Japan’s deadliest fault line shifts, frustrating megaquake forecasts
A Japanese study has found that the locked zone in the Nankai Trough is not permanent but changes over time, further…
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China’s durian imports from Thailand and Malaysia soar as glut pressures growers
China’s durian imports rose 47 per cent, year on year, in the first half of 2026, with Thailand and Malaysia posting…
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Thailand launches manhunt after 5 soldiers killed, civilians injured in deep south
Thai authorities said on Thursday they are searching for the people responsible for an attack in the country’s troubled…
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Heartbroken Chinese women pay up to US$3,000 to win back exes amid 90% success claims
In China, many heartbroken women are spending thousands of yuan on services that claim they can help win back former…
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Japanese firm acts to stop 7-Eleven store staff scalping anime, game merchandise
Japan’s largest convenience store operator has issued a warning to its 7-Eleven franchisees nationwide that…
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PLA conducts live-fire drills in Taiwan Strait after Beijing calls Lai speech ‘reckless’
Beijing launched a two-day live-fire drill in the Taiwan Strait on Thursday, coinciding with the end of a fisheries…
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Philippines plugs into Indonesian power link to shockproof energy supply
The Philippines’ push to establish a cross-border grid with Indonesia highlights the growing urgency of securing energy…
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US-China trade war reaches India’s streets as Modi weighs risks of Washington bet
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi is facing mounting domestic backlash over a potential trade deal with the United…
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Malaysia’s Anwar rejects ‘totally absurd’ US lawmakers’ demand to lift Israel ban
Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim has rebuffed a threat by eight US lawmakers to suspend military training funds…
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South Korean labour unions push for higher payouts after Samsung’s US$400,000 bonus
Labour unions are rallying across South Korea after Samsung Electronics caved in to protests and agreed to hand out…
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Chinese doctor wades through severe floodwaters to reach patients, winning widespread praise
A man in northeastern China who was filmed pushing his bicycle through deep water on his way to work amid torrential…
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‘She’s blown it’: support frays for Japan PM Takaichi over controversial laws
Public support for Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi appears to be fraying, with two new opinion polls suggesting…
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China, Philippines clash again at Scarborough Shoal, a day after Wang Yi warning
Fresh tensions flared near a disputed South China Sea shoal on Thursday, after Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi warned…
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South Korea charges former US diplomat with defaming Lee Jae Myung
South Korean prosecutors have charged Korean-American professor Morse Tan for criminal defamation over false claims…
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China fires up powerful particle accelerator to unlock secrets of atoms
China has brought online a record-breaking particle accelerator that can produce the world’s most intense beams of…
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Chinese investors rush into private funds, pouring US$1.2 trillion into securities
China’s private securities investment funds surpassed 8 trillion yuan (US$1.2 trillion) for the first time at the end…
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South Korea’s top conservative ‘a wounded lame duck’ after guilty verdict
A South Korean court’s conviction of Seoul’s mayor for illegal polling payments threatens to put an end to his…
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Trump to steer billions from universities to AI and individual scientists to counter China
US President Donald Trump’s administration will redirect billions of dollars in federal research funding away from…
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US Congress explores new tariffs, sanctions to counter China’s shipbuilding dominance
US lawmakers are examining tariffs, port fees and sanctions targeting China’s shipbuilding industry, as US Congress…
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What is Beijing thinking? Why Washington is struggling to understand its rival
After Donald Trump’s high-stakes summit with Xi Jinping in May, the idea of US-China “strategic stability” appeared in…
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How China and Indonesia can build a truly sturdy partnership
In April 1955, amid the Cold War, 304 representatives across 29 Asian and African nations convened in Bandung,…
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US lawmakers accuse China of using UN peacekeeping forces to spy on countries
Lawmakers called out China’s growing footprint at the United Nations on Wednesday as a vehicle for espionage even as a…
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Trump tech official accuses China’s Moonshot AI of stealing from Anthropic
The Trump administration has accused Chinese start-up Moonshot AI of covertly extracting capabilities from leading US…
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China’s cyberscam crackdown pushed syndicates to target Americans, analysts say
Criminal syndicates increasingly turned from targeting Chinese nationals to Americans after Beijing’s 2023 crackdown on…
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‘Disbelief, shock’: Singapore PM on Faishal’s inappropriate messages with woman
A married Singapore minister’s sudden resignation amid revelations he had exchanged inappropriate messages with a woman…
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China, EU pushing ahead on joint research despite trade tensions
China and the EU have renewed their joint research agreement, according to Chinese state-linked media, signalling a…
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Philippines’ impeachment trial: court ruling heightens stakes for VP Sara
Philippine Vice-President Sara Duterte-Carpio suffered a serious setback in her impeachment trial this week after the…
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Why China’s polar expedition to the Arctic Ocean has drawn US ire
The United States Coast Guard said it closely tracked Chinese polar expedition vessels transiting the Bering Sea on…
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Malaysia won’t be intimidated over Israelis’ entry ban, Anwar tells US lawmakers
Malaysia would not be intimidated into changing its decades-old policy of not allowing Israeli nationals into the…
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World’s first AI model to earn perfect score at maths Olympiad comes from China’s RedNote
For the first time, an artificial intelligence model has achieved a perfect score at the International Mathematical…
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Hong Kong loses 2030 maths congress to Glasgow. Does Asia need a stronger voice?
An award-winning mathematician has called for Asia to set up its own maths union after Hong Kong lost out to Glasgow to…
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India’s ‘cockroach’ protests: a rare political opening for the opposition?
India’s student-led “cockroach” protests, which began as anger over alleged entrance exam leaks, are now becoming a…
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Beijing and Manila should avoid South China Sea ‘miscalculation’: top diplomats
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi met his Philippine counterpart in Manila on Wednesday, with both sides highlighting…
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Japanese agency warns of ‘cruelly hot days’ amid 40 degrees and above heat
Japanese cities are experiencing “cruelly hot days”, a new meteorological term devised this year to warn people of…
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Venezuela’s Maduro and wife back in US court, as judge sets 2027 trial date
A judge on Wednesday set a June 1, 2027, trial date for ousted Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and his wife Cilia…
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Venezuela’s Maduro, wife due back in US court in drug trafficking case
Venezuela’s ousted president Nicolas Maduro and his wife Cilia Flores are due back in a US court on Wednesday for a…
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