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China's economy enters 2026 on firmer footing as risks build

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20 Thai sailors return home after vessel attacked in Gulf

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How did Oscar winner Kpop Demon Hunters win hearts the world over?

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South Korea may need foreign workers to fill 110,000 elderly care jobs by 2028

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Japan not planning Hormuz escort mission, says PM Takaichi

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Labubu mania is over but Pop Mart bets it can survive with new toys

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Global energy crisis pushes up international ferry fares in Batam

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US, China seek to wrap Paris talks on managed trade, agriculture deals for Xi-Trump summit

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Malaysia PM Anwar announces extra public holiday for Hari Raya Aidilfitri

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North Korea holds Supreme People's Assembly election, KCNA reports

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Fifth member of Iran women's soccer team withdraws asylum claim

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Commentary: China is quietly exiting its deflationary era

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Asia’s EVolution: Inside China’s grip on battery-grade lithium

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From rendang in Seoul to Langkawi staycations: How Malaysians are rewriting Hari Raya travel

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IEA says oil from emergency stocks to flow immediately in Asia

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UN delivers emergency aid to Afghans displaced by conflict with Pakistan

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Thailand warns of heatstroke risk amid hot season after 21 deaths recorded in 2025

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Malaysia to probe claims of foreign patients exploiting loophole for free treatment at hospitals

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Painted friends comfort Sero, zebra famous for escaping from South Korea zoo

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South Korea ‘closely monitoring’ Trump call to send warships to Hormuz

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India arrests another suspect in Bangladesh uprising leader’s killing

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India arrests another suspect in Bangladesh uprising leader's killing

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Japan to release oil stocks as US says buy American

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Malaysia businessman Farhash Wafa Salvador denies involvement in boardroom tussle at government tech provider NexG

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Japan says bar high for sending warships to protect Gulf oil lane

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Pakistan says it hit military facilities in Afghanistan

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Caddy faces 'hardest weeks' on New Zealand trek

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Base effect: US power projection and the danger of dispersion

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US, China economic chiefs meet in Paris to clear path to Trump-Xi summit

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Singapore, Japan sign framework to boost collaboration in energy sector

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Malaysia woos tourists with ‘balik kampung’ experience during the festive season

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More expensive dates? How the Mid-East conflict is affecting supply of Ramadan food in S-E Asia

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Taiwan says large-scale Chinese military flights return after unusual absence

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Taiwan says large-scale Chinese military flights returning after unusual absence

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Stopping exports is ‘last resort’: Malaysia Deputy PM

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Iran war brings fuel risk to Indonesia ahead of Eid travel surge

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North Korean leader Kim observes test of rocket launch systems with daughter

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Communist Party fields nearly 93% of candidates as Vietnam holds parliament elections

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Australian government deploys military to assist flood-hit Northern Territory

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Vietnam votes as Communist Party fields nearly 93% of parliamentary candidates

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Asia’s EVolution: In the mountains of Mindanao, a copper fight with global stakes powered by electric vehicles

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North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and daughter oversee test launch of multiple rocket launchers

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Global brokerages chase Indonesia’s retail investor boom as regulators clean up stock market

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Why Trump emphasizes US Kharg attack preserved Iran oil lifeline

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Mild 3.2-magnitude earthquake detected in Johor

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