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China detains two Japanese nationals suspected of smuggling banned goods

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Canada to send warships to Indo-Pacific, defence minister says

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China’s bear hug won’t save Myanmar’s Min Aung Hlaing

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‘I don’t expect an apology’: Abe’s widow speaks up ahead of 4th anniversary of ex-Japan PM’s killing

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Vietnam graft case lifts veil on To Lam’s security-state economy

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Bondi Beach attack hero denies assaulting father

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Jokowi’s son Gibran’s outreach to student protesters puts focus on his role in government

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Johor polls: Caretaker chief minister touts growth record, says voters want him to ‘continue this momentum’

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South Korea says North Korean soldier in custody after crossing border: Yonhap

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Hanoi residents mount silent protest over home demolitions

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Geopolitics and AI in spotlight at China’s ‘Summer Davos’

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South Korea says North Korean soldier in custody after crossing border: Report

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High risk of severe haze for rest of 2026 amid El Nino, biofuel demand and Indonesia budget cuts: Report

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Taiwan says warning time for any China attack is shortening

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Australian shark attack survivor briefly emerges from coma

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Dettol apologises after sexist ad backfires in China, sparks calls for boycott

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US Senate passes War Powers Resolution rebuking Trump’s Iran war

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South Koreans back male parental leave, but not for colleagues

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Australia ramps up bird flu testing as Papua New Guinea blocks poultry imports after confirmed cases

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Australia ramps up bird flu surveillance, testing after first mainland cases reported

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India urges crop shift for monsoon planting as rains falter

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Bali’s rabies crisis in spotlight following Jembrana dog attack

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Malaysian monk wins $314,000 through bank’s lucky draw campaign

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Johor state election expected to boost its economy

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Asian stocks under pressure, oil near four-month low as volatility risks highlighted

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Sydney woman wakes from induced coma more than a week after shark attack

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South Korea's KOSPI surges 4.1% as chip stocks recover

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KOSPI bounces back as Asian markets look to recover from rout

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Malaysia’s ‘durian tsunami’ season to last till August

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Residents in Johor Bahru cry foul over smelly river

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Lorry driver who saved 21 bus passengers honoured at Malaysian Parliament

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Xi pressures Takaichi by throttling key China mineral exports to Japan

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North Korea’s Kim unveils plans for 10,000-tonne warships, nuclear navy

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North Korea should build two warships a year in next five years, Kim says

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AirBorneo disruptions risk undermining Sarawak’s aim for greater autonomy

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Commentary: ASEAN-Russia summit is not a tilt toward Moscow

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Indonesia clings to emerging markets mantle as MSCI extends review to November

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‘ASEAN’s gift to the world’: Hormuz crisis sharpens Philippines’ push for South China Sea code

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US fights the battles South Korean conservatives have abandoned

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The future of peace on the Korean Peninsula

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Evacuation plan through Hormuz for stranded ships in Gulf underway, UN agency say

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Climate-vulnerable countries push for global funding framework

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Bangladesh says $389 billion climate finance goal falls short, calls for more support

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EU hosts Taliban officials in Brussels for first time

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China displaces US for world’s fastest supercomputer crown

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Longtime Fed chair, Ayn Rand disciple Alan Greenspan dead at 100

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Leading Pakistan activist given life sentence over soldier's killing at rally

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Sri Lanka bans junk food in schools due to health concerns

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