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Rare earth mining is poisoning Mekong River tributaries, threatening 'the world's kitchen'

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Durian gets influencer backing as Thailand faces glut

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Orban’s departure shuts China’s back door into the EU

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Suspect at large after attacking boy, spraying 3 police officers in Tokyo

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Indonesia military court begins trial of officers allegedly behind acid attack on activist

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Japan PM vows all-out efforts towards sustained pay hikes at May Day event

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Indian man takes sister’s exhumed body to bank for withdrawal

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China again touts benefits of union with Taiwan, Taipei rebuffs

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Humanoid robots to handle baggage in trial at Tokyo's Haneda Airport

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New Zealand officials reject statue remembering Japan's sex slaves

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Decouple from China? Beijing now has a law against it

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Special railway tickets featuring Punch the monkey go on sale in Japan

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China changes agriculture chief for second time in two years

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Strait of Malacca could be next Hormuz-like flashpoint

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Flight cancellations, high fuel cost keep Chinese in China with road, train trips for May holidays

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China suspends issuing new autonomous vehicle licences after Baidu robotaxi outage: Sources

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Tropical forest loss eases in 2025 from record high, report shows

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Japan cleaner goes viral with spa-like service for plushies

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Japan’s Shizuoka launches unified tea brand, logo to up global recognition

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Hotel stay offers new way to support animal welfare in north-east Japan

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South Korea’s watchdog names Coupang founder as controlling entity

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Toll the Malacca Strait — and price out American hegemony

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Cheaper, cleaner electric trucks overhaul China’s logistics

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Sarawak is betting millions on free tertiary education. Will it keep its brightest from leaving?

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India airlines warn of flight suspensions as war drives up fuel cost

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Australian mother who faked son's cancer to fund lavish lifestyle jailed

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Whoosh or wait? Will fatal Indonesia train crash put brakes on its high-speed rail ambitions?

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Tourists told to cut air conditioning, save fuel on Cook Islands

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Taiwan minister says she visited second islet in disputed South China Sea

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Trump says King Charles does not want Iran to have nuclear weapon

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Nepal wants to become a data centre hub. It has no rules for how

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Indonesia daycare abuse exposes oversight failures

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Philippine tax agency orders probe on V-P Sara Duterte’s businesses

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Kim Jong Un praises troops who 'self-blasted' to avoid capture by Ukraine

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Rising anti-vaccine sentiment in Indonesia undermines child immunisation efforts

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Why nationality is more than personal choice in S. Korea, how it impacts bank chief nomination

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Indonesia deadly train crash renews railway safety concerns

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A faraway conflict threatens livelihoods in India's glass hub

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Charles’s speech cites ‘checks and balances’ on executive power

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US, allies release joint statement supporting Panama's sovereignty

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Flying cars and 5-minute charges: China's EV industry sees opportunity in Iran crisis

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Bangkok set for region-topping temperatures in years to come: Study

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Commentary: Beijing intensifies diplomatic isolation of Taiwan’s president

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Satellite imagery reveals increased activity at North Korean nuclear complex

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Fuel shock hits Philippine truckers as basic goods price hikes loom

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Three ways South Korea can buy alliance insurance

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