills eight

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US once again recalls imported Indonesian shrimp over Caesium-137 findings

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Malaysia’s ex-PM Najib and the multibillion-dollar 1MDB scandal

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Two dead in Palestinian attack in Israel, Israeli authorities say

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Thailand’s PM expresses hope for ceasefire with Cambodia by Dec 27

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Thailand bombs Cambodian border area as ceasefire talks continue

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