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The Great Solar Wall: China doubles down on its ambitious effort to tame deserts
Australia politician admits texting ‘my job is boring’ during meeting
Binance says RedotPay diverted users in $605 million lawsuit
Artillery-Missile Command: Vietnam’s Answer to the Maritime-Continental Dilemma
AI-assisted music now eligible for copyright registration in South Korea
Indonesia’s salt fields bloom under drought from El Nino’s baking heat
Malaysia Says It Will Not Deport Rohingya if There Are Risks to Their Safety
Vietnam to Build Memorial to North Korean War Dead Outside Hanoi
India youth protests highlight mistrust in ‘lapdog’ media
‘Lyrical Maverick’ Peter Lai, who wrote multiple hits for Cantopop stars, dies at 76
What caused a near miss between 2 jets near Tokyo – and what can China learn?
Kumamoto earthquake: Evacuees face inadequate conditions at some shelters 
Heaps of documents, endless trials: the herculean workload of Hong Kong’s judges
Hong Kong needs regenerated districts, not piecemeal renewal
Chinese couple lose US$15 million pig farm in false fraud arrest, raising justice questions
‘Artificial earthquake’ conspiracy theory sweeps Japan after Kumamoto disaster
New Zealand PM Luxon open to referendum on electoral system
New Zealand PM supports referendum on election voting system
Does Beijing really have the power to lift up the Australian dollar?
NTU vice-president Kuan Jimmy Hsia leaves Singapore for new Chinese university