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Japan’s yuru-chara mascots: Big business behind the cute faces

Ex-rapper Shah sworn in as Nepal prime minister after sweeping election win

Will the energy crisis hit global economy harder than Covid?

Nepal’s first woman PM Sushila Karki returns to retirement

Sri Lanka jails man for hoarding four litres of fuel

Singapore denies Malaysian scholar entry, calling her 'undesirable visitor'

Russia's Lavrov says US wants to take over Nord Stream gas pipelines

Vietnam police bust multi-billion dollar crypto scam

Myanmar travellers ride the rails as fuel prices rise

One day a year, pilgrims crowd remote Taiwan temple to dream of divine answers

China’s unusual abstention from UN’s Iran vote highlights diplomatic squeeze amid Middle East conflict

US boots on the ground looming darkly over Iran

Acid attack on activist becomes battleground in Indonesia’s military-police rivalry

Japan to double residency period for foreigners seeking citizenship from April 1

Philippine President Marcos says ASEAN summit will be bare-bones, focus on Middle East war impacts

Tech-equipped Indigenous firefighters protect Thai forests

China stations jets-turned-drones at bases near Taiwan Strait, report says

Healthy competition between Singapore and Hong Kong benefits global trade, says PM Wong

An invisible bottleneck: A helium shortage threatens the chip industry

Thailand to fast-track launch of tourist entry fee under new government

India cuts special excise duties on petrol, diesel as global oil prices surge

China criticises Czech Republic over Senate resolution on Dalai Lama

Vietnam waives green tax to cut petrol prices by a quarter

Japan approves plan for overtourism measures in 100 areas by 2030

Japan to allow more coal-fired power to cope with energy shock

Two tiger cubs die at Bandung Zoo amid management uncertainty

Singapore denies entry to Malaysian activist over involvement in domestic politics, promotion of unlawful civil protest

Belarus leader gifts rifle to North Korea's Kim as they sign friendship treaty

Trump delays Iran power plant strike threat until April 6

China announces policy to ease academic pressure on students

South Korea enforces export ban of key plastics ingredient amid Middle East supply disruptions

Nepali rapper Shah sworn in as prime minister

China detaining Panama-flagged ships amid battle over port control, FMC says

Extreme heat to test India's power and water supply this summer

Postpartum care services in hotels gain traction among new mothers in Japan

Pokemon shop employee stabbed to death in Tokyo's commercial district

Taiwan says Cameroon visas for WTO summit riddled with errors, will not attend

Philippines, France sign military pact amid South China Sea tensions

Nepal swears in ex-rapper as new prime minister

Indonesia’s Bintan declares forest fire emergency, Dumai blanketed in smoke

France says it approached 35 countries over future Hormuz mission

China’s top chipmaker has supplied chipmaking tech to Iran military: US officials

Cyclone triggers outages at major Australian LNG plants

Explainer-Drones and mines: taking Kharg Island would pose risks for US troops