Japanese population below 120 million for first time in decades
The population of Japanese residents has fallen for 17 consecutive years since peaking in 2009.
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Suspended cop believed to be mastermind behind $6.74m drug syndicate in Malaysia
A July 25-29 operation saw five men arrested and 425.3kg of methamphetamine seized.
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Vietnamese doctors perform nation’s first successful penis transplant
The recipient had earlier undergone a partial penectomy.
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Commercial sea drone captures footage of Chinese warship in Philippine waters
WASHINGTON, July 29 - A small California-based drone maker says one of its sea vessels sailed close enough to a Chinese…
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Major Gulf fighting restarts as US and Saudi strike Iran's allies in Iraq
DUBAI/CAIRO, July 29 - The United States launched on Wednesday its first airstrikes in the Middle East since suspending…
Read at source →Man stages own kidnapping in Malaysia to trick parents into paying loan shark debt
He had previously accumulated RM45,000 in debts to loan sharks, which his father settled in May.
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Malaysian authorities release over 100 Rohingya refugees from detention
Police had detained the people on July 27 after they gathered outside the UNHCR office in Kuala Lumpur to seek…
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Indian forces arrest senior Maoist rebel leader
Misir Besra was arrested in the evening of July 28 in the eastern state of Jharkhand.
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India’s youth protests puncture Modi’s aura of invincibility
Modi still dominates national politics and his government has sought to get ahead of the crisis.
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Forest City cooperating with Malaysia police after massive scam raid
The operation resulted in the arrest of more than 300 foreign and local suspects.
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Japan PM's political doom loop worsens her fight with markets
TOKYO, July 29 - Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi is fighting a losing battle in the polls, making a retreat from…
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After the quake came the blast: Inside Japan's shopping mall disaster
KUMAMOTO, Japan, July 29 - Workers in a mall in southern Japan described being thrown to the floor or enveloped in a…
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Mall operator Aeon is investigating the possibility of a gas leak.
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Shared beds, shrinking budgets: China’s young workers feel economic squeeze
Unrelated adults in China are sharing the same room and even their bed to save money.
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Australia confirms H5N1 bird flu spreading in native bird population
There are currently no transmissions in Australia's poultry population.
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Japan earthquake rocks chip and auto manufacturing supply chain in Kyushu
The 7.1-magnitude quake in Kumamoto damaged roads and knocked out power to thousands of homes.
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Hong Kong independent bookstores to close after police raids
One of the bookshops will close after 50 years in business, while another shut down ahead of schedule.
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S. Korean court upholds pay cut for manager who told ‘pretty employee’ to sit next to boss
The court ruled that the manager's comment constituted workplace sexual harassment.
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South Korean stocks tumble a second day, sparking trading suspension
The Kospi index slid as much as 8.2 per cent, taking its two-day decline to more than 18 per cent.
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Burglar suffers fatal heart attack during break-in in Ipoh
He entered the house with an accomplice before a struggle with the house's caretaker.
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China starts production of home-grown immersion deep ultraviolet chipmaking tools, source says
The new DUV machines are planned for delivery in 2026 to major Chinese chipmakers.
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Japan’s major earthquakes in the past 15 years
Japan accounts for about 20 per cent of the world’s earthquakes of 6-magnitude or greater.
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Trump administration bans new Chinese humanoid robots, to protect US AI buildout
WASHINGTON, July 28 - The Trump administration on Tuesday unveiled bans that target imports of new Chinese robots and…
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Iran to get Chinese shoulder-launched missile systems in weeks, sources say
July 29 - Iran is expected to receive within weeks a first shipment out of up to 400 Chinese-made shoulder-fired…
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Japan coral protectors race to save reefs from heat ‘bomb’
Coral reefs are home to roughly a quarter of the world’s marine fish species.
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Vietnam detains deputy agriculture minister in durian export probe
A government statement said the officials had accepted bribes in relation to durian exports.
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Musk's X says Australia social media ban crackdown undermines international law
SYDNEY, July 29 - Elon Musk's X accused Australia of trying to give its internet regulator unfair information-gathering…
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Australia's world-first law barring accounts for under-16s took effect in December 2025.
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Hotels in Malaysia expecting surge in demand with return of F1 race
Hotel operators reported early inquiries from international travellers ahead of the October race.
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Japan quake toll rises to 13 as rescuers haul people from collapsed mall
KUMAMOTO, Japan, July 29 - A 7.1-magnitude earthquake killed at least 13 people near the southern Japanese city of…
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Recap: Japan earthquake: Rescuers in ‘race against time’ as death tolls rises to 13
The search for survivors is ongoing at the damaged Aeon Mall and Nippon Paper Industries factory in Kumamoto.
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Japan quake toll hits 13 as rescuers haul survivors from wrecked mall
The authorities are investigating a possible gas explosion at Aeon Mall, media reported.
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Taking the coach from Singapore to KL? Here’s what you can expect at the new LaLaport transport hub
The hub is open 24/7, and can handle up to 200 bus trips and up to 10,000 passengers per day.
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Saudi Arabia says it intercepted drones launched from Iraq targeting oil facilities
July 28 - Saudi Arabia said on Tuesday that its air defenses intercepted and destroyed several drones launched from…
Read at source →Many feared trapped in quake-hit Japan mall
Ten people were thought to be unaccounted for in the mall as night fell after the afternoon quake.
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China in touch with Yemen's Houthis to allow ships to sail through Red Sea, sources say
LONDON/DUBAI, July 28 - China has held direct talks with Yemen's Houthi movement to enable its tankers to sail through…
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