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Dragon diplomacy: Indonesia lends Komodo lizard pair to Japan zoo

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China’s financial regulatory head Li Yunze demoted, sources say

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Russia to remain in OPEC+, hopes UAE exit does not spell end of group

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Trump urges Iran to sign a deal after report suggests US may extend blockade

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Olivia Enos and Mira Rapp-Hooper join RFA’s board of directors

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UAE’s OPEC exit signals new global oil order

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‘On the verge of closing down’: India’s aviation industry under strain as fuel costs surge

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Madagascar detains French former serviceman over alleged mutiny plot

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Asia’s oil shock nightmare has only just begun

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Thai ex-PM Thaksin to be released from prison next month

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Explainer: What is ‘Taiwan independence’ and is Taiwan already independent?

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Explainer-What is 'Taiwan independence' and is Taiwan already independent?

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Taiwan tops Beijing’s agenda for Trump-Xi summit in May

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Taiwan tops Beijing's agenda for Trump-Xi summit

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Takaichi on a mission to remake Japan’s place in Asia

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‘Killing the chicken to scare the monkey’: Why China blocked the Meta-Manus deal

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Japan confirms Hormuz transit as Iran talks continue, PM says

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Heavy rains threaten Bangladesh’s rice harvest

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Australian climber on record sea-to-summit Everest bid

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Ex-Thai PM Thaksin to be released on parole on May 11

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Two dead after small plane crashes into Australia airport hangar

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New Zealand local council rejects plan for 'comfort women' statue after Japan protest

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King Dollar still reigns supreme in liquidity-starved Gulf

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Philippine vice-president Duterte faces impeachment vote in Congress after panel find probable cause

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Philippine vice president faces impeachment vote in Congress after panel find probable cause

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South Korean court hikes ex-president's sentence for obstructing justice

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Death toll from Indonesia train crash rises to 16, all women

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South Korean appeals court increases jail term for former President Yoon in obstruction case

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Heavy rains threaten Bangladesh's rice harvest

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Death toll from Indonesia train crash rises to 16

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Malaysia to slash federal operating budgets due to Iran war costs

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Chinese food influencer Bai Bing fined US$2.8 million for tax evasion

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Afghanistan women can return to competition

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Batam to destroy illicit US e-waste, abandons re-export plan

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After wolf escape, South Korea moves to tighten zoo oversight

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India’s Hormuz restraint is running out of time

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As population surges, Kyrgyzstan’s schools buckle

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South Korean court raises ex-president Yoon’s sentence to 7 years’ jail for obstructing justice

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New DeepSeek model marks AI milestone. Is China closing the gap with the US?

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Johor ex-politician in intensive care after accidentally shooting himself in chest at gun range

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Indonesia to probe taxi operator Green SM after deadly Bekasi train crash

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Fire destroys dozens of homes in Malaysia’s Sabah state

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Japan’s Idemitsu Maru allowed through Hormuz, history in tow

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Japan zoo staffer allegedly dumps wife's body inside incinerator

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Thailand’s multi-billion-dollar fishing industry reels as soaring fuel costs keep fleets ashore

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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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