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Vietnam’s Ho Chi Minh City reports first three deaths linked to hand, foot and mouth disease in 2026

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Testing ideas, absorbing criticism: Prabowo defends policy decisions in 6-hour roundtable discussion

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Bus trips home for Songkran delayed by lack of fuel? From Bangkok to Hanoi, fears grow over fuel

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China cashes in on Taiwan’s Mideast evacuation fumble

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Chiang Mai’s Red Line tram aims to cut pollution and improve city transport

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Taiwan says US has 'high' urgency in speeding up weapons deliveries

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China says it has right to retaliate against Mexico's tariff hikes

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Japan Prime Minister Takaichi asks IEA chief for further oil stockpile release

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Myanmar’s rice farmers scrounge for diesel as Iran conflict dries up supply

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6th Singaporean nabbed for murder of Singaporean in JB

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Planned salary cuts in Indonesia for public officials welcomed

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Stray Ukrainian drones hit Estonia, Latvia, including power station, officials say

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Genting Highlands road charge system trial begins April 2

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Philippine purple yam boom under strain from climate pressures

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Graffiti conviction for Australian woman who stuck googly eyes on sculpture

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Philippines says working with Washington to obtain oil from U.S.-sanctioned countries

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Airstrike in western Anbar kills 7 Iraqi soldiers, wounds 13

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Taiwan wary that China could exploit US distraction over Middle East war

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ChatGPT moment for humanoid robots 2 to 10 years away, say Chinese tech leaders

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4 out of 30 urns stolen from Malaysian memorial park found, say police

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Iran’s US radar strike exposes China’s South China Sea gap

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Thai tanker safely transits Strait of Hormuz after talks with Iran

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Exotic pet trade thrives in China despite welfare concerns

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Asia looks to Covid-era playbook to tackle fuel crisis

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Asia looks to COVID-era playbook to tackle fuel crisis

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Thailand at risk of losing 3 million visitors if Iran war persists

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How is the Philippines reacting to its energy emergency?

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Indian man whose life support was removed after court go-ahead dies

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Philippine House orders submission of V-P Duterte’s asset records

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When missiles aren’t enough, America still calls its Marines

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Thailand orders nationwide crackdown on fuel and goods prices

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Rights group warns of ‘dystopian’ Hong Kong after bookstore arrests

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Japan’s cherry blossom fans face record-high food prices

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Japan says Chinese embassy break-in ‘regrettable’

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Seibu department store in Tokyo’s Shibuya to close in September: Sources

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Thailand braces itself for blistering heat as temperatures top 40 deg C in north, central regions

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Giant pipe rising out of ground in Osaka cut off; cause still under investigation

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Belarus leader visits North Korea for first time

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Roblox to introduce new controls in Indonesia to comply with child social media block

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'Major player' in alleged mistaken identity kidnap of Sydney grandfather charged

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Iran military spokesperson says US is negotiating with itself, state media

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Schools in Malaysia told to step up measures as hot weather persists

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15 heat-related cases, one child death reported in Malaysia

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Stop all open burning activities, urges Malaysia’s Fire and Rescue Department

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South Korea enters emergency mode as Middle East crisis bites

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Diesel price more than doubles in Vietnam since Middle East war

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Ex-Japanese police officer convicted of leak to crime group

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