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Puppy Pawlitics: Dog class elections gain traction at South Korea’s pet kindergartens

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Japan firm begins world’s first sales of fully farmed eels

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Police raid Batam online gambling centre earning $717k per month

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Malaysia PM Anwar under pressure amid growing defections from his party

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Australia’s embattled Liberals tap former PM Abbott as party president, reinforcing rightward shift

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Australia's embattled Liberals tap former PM Abbott as party president, reinforcing rightward shift

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China is building launch pads near its nuclear missile silos

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Australian mushroom murderer Erin Patterson’s appeal against murder conviction set for August

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'It’s like diving into coffee': Rescuers in Laos describe risky mission to free men trapped in cave

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Pentagon’s Asia commander seeks funds to deter China on Taiwan

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China expects El Nino weather effects to peak in autumn and winter

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Japan population sees record five-year drop

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‘Robots need clothes’: Humanoids hit catwalk in Seoul

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Japan population sees record five-year drop: Census

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Minority union at Samsung Electronics to challenge pay deal in court

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Growing fears: Myanmar farmers face fertiliser, fuel dearth

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Chinese steel plant workers in the Philippines released from detention

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Chinese steel plant workers in Philippines released from detention

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Trump’s push to expand Abraham accords destined to fail

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A credible and safe path to Chinese financial liberalization

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China’s ‘emotional value’ phenomenon is redefining goods, services and society

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Call for stricter safety, maintenance checks on ageing trains in Malaysia

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Not an ‘ordinary service disruption’: Malaysia’s transport minister on LRT derailment in KL

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Systems restored after major tech glitch strands thousands at Malaysia’s borders on May 28

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The cost of Trump-Xi detente will be paid in Myanmar

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From K-pop to K-glow: Lasers, facial firming drive South Korea’s new tourism wave

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Asia stocks surge, oil falls on hopes of US-Iran truce deal

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Shangri-La Dialogue opens as Asia seeks alternatives to US shield

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US DOJ seizes luxury New York apartment linked to 1MDB

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Australian watchdog sues Amazon unit over children’s backpack safety

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Hong Kong principal who swore at Singapore security guards resigns, apologises

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Survival before safety for Delhi's poor as temperatures hit 45C

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How did this novel about food win a Booker Prize this year?

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‘Real increase in violence’: What’s behind rising domestic abuse rates reported in Southeast Asia?

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Commentary: The value of Shangri-La Dialogue in a world increasingly shaped by hard power

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Military buildup triggers housing crisis in Guam, outpricing residents

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China’s H200 hunger drives Nvidia chip smugglers to Japan route

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A Japan prison so comfortable, elderly women commit petty crime to get thrown behind bars

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US imposes fresh sanctions on Iran's military oil sales, Treasury says

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India’s Gen Z ‘Cockroach’ party channels youth anger but faces offline hurdles

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India's Gen Z ‘Cockroach’ party channels youth anger but faces offline hurdles

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Japan dismisses ‘ridiculous’ Russian criticism of military buildup

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Japan dismisses 'ridiculous' Russian criticism of military buildup

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Russia ratchets up pressure on Armenia ahead of June election

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Myanmar president to embark on first India visit since taking over

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Myanmar leader to visit India for first trip abroad as president

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South Korea’s Starbucks furor revives an illiberal habit

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Thailand launches digital arrival card for travellers to cut immigration processing time

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