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Police officer injured after bear bites him on his face, right arm in Japan

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UN urges Sri Lanka to deliver results in Easter bombing probe

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Thai home buyers pull back as ‘Generation Rent’ gains ground

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Japan PM Takaichi sends offering to Yasukuni war shrine

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Song Min-ho from K-pop group Winner faces 18-month in jail over military service violations

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Another top Indonesian university suspends 16 students over alleged online sexual harassment

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Nepal resumes issuing permits for workers headed to Middle East

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Indonesia passes long-awaited law to protect domestic workers

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Japan loosens arms export rules in break from post-WW2 pacifism

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South Korea police seek detention warrant for BTS agency founder Bang

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Iran executes man over burning of mosque during January protests, Mizan reports

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Outrage in China after streaming site iQIYI debuts AI actor 'database'

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Vasectomy debate highlights gender gap in family planning in Indonesia

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Southeast Asia holds the key to unlocking Korean impasse

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Scam messages offering ships safe transit through Hormuz, security firm warns

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Haneda airport experiences traffic control glitch, flights delayed

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US positive on Iran deal but talks still uncertain as ceasefire end nears

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With tariffs stalled, Trump's China policy drifts

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Explainer-Who are the candidates running for UN secretary-general?

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In jab at Taiwan, China ramps up military support for Somalia

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‘Major’ Indonesian natural gas find announced

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Iran war is turbocharging China’s Africa pivot

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China’s drone-laid mines aim to trap US in a Taiwan war

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Tourists trickle back to Kashmir, one year after deadly attack

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South Korea's Lee says claim that minister leaked classified intel is 'absurd'

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Japan to ban use of portable chargers on flights from April 24

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Hello Kitty creator Sanrio launches gaming brand to tap fast-growing global market

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South Korea’s escaped wolf Neukgu becomes local sensation, inspiring merch, zoo vlog

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Australian petrol prices fall for third straight week on government interventions

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South Korean President Lee denies US intel leak on North Korea’s nuclear site

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South Korea police seek detention warrant for BTS agency founder over alleged illegal trading

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Japan PM Takaichi risks China’s wrath with offering to Yasukuni shrine

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Malaysia announces measures to support small businesses impacted by energy crisis

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Six hurt but no serious damage from powerful quake that struck Japan on April 20

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Stress-relief items become everyday essentials for Gen Zs in South Korea

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Bangladesh faces telecom shutdowns from Middle East fuel crisis

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K-pop agency Hybe denies seeking US help to lift chairman’s travel ban

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Japan to train 1,000 specialists annually to create live-action content for global audiences

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Scarce food, bleak futures spur Rohingya refugees to gamble with death at sea

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Plan to sell transit hub names in Indonesia to political parties raises alarm

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Despite surging costs, Everest still draws climbers to Nepal as China’s north side stays shut

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PMs Wong, Anwar agree on importance of diplomacy, discuss supply chain resilience amid Middle East crisis

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Chinese President Xi Jinping calls for Strait of Hormuz to remain open

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Oil prices dip, Asian stocks rise on lingering Iran peace hopes

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Lawmakers in Indonesia press universities over handling of sexual harassment

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Japan opens door to global arms market with overhaul of defence export rules

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New Zealand PM Luxon survives vote of confidence

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