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Thailand to auction off yacht linked to accused fraudster Benjamin Mauerberger

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Indonesia taps insider Jeffrey Hendrik to revive world’s worst stock market

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Smartphone catches fire on flight leaving Tokyo’s Haneda airport; no injuries

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Zelenskiy says 'Moscow will burn' if Russian strikes continue

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Singapore regains top spot in competitiveness ranking; Asian economies put up strong showing

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China defends critical minerals export controls, calls for end to ‘small cliques’ after G-7 statement

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UN food agencies seek $202 million to shield 8.8 million people from El Niño

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From Australia to Europe, countries move to curb children's social media access

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Wave of Persian Gulf oil set to swamp Asian refiners when ships sail out of Strait of Hormuz

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Why Xi is walling in China’s money – and why it won’t work

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South Korean leader books golf with Trump after 'pinky promise'

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North Korea's Kim Yo Jong condemns G7 call for denuclearisation as violation of sovereignty

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What JB can learn from Penang and Kuching before the RTS arrives

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Japan mother sues state over teen’s ‘hostage justice’ death

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Republic of Departure: Why Manila never stops exporting its top talent

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China says ‘welcomes’ Iran-US signing deal to end Middle East war

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HSBC’s Australia unit to pay $31.7 million fine over scam protection failures, court rules

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China unveils white paper on global governance, calls for stronger Global South representation

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ASEAN engages Russia while G7 isolates it

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Indonesia on track to launch B50 biodiesel programme on July 1, minister says

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How India sparred with Telegram days ahead of blocking the app

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South Korea launches company to manage US$350 billion US investment pledge

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Bird flu kills 13,000 seal pups on remote Australian island

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World Cup fever sweeps Seoul as South Korea prepares for Mexico clash

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Australia says net migration down as far-right popularity surges

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Tokyo govt to work with start-ups to ward off bears; possible measures include AI detection system

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South Korea’s hair-loss insurance proposal sparks backlash

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South Korean lawmakers launch probe into ballot paper shortages

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Hospital in South Korea says amputated leg found in recycling waste was discarded by mistake

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War in Iran spurs solar boom in oil-dependent South-east Asia

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Japan’s World Cup clean-up praise meets scepticism at home

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Ad listing for $7m Tokyo apartment with ‘invisible man’ goes viral

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Hong Kong hoists highest rain signal, closes schools

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Australia opens first carbon refinery, making new products from captured CO2

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South Korea parliament launches probe into election ballot shortages

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South Korea Parliament launches probe into election ballot shortages

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China seeks to curb 'unfair' competition in food delivery sector

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China seeks to curb ‘unfair’ competition in food delivery sector

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Thailand revives $38.6 billion coast-to-coast corridor to rival Malacca Strait

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India keeps undermining the Bangladesh reset it claims to want

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Malaysia’s carbon tax delayed due to Middle East uncertainties: Minister

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‘Indahouse’: New Zealand minister quotes British TV character Ali G in Parliament

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South Korea sees heat-related ER visits rise sharply and braces itself for a hotter summer

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Why dropping ‘Indo-Pacific’ clarifies the Pentagon’s China strategy

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Landmark court battle: Pain-riddled South Korean man fights for right to die

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South Korean police quiz executive in Starbucks ‘Tank Day’ fiasco

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South Korean police quiz executive in Starbucks 'Tank Day' fiasco

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Taiwan hopes new US arms sale package can be approved soon, president says

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