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Ang Mo Kio Crash Triggers Drug-Driving Investigation After Man Arrested With Vape

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Japan Warns of Deadly Accidents Involving Nursing Beds and Electric Wheelchairs

Asia

Japan’s Elderly Population Hits Record 29.6% as Aging Society Reshapes Workforce

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Yoshimasa Hayashi Emerges as Potential LDP Leadership Challenger After Cabinet Exit

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Japan Tightens Measures Against Illegal Foreign Labor as Agencies Prepare Stronger Crackdowns

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Venezuela’s Delcy Rodríguez Promises Elections in Push Toward ‘Full Democracy’ — But No Date Has Been Set

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Man Charged Over Death of Dog at Singapore Grooming Facility After Alleged 1½-Hour Lack of Supervision

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Ukraine’s Battlefield Lessons Are Reshaping How Asia Must Prepare for Future Conflict

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Taiwan’s Industrial Production Hits Record High as AI Boom Drives Factory Output

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Republican Senator Calls for Senate Probe Into Trump Jr. After Russian Oligarch Funds Wedding Celebrations

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STARLUX and American Airlines Launch Codeshare, Opening 20 More U.S. Destinations From Taiwan

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Singapore Air Quality Stays Moderate as Showers Offer Relief From Haze Risk

Lifestyle

Lionel Richie Takes Time Off After Heart Procedure as Three Tour Dates Are Canceled

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Chuseok Cat Care Alert: Vet Explains When to Leave Your Cat Home — and When to Take It With You

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Metro Cebu Air Quality Remains Very Unhealthy as Indonesian Haze Lingers

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Entertainment

Taipei Chinese Orchestra Turns Taiwan’s Stories Into Music With Ambitious New Season

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Turkey Sets COP31 Agenda Around Clean Energy, Climate Finance and Turning Pledges Into Action

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Brazil’s Amazon Oil Push Promises Jobs and Revenue as Indigenous Communities Fear the Risks

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Bhutan Turns to Solar as Hydropower Faces Winter Shortfalls and Rising Demand

Entertainment

AI’s Growing Biological Risk Raises New Concerns Over Pathogens and Biosecurity

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GlobalWafers’ NT$45.4 Billion Fundraising Draws Massive Demand as AI Chip Boom Expands

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Taiwan Cement Plans $857 Million Acquisition of Ukraine’s No. 2 Cement Maker as Reconstruction Looms

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Oil Tanker Costs Hit $1.1 Million a Day as War and Shipping Shortage Threaten Another Inflation Shock

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Over 2,000 New Homes Could Be Built in Upper Changi and Simei as URA Raises Density Limits

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South Korean Prosecutors Again Seek 15-Year Prison Term for Kakao Founder in SM Entertainment Case

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Shanti Pereira Returns to Asian Games Spotlight — And a Historic 200m Defence Awaits

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Asian Games Put Cricket in the Spotlight as Japan Seeks to Grow the Sport

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Two North Korean Asian Games Delegation Members Reportedly Seek Asylum in Japan

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Kirishima’s Yokozuna Bid Ends as Onosato Surges at September Sumo Tournament

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Dodgers Shut Out Padres as Roki Sasaki Returns and Playoff Push Intensifies

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Man Dies After Being Struck by Lightning While Gathering Shellfish in Danao

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Batanes Special Election Set After Rep. Ciriaco Gato’s Death — But COMELEC Faces Another Hurdle

Philippines

LENTE Pushes Back Against BSKE Postponement as November 2 Polls Hang in the Balance

Philippines

Davao Coastal Cleanup Collects 19 Tons of Waste — But IDIS Says the Bigger Problem Starts at the Source

Philippines

Leptospirosis Cases, Deaths Drop in Davao — But Health Officials Spot a New Seasonal Pattern

Singapore

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Singapore

Singapore Man Drives Electric Vehicle From Singapore to Bangkok in Cross-Border Road Trip

Singapore

Growing Up Cast Reunites After 30 Years, Bringing Back Memories of a Singapore TV Classic

Singapore

George Yeo Says MFA and MTI Had ‘Terrible’ Work-Life Balance but High Morale

Singapore

Police Investigate Viral Video of Man Allegedly Following Female Students in Smart Glasses

Singapore

Tiffany Teo Makes Singapore History as President Tharman and PM Wong Celebrate Asian Games Gold

Taiwan

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Taiwan

Taiwan Minister Says He Was Not Belittled During Rare China Trip for APEC Meeting

Taiwan

Taiwan Develops AI-Powered Digital Health Logbook to Make Long-Term Care Easier

Taiwan

Taiwan Doctors Push Back on COVID-19 Vaccine Rumors as Online Misinformation Surges

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Taiwan Brings 50 Award-Winning Technologies to the Philippines — But the Bigger Opportunity Goes Beyond AI and Gadgets

Taiwan

TAIEX Reclaims 47,000 — But Can Taipei Keep the Volume?

Thailand

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Thailand

Harper’s Gallery Opens in Bangkok as Southeast Asia’s Contemporary Art Scene Gains Momentum

Thailand

Thailand Accelerates Preparations for Queen Sirikit’s Royal Cremation Ceremony as December Rites Approach

Thailand

Thai Woman Found Dead in Office Freezer After Alleged Strangulation in Taiwan

Thailand

Thailand’s PM Says Foreign Lawbreakers Have “Gone Too Far” — And New Deportation Rules Are Already Taking Effect

Thailand

EU FTA Could Push Thai Growth Above 3% — So Why Is Sept 28 Still Make-or-Break?

Malaysia

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Malaysia

Malaysia Court Rejects Claim Teen Planned School Murder for Months, Citing Severe Psychosis

Malaysia

Nine Injured as Health Ministry Van Carrying Trainee Nurses Overturns in Ipoh Crash

Malaysia

Malaysia Arrests 53 in Nationwide CSAM Crackdown as AI-Generated Abuse Materials Raise New Alarm

Malaysia

5-Year-Old Girl Dies After Uncle Allegedly Throws Her Into Johor River; Suspect Remanded

Malaysia

Malaysia Haze Worsens as 19 Areas Record Unhealthy Air Quality — Sarawak Bears the Brunt

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Indonesian Woman Seeks S$82,480 to Fund SMU MBA, Says ‘Call Me Entitled If You Want’

Indonesia

Indonesia Passes New Agrarian Reform Law to Tackle Land Conflicts and Unequal Ownership

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Indonesia Extends Search for 125 Missing After Ferry Capsizes in Java Sea — What Rescuers Find Next Could Change Everything

Indonesia

Indonesia’s Haze Crisis Is Crushing Livelihoods in Sumatra — And Workers Can’t Afford to Stay Home

Indonesia

Another Body Found Inside Indonesia’s Sunken Ferry — 126 People Still Missing as Divers Enter the Wreck

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Japan

Japan Faces September Surge in Student Suicides as School Pressures Return

Japan

Takaichi Calls for Japan’s ‘Enemy State’ Label to Be Removed in First UN Speech

Japan

Typhoon Dujuan Leaves 9 Dead and 4 Missing Near Tokyo as Record Rain Triggers Floods and Landslides

Japan

Imperial Japanese Army Secretly Studied Martial Law in Tokyo as US Air Raids Loomed

Japan

Takaichi Pushes for Japan Food Tax Cut as Passage Faces Hurdles in Parliament

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Hong Kong

Joel Chan Brushes Off Toronto Gig Criticism, Says He Took the Job to Pay for His Son’s Tutoring

Hong Kong

HSBC Cuts $38,000 School-Fee Perk for New Hong Kong Bankers as Cost-Cutting Drive Deepens

Hong Kong

Hang Seng Climbed — So Why Did Hang Seng Tech Still Sell Off?

Hong Kong

From Cheng Pei-pei to Michelle Yeoh, Hong Kong’s Action Heroines Leave a Lasting Legacy

Hong Kong

Revamped Huanggang Port Could Open on October 12 Under New Joint Clearance System

Vietnam

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Vietnam

Siemens and VinSpeed Sign Up to €1 Billion Deal for Vietnam High-Speed Rail Expansion

Vietnam

Vanguard Eyes $2.5B in Vietnam — So Why Is FTSE Still the Real Catalyst?

Vietnam

Why Vietnam’s VN-Index Is Surging — And Why FTSE’s Upgrade Is the Real Story

Vietnam

UK Eyes Role in Vietnam’s Infrastructure Boom as Metro Expansion Accelerates

Vietnam

Vietnam Is Lining Up 29 U.S. Deals With SpaceX, Chevron and More — But Many May Not Be Binding

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South Korea

Busan Shark Frenzy Takes a Darker Turn as Green Party Calls It a Climate Warning

South Korea

Hwaseong’s Migration Stories Project Gives Migrant Workers a Creative Space to Connect, Perform and Belong

South Korea

South Korea’s Lee Pushes US to Ease North Korea Sanctions for Nuclear Freeze

South Korea

Seoul Has Yet to Decide on North Jeolla’s Joint 2036 Olympic Bid as Korea’s Hosting Plan Hits a New Crossroads

South Korea

South Korea’s Chuseok Traffic Jam Begins: Seoul-to-Busan Drive Could Take 7.5 Hours

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United States

Trump Welcomes Xi to US as Washington and Beijing Extend Trade Truce

United States

Kawhi Leonard Signs $115 Million Extension With Raptors After Blockbuster Return to Toronto

United States

Jaxson Dart to Miss Rest of 2026 Season as Giants QB Undergoes Knee Surgery

United States

Beyoncé’s Mum Tina Knowles Urges Singer to Tone Down Risky Stage Stunts After Terrifying Flying-Car Mishap

United States

Dolly Parton’s Nephew Accused of Threatening to Destroy Her Legacy as Judge Issues Restraining Order

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China

China’s AI Boom Shifts Toward Global Markets as Domestic Competition Squeezes Local Firms

China

China Takes Possession of F-35 Parts Diverted to Hong Kong, Raising Security Concerns

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Elon Musk Calls Xi Jinping a ‘Great Leader’ Ahead of Trump-China Summit

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15-Year-Old Girl Dies After Falling From Fifth Floor While Returning Parcel in China

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