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Rock band Deep Purple thrills Japan’s superfan Prime Minister Takaichi with a quick visit

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US isn’t losing soft power in SE Asia — it’s ceding it to China

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Taiwan sees only warships and warplanes as China talks peace with opposition KMT

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Vaccine gaps fuel Bangladesh’s deadly measles crisis

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KMT’s ‘imperialist’ rhetoric shifts Taiwan’s democratic fault line

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Indonesia urges 'thorough' probe on Lebanon peacekeeper deaths

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The deal to reopen Hormuz is nowhere near done

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What Singaporeans should do if asked for a bribe when entering Batam

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Batam’s bribery problem keeps coming back. Can reforms stick after extortion crackdown?

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China allows state oil firms to tap commercial reserves as Middle East war drags

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Iran ceasefire: too many brokers, too little leverage

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Myanmar junta chief sworn in as president

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China’s trail running boom draws urban runners seeking challenge and escape

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Myanmar president says many challenges ahead, seeks to normalise ASEAN ties

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Taiwan opposition leader meets Xi Jinping in Beijing

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Chinese, Taiwanese will unite, Xi tells Taiwan opposition leader

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Japan government launches subsidies review to cut inefficient spending

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Indonesia names Pertamina officials, oil tycoon as suspects in oil procurement probe

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Indonesia sends letter of reprimand to YouTube over breach of social media curbs, minister says

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Ending Israel’s war on peace

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China will not tolerate independence for Taiwan, Xi tells island’s opposition leader

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Scoot adds Indonesia flights to Belitung and Pontianak, increases services across network

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Singapore and Cambodia sign agreement to bolster food security

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Japan to ban gene-edited embryos aimed at creating ‘designer babies’

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Iran ceasefire won’t easily ease emerging Asia’s pain

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Thai finance chief sees oil prices elevated for up to two years

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Indonesia deports alleged Scottish crime boss Steven Lyons arrested in Bali

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South Korea to send envoy to Iran as Hormuz remains blocked

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Malaysians rethinking trips to Singapore due to 2027 VEP hike

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Trolley thieves in Malaysia take a toll on grocers

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South Korea President Lee to hold summit with Polish PM Tusk on April 13, media reports say

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Asia Pacific faces weaker growth and higher inflation from Middle East crisis, ADB warns

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Japan plans to release extra 20 days' oil reserves from May

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America’s Soviet moment: Why Trump is looking like Yeltsin

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Japan downgrades description of China in annual diplomatic report

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Stocks shaky as Israeli attacks on Lebanon tests Iran ceasefire

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US-Iran ceasefire deal shows strain ahead of talks with oil flows squeezed

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Japan to release extra 20 days’ worth of oil reserve from May

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Chinese President Xi to meet Taiwan’s KMT chief for first time in decade

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India proposes new rules to regulate news and political posts on social media

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Chinese foreign minister tells North Korean minister Pyongyang is making strides despite US 'oppression'

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China’s top diplomat Wang Yi says N. Korea is making strides despite US ‘oppression’

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Hot in the city: Energy crisis tests Singapore's air-con addiction

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Malaysia ramps up border crackdown on subsidised fuel, controlled goods as energy crunch bites

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A new airport, a ‘Merlion’ and a vow to clean up scams: Can Cambodia attract more tourists?

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CNBC anchor mulls investor ‘upside’ of Trump civilizational threat

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Panama president seeks to calm China tensions

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With Middle East in flames, Trump eyes ‘next conquest’

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Pakistan’s high-stakes Iran peace bid is fraught with risk

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