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Chinese chip-tool maker AMEC says first-half profit to nearly quadruple amid soaring demand
Shenzhen-based AI mathematician Yurii Nesterov wins top prize in applied maths
Massive Attack’s Singapore ban tests legal limits of artistic freedom
Hong Kong retail sales rise 4.6% in June as growth streak extends to 14 months
How East Asia’s internet cafes became a cheap urban refuge
Cambodia asks CNA to correct report on missing Singaporean after probe clears trafficking claims
Malaysian police eye security staff in investigation into pilot arrested with drugs in Jakarta
Japan proposes tougher income, pension rules for permanent residency
China dismisses Philippine education concerns as 'political provocation'
Malaysian police investigate how pilot smuggled drugs past 4 layers of airport checks
Bangladesh proposes death penalty for enforced disappearances
‘Damp and filthy’: murder suspect says basic necessities denied in custody
Trump’s ‘Board of Peace’ conditions Israel’s Gaza withdrawal on Hamas disarmament
How China’s US$900 million port deal in Angola shows its dominance over US interests
South Korea: the ‘model ally’?
3 lions perish at Tokyo zoo as Japan bakes in ‘cruelly hot’ summer
Li Ka Shing Foundation, Disney offer 24,000 helpers free tickets to Toy Story 5
Hong Kong warns of scam sites posing as Canada, UK and Thailand e-visa portals
Beat the heat, drain the damp: why Chinese youth are turning to TCM