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Lawmakers vote to keep Shigeru Ishiba as Japan’s prime minister
Japan’s record number of women MPs still minority
Indonesia says it has no overlapping South China Sea claims with China, despite joint agreement
In mainland China, Taiwanese books wait in limbo as censors bolster publishing barriers
Chinese study recommends region-specific diets, amid rising obesity risks
In Japan, call to ban women marrying after 25 stirs backlash
British chef Jamie Oliver removes children’s book from sale after backlash in Australia
Hong Kong couple jailed for 9 months for ‘disrespectful’ disposal of 2 infants’ corpses
China, Europe should ‘fix rifts’ or risk return to ‘law of the jungle’ under Trump: diplomat
As the dust settles on Trump’s win, what’s in store for US-China relations?
China teacher panned for ‘classism’ quiz ranking family status from ‘indecent’ to ‘better’
Will Trump rekindle a bromance with North Korea’s Kim Jong Un? South Koreans worry
Vietnam threatens to block Chinese retailers Shein and Temu over licences
Trump picks Homan as ‘border tsar’, Stefanik reportedly offered UN ambassador post
Man in Malaysia confesses to killing aunt, keeping body in house
China export ‘rush’ expected ahead of Trump’s trade war 2.0, Beijing to show restraint
Scandal-hit Malaysian military university mired in new bullying row
Hong Kong’s MTR Corp won’t use by-laws to force travellers to stand on both sides of escalators
How a Trump presidency could lead to a purge at the Pentagon
China’s top market regulator strikes positive tone as investors brace for turbulence