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US military Osprey crashes in sea off Japan, killing at least 1, in latest accident involving the aircraft

Fishing boats in the area found three people in the surrounding waters, a representative of a local fisheries cooperative said,…

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Malaysia warehouse roof collapse kills 3, several feared buried under rubble following ‘chaotic situation’

Three construction workers were killed after the roof frame of a logistics warehouse under construction in Penang, Malaysia collapsed on…

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Singapore canes, jails ‘sick and depraved’ man for sexually abusing girl he wanted to adopt

Nine other similar charges were taken into consideration for sentencing. The man and the teenage victim cannot be identified due…

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South Korea’s Samsung expected to shoulder bulk of Vietnam’s corporate tax increase

Vietnam’s parliament decided on Wednesday to raise the effective tax rate on multinationals including Samsung to 15 per cent from…

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Philippines launches TikTok ‘threat assessment’ as it considers partial ban

The government of the Philippines will soon decide whether to forbid security employees from using the TikTok video-sharing app amid…

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Japan fumes over drug scandal at Nihon University as hardline views against users persist

A second search in early August of other rooms at the dorm in Tokyo’s Nakano Ward uncovered 19 milligrams (0.019…

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Flourishing Russia ties help revive North Korea’s ‘paradise’ special economic zone

“Now that North Korea and Russia are becoming very close against the backdrop of the Ukraine war, Russia might send…

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Australian police officer who tasered 95-year-old dementia patient charged with manslaughter

The 33-year-old senior constable, who was called to the nursing home after Nowland became agitated in the early hours of…

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Fiji woos China for upgrade of ‘strategically important’ ports even as debt concerns mount

Fiji suspended a police training deal with Beijing earlier this year. “Like many Pacific leaders, Rabuka senses that this time…

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Opinion | Japan’s push for anti-China security alliance hits rough waters in Southeast Asia

While many in Southeast Asia might welcome a more assertive Japan as a potential counterweight to China, the reality is…

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