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China coast guard patrolled Japan-held islands almost daily last year as tensions flare

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Board of Peace could complement, not replace, UN Security Council

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Train services in Tokyo area resume after disruption caused by Ueno Station power outage

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Myanmar election delivers victory for military-backed party amid civil war

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Barring last-minute nuclear deal, US and Russia teeter on brink of new arms race

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Suspects flee with suitcases containing $3.4m in cash after robbing victims in downtown Tokyo

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Trilateral Russia-Ukraine-US talks signal shift in war diplomacy

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Netizens push back on Trump's claims that China doesn't use wind power with photos of turbines

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Street robbers steal US$2.7 million in cash in rare Tokyo heist

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Myanmar monk accused of fuelling genocide backs junta-led vote

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From failure to filler: Why US Navy can’t quit its flawed LCS

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Explainer: Why Thailand will vote to decide a new Constitution

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Explainer-Why Thailand will vote to decide a new constitution

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European strategic independence? Don’t hold your breath

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Sumo diplomacy: Japan’s heavyweight ‘soft power’ ambassadors

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Panama court voids CK Hutchison port contracts

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Indonesia stock exchange CEO resigns after US$80 billion market rout

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Vietnam to sell tycoon's Hermès Birkin bags to offset fraud losses

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Thailand’s reformist Natthaphong is frontrunner ahead of February vote, polls show

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Thailand's reformist Natthaphong is frontrunner ahead of February vote, polls show

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Trump says 'very dangerous' for UK to deal with China

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Force won’t bring true peace for Taiwan, president tells Pope Leo in letter

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24-hour electric train service in Malaysia for festive rush, says transport minister

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Force won't bring true peace for Taiwan, president tells Pope Leo in letter

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Severe cold to ease after temperatures plunge to minus 17 deg C in South Korea

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South Korea passes law to combat scalping, piracy

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Vietnam police seize tons of fake coffee products made from soya beans

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Trump warns UK about business with China after Starmer-Xi talks

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Trump says Putin agreed to not fire on Kyiv for a week during cold

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Taiwan completes first undersea trial for domestically made submarine

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ASEAN does not recognise Myanmar's elections, which military-backed party claims to have won

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Imran Khan not the only one silenced as Pakistan military stifles dissent

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Why China moved so quickly to execute 11 members of a notorious mafia family

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Tokyo hopes voters will hand PM Takaichi new clout to counter China

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North Korea’s Kim announces major construction projects as party congress nears

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North Korea's Kim announces major construction projects as party congress nears

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What’s the potential cost of India’s US$100 billion bet on AI data centres?

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What does British PM Keir Starmer’s China trip say about Western hedging in a Trump era?

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Commentary: Japanese PM Takaichi’s great election gamble

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In Vietnam’s capital city, many are finding it hard to breathe

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New Zealand declines invitation to join Trump’s Board of Peace

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UN's Guterres: global problems will not be solved by one power 'calling the shots'

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Chinese dissident Ai Weiwei says West lacks moral authority to criticise Beijing on rights

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Ai Weiwei says West lacks moral authority to criticise Beijing on rights

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India's Colgate-Palmolive posts marginal profit rise as tax-cut tailwind offsets one-time charge

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