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Comments on Weibo giraffe post bemoan state of Chinese economy
Social media users get around government crackdown on negativity via US embassy conservation updateA social media...
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Australian academic Yang Hengjun given suspended death sentence by Chinese court
Australia’s foreign minister says government is ‘appalled’ by sentence, which could mean life in prisonThe Australian...
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Dying man tells police he was on Japan’s most wanted list for 50 years
Now deceased man said he was Satoshi Kirishima who was allegedly member of radical group in...
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‘A race against time’: Taiwan strives to root out China’s spies
As Beijing has increased its efforts to recruit Taiwanese people, the number of spying cases has...
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Fiji transfixed as reports of ministerial sex scandal threaten ruling coalition
Leaked intimate images allegedly depicting affair between two ministers captivate nation and rattle prime minister Sitiveni...
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Myanmar hands over junta-backed warlords to China in telecoms scam case
Ten people extradited on Tuesday accused of being key figures in fraud involving victims of traffickingMyanmar...
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Thai court rules Move Forward party must end bid to reform lese-majesty law
Opposition leader rejects claims party is seeking to cause deterioration of monarchyThailand’s constitutional court has ruled...
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Duterte calls Philippine president ‘a drug addict’ as rift deepens
Ferdinand Marcos Jr hits back with fentanyl insult amid breakdown in relations between political familiesThe former...
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British Base jumper dies in 29-storey fall in Thailand
Nathy Odinson, 33, had parachute problem after climbing up building in Pattaya and jumping offA British...
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Amazon’s Expats series not available in Hong Kong, where it is set
First two episodes inaccessible to viewers in city, with some attributing censorship to umbrella protest scenesAmazon’s...
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Evergrande collapse: Hong Kong court orders liquidation of China property giant
Judge says ‘enough is enough’ after developer, which has $300bn in debt, fails to provide convincing...
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Chinese courts to rule on Hong Kong commercial disputes under new law
Legislation will further erode differences between legal systems of Hong Kong and mainlandA new law giving...
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Thai woman charged over lion cub filmed cruising resort in Bentley
Sawangjit Kosoognern charged with illegal possession after video showing animal being driven around Pattaya gains 2.6m...
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Tuvalu goes to the polls in election watched by China and Taiwan
One candidate has said he wants to review the Pacific country’s relationships with Taiwan and China,...
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Kyoto anime studio fire: Japanese man sentenced to death for arson attack that killed 36
Japan media reported Shinji Aoba held a grudge against the studio when he doused the entrance...
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Women in Japan allowed to take part in ‘naked festival’ for first time
Women will take part in the hadaka matsuri in Inazawa, in which thousands of men dressed...
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China announces 0.5% cut in banks’ minimum reserves
Biggest reduction since December 2021 will allow 1tn more yuan to be released in form of...
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Popular opposition Thai MP survives election law court challenge
Pita Limjaroenrat’s party was blocked from taking power last year after complaints led to his suspensionThailand’s...
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North Korea demolishes symbol of hope for reunification with South – report
The Arch of Reunification – built in 2000 after a landmark inter-Korean summit – has disappeared...
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Powerful earthquake hits China-Kyrgyzstan border
Authorities warn of potentially widespread damage after the 7.0-magnitude quake, with tremors felt in neighbouring countriesA...
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Thirteen children die in Chinese boarding school fire
Fire broke out in dormitories of primary school in central Henan provinceThirteen pupils have died after...
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Japan’s ‘Moon Sniper’ craft makes lunar landing but is unable to generate electricity via solar power – as it happened
Slim spacecraft landed on the moon and is communicating with earth but is not generating electricityJapan’s...
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North Korean teens get 12 years’ hard labour for watching South Korean videos
Footage shows two 16-year-olds being sentenced in front of hundreds of their peers in an amphitheatreVideo...