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Singapore’s New HarbourFront Cruise Terminal Opens With Self-Service Check-In and Passport-Less Clearance

Singapore has officially opened its new HarbourFront cruise and ferry terminal, introducing airport-style self-service facilities and automated immigration systems as the city-state…

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Singapore’s New HarbourFront Cruise Terminal Opens With Self-Service Check-In and Passport-Less Clearance

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Why Taiwan Matters So Much to China — And Why the Issue Reaches Far Beyond the Island

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South Korea Court Cuts Kim Keon Hee’s Prison Sentence to Five Years — Appeal Battle Continues

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Singapore Launches SAFER Unit to Detect Child Protection Risks Earlier

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Alibaba Unveils New AI Chip and Massive Model as Shares Jump 5%

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Xi Expected to Press Trump to Halt Taiwan Arms Sales as 1982 US-China Agreement Returns to Focus

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Singapore Takes Its Multicultural Story to China With First-Ever Cultural Festival in Shanghai and Beijing

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US Reaffirms Support for Japan, South Korea and Taiwan Ahead of Trump-Xi Summit

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Typhoon Dujuan Batters Eastern Japan as Floods and Landslides Leave Deaths and Disruption

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