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Japan earthquake prompts Toyota, Honda to halt plants through July 31
Windsurfer Lee Lai-shan wins Hong Kong’s first Olympic gold in 1996 – SCMP archive
Hong Kong independent bookstores to close after police raid
Chinese passenger takes wheel as driver collapses from severe pain, rushing him to hospital
China’s Pop Mart opens new store in Singapore’s Sentosa amid slowing domestic sales
S. Korean court upholds pay cut for manager who told ‘pretty employee’ to sit next to boss
‘Take sides’? Malaysia insists on conditional neutrality amid US-China tech rivalry
Hong Kong doctor acquitted 15 years after complaint as watchdog drops case
South Korean stocks tumble a second day, sparking trading suspension
Pentagon official hails ‘stronger’ military ties with PLA at anniversary event
Burglar suffers fatal heart attack during break-in in Ipoh
China starts production of home-grown immersion deep-ultraviolet chipmaking tools, source says
Asian scam gangs snare educated English speakers with fake job ads: UN agency
Japan quake death toll rises to 13 after newly reopened Aeon Mall collapses
Japan's major earthquakes in the past 15 years
Independent bookshop of 50 years to close after national security raid
Trump administration bans new Chinese humanoid robots, to protect US AI buildout
Iran to get Chinese shoulder-launched missile systems in weeks, sources say
US Senate confirms Clayton as Trump’s new spy chief
Japan coral protectors race to save reefs from heat ‘bomb’