Asia

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Beyond lithography: Chinese chip toolmaker achieves wafer polishing breakthrough
Backlash as China’s Tsinghua graduate, 38, wins medical school spot at Peking University
Philippines’ subtitle-less ‘Spider-Man’ screening shows deaf inclusion is just lip service
Trump to host mining CEOs as administration seeks minerals for defense supply chains
Is Japan eyeing Ukraine-style asymmetric warfare against China in defence shift?
Why Japan’s elderly keep going back to prison
Bangladeshi cricket star Shakib, a Hasina ally, says he is ready to return home and face trial if given security
Floods in India’s north-east kill nearly 100
Seoul hits 40 deg C for first time in 8 years
Missing man, 58, found dead in Ma On Shan after days-long search effort
Taiwan scrambles French-made jets in rapid turnaround drills during annual war games
Philippines’ South China Sea education push blurs ‘teaching the truth’ lines
India regulator won’t ease ‘energy drink’ label deadline, unnerving companies, sources say
South Korea vows truth over forced overseas adoptions
China shifts from Africa’s top megaproject lender to a debt collector
Endanger Hong Kong’s national security, and I’ll take you down, Chris Tang warns
Indonesia battles Mount Bromo wildfire on Java island as El Nino takes root
In Malaysia, Nurul Izzah’s PKR exit deepens questions over Anwar’s leadership
Nominations for Hong Kong’s Election Committee to run from October 7 to 20
South Korea ministers clash publicly over North Korea policy as President Lee pushes engagement