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US-Bangladesh trade deal the lifeline Dhaka needs

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Thailand’s election commission faces pressure over vote transparency

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India orders social media firms to remove unlawful content within three hours

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Jeju’s yacht tourism push sparks concerns for dolphin habitat

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Philippines urges China to keep tone ‘calm’ as rhetoric heats up

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Philippines urges China to keep tone 'calm' as rhetoric heats up

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Measles cases in Europe, Central Asia drop 75% in 2025, agencies say

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Bangladesh election offers hope to garment sector battered by tariffs and unrest

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Only 20% of adult internet users in Japan adopt AI: Survey

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Surakarta landfill crisis highlights Indonesia’s growing waste problem

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Unrelenting heat threatens Malaysia’s northern padi harvest as dam levels drop

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China to prioritise stimulating consumption in 2026

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Measles patient stayed in Sapporo, possibly had contact with unspecified number of people

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China’s Nanjing Museum apologises after rare Ming dynasty painting sold illegally at auction

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'Overloading' may have led to deadly Philippine ferry sinking

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Inside President Xi’s renewed push for yuan to be a global reserve currency - what China would have to give up

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Growing cracks in the BRICS+ wall

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Chinese captain pleads not guilty to Baltic Sea cable damage

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EU to meet in Belgian castle to tackle economic rivalry with US, China

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US moves to counter China in Bangladesh, plans to pitch defence alternatives

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10 new TB clusters detected in Malaysia, with Johor recording highest number of cases

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Why is Bangladesh holding a national referendum alongside its general election?

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‘Overloading’ may have led to deadly Philippine ferry sinking

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Bangladesh holds first election since student-led uprising that ousted ex-PM Hasina

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When beauty turns fatal: South Korea logs 50 plastic surgery deaths since 2016

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Bangladesh to vote on democratic reform charter

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Cambodia says it has closed almost 200 scam centres in fraud crackdown

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Over 55,000 non-Muslim Malaysians married foreigners from 2019-2025; S’poreans among top 3 on list

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Australia charges two Chinese nationals with foreign interference

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Indonesia arrests 11 for alleged corruption over palm oil exports

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China reminds Trump it holds the note on dollar debt

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Chinese captain pleads not guilty to damage charge in Baltic Sea cable case

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Hong Kong activist’s father convicted under national security law over insurance policy

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Hong Kong activist's father convicted under national security over insurance policy

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Vietnam’s leader has new power, and he’s in a hurry

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South China Sea spat: Beijing bans Philippine town officials after envoy declared persona non grata

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From malls to minarets: Prabowo plans 40-storey Islamic hub at Jakarta’s glitziest landmark

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Popularity of Japan anime characters in China unaffected by strained ties

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Air New Zealand cancels long-haul services as cabin crew strike looms

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Hindu minority watchful as Bangladesh heads to polls

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327 criminals shot dead by cops since 2015, Malaysia’s Parliament told

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Commonwealth boss confident of progress on slavery reparations

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Over 21,000 out-of-wedlock teen pregnancies recorded from 2019 to 2024, Malaysia’s Parliament told

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Actress Michelle Yeoh to receive a Hollywood Walk Of Fame star on Feb 18

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Hong Kong activist's father convicted under national security law over insurance policy

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China's Li inspects rare earth facilities, hints at leverage in US rivalry

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