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Italian mail blunder and mistrust hinder crackdown on Chinese gangs

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China cuts petrol, diesel price caps for first time since Iran war began

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Malay ruler of Negeri Sembilan can be ousted. His chieftains are now trying to do just that

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Hong Kong government seeks to seize $16 million from jailed tycoon Jimmy Lai

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Two Filipino workers held hostage, killed by employer in Lebanon

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To sack or not: PM Anwar and PKR’s dilemma on fierce critic Rafizi

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Middle East tensions push up costs, dampen sentiment in India’s housing market

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Indonesia passes long-awaited law to protect domestic workers

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World’s top condom maker Karex to raise prices sharply as Iran war strains supply chain

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6 months after Japan’s Takaichi came to power, she faces challenges to achieve her flagship policies

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‘Strangled’: Pakistan faces economic imperative in Iran war peace push

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Russia to halt Kazakhstan's oil flows to Germany via Druzhba, sources say

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Indian plastic maker Alternicq says Iran war has pushed up costs

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Japan to carry out study on remote Pacific island for its fourth nuclear waste site

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Malaysia says it’s studying new migrant worker hiring system

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China's Victory Giant jumps 50% in Hong Kong debut after US$2.6 billion offering

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China flexes energy leverage as the Philippines, US start annual war games

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Japan’s Takaichi chooses guns over butter — at her peril

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China’s foreign minister to tour South-east Asia this week

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China's top diplomat Wang Yi to tour Southeast Asia this week

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Taiwan says India migrant worker deal depends on industry demand

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Iran war leaves Asian nations weighing their nuclear options

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Myanmar president seeks peace talks within 100 days, rebels reject offer

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Turkey arrests 110 coal miners on hunger strike

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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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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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