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Wendy’s Franchise Operator Behind 314 US Restaurants Files for Bankruptcy — What Happens to the Stores Next?

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Shopee Deliveryman Goes the Extra Mile After Seeing Clothes Left in the Rain in Malaysia

Asia

North Korea Tests New Combat Weapon as Kim Jong Un Warns Enemies of a ‘Cruel’ Blow

Asia

China Expels Two Top Generals Over Alleged Disloyalty and Corruption as Military Shake-Up Deepens

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KARD Marks Nearly 10 Years With Singapore Concert as Members Look Ahead to What Comes Next

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With World Leaders Waiting at the UN, Trump Meets New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani

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Singapore’s Long Island Project Faces Calls to Protect East Coast Park’s Nature and Recreation

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US and China to Meet Again on AI Safety in Shenzhen as New Risks Put Both Sides on Alert

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Houthis Push Deeper Into Yemen’s Highlands as Trump Holds Off on Strikes — Red Sea Crisis Escalates

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South Korea Designates Rain-Hit Baeksu-eup as Special Disaster Zone After Torrential Rains

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Singapore’s Haze Eases as PSI Stays Moderate, But Afternoon Storms Could Change the Picture

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29 Years Later, Army Daze Cast Reunites at Sheikh Haikel’s Restaurant Amid His Cancer Battle

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Toa Payoh Woman Couldn’t Enter Her Own Bedroom for 15 Years as Clutter Took Over Her Home

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National Cancer Centre Exposes 467 Email Addresses in Privacy Lapse — And the Data Revealed Could Be More Sensitive Than It Looks

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Nasdaq Hits Record High as Chip Stocks Ignite Wall Street Rally — AMD Reaches $1 Trillion

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Global Diesel Prices Hit Record Highs as Supply Crisis Deepens — And Prices Could Rise Further

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84 CCTV Cameras on One Pole? The Surprising Truth Behind China’s Viral Tourist Spot

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Harvey Norman Impersonation Scam Hits Singapore, With S$4.8 Million Lost Since January

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BLACKPINK’s ROSÉ Drops ‘new trick’ as She Turns Heartbreak Into High-Energy Pop-Rock

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Naver Drops Baemin Stake Plan as Uber Moves to Take Over Delivery Hero

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Central Group Plans $3 Billion Vietnam Expansion as Thai Investment Surges

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Singapore Tightens Casino Rules as Family Visit Limits Become Criminal Offence

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

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Philippines’ Michelin Key Hotels Nearly Double in 2026: Nine Luxury Stays Earn Global Recognition, With Two Reaching a New Milestone

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Zeanne Law Delivers Singapore’s First Asian Games Medal — And the Bronze Came Down to a Stunning Tie

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Agnes Ngetich Breaks Women-Only Half-Marathon World Record in Copenhagen — And She Did It by Just One Second

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Pedro Acosta Crashed Out of the Sprint — Then Came Back to Claim His First MotoGP Win in Austria

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IOC Chief Kirsty Coventry Gives Asian Games Housing a Surprise Thumbs-Up — Despite Athlete Complaints About Tiny Beds

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Traditional Family Planning Use Falls to 14.1% in Philippines as Modern Methods Continue to Rise

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DPWH, San Miguel Corp. Launch Year-Long Flood-Control Drive to Fight Flooding in Apayao

Philippines

Quirino Governor Dax Cua Dies at 48: A 25-Year Legacy of Public Service and Stronger Local Governments

Philippines

103,000 Filipinos Remove 466,000 Kilos of Trash in Nationwide Coastal Cleanup — But the Fight Against Plastic Pollution Is Far From Over

Philippines

Viral Drone Flight in Mindoro Linked to Alleged Bilibid Escape Plot — But Philippine Authorities Say the Story Isn’t That Simple

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Kit Chan’s Singapore Concert Turns Into Star-Studded Reunion With Stefanie Sun and JJ Lin

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A S$12,000 Yayoi Kusama Bag Just Sold for S$87,000 — And It Came From Singapore’s S$3 Billion Money-Laundering Case

Singapore

Singapore Adds New Bus Routes as Jurong Region Line Faces Delay — But Tengah Residents Won’t Have to Wait Empty-Handed

Singapore

Singapore’s Haze Crisis Spikes as PSI Turns Unhealthy — But the Smoke Threat From Indonesia May Not Be Over

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Joo Chiat Is Going Car-Free — But What’s Taking Over the Streets on Oct 3?

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

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Taiwan’s Highest ATM Now in Service at 2,240 Meters — And It Comes With an Apple-Shaped Sign

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Taiwan Steps Up North America Tourism Push as Taipei Targets More Long-Haul Visitors

Taiwan

Cathay Financial Turns to AI to Transform Taiwan’s Wealth Management Market

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Taiwan Labor Minister to Attend China APEC Meeting as ‘Chinese Taipei’ Amid Cross-Strait Tensions

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

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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?

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Thailand Doubles Household Solar Target to 10GW — And the Next Move Could Change How Millions Get Their Power

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Australian Man Pleads Not Guilty in Thailand Suitcase Murder Case — What Happened Inside the Pattaya Apartment?

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Najib Says He Can’t Access Enough Money to Pay RM50 Million Fine — And His House-Arrest Deal Hits a New Roadblock

Malaysia

Anthony Loke Quits Over Najib’s House Arrest — But DAP’s Next Move Could Change Malaysia’s Political Equation

Malaysia

TMK Is Paying RM939.9Mil for CCM — So Why Is 1Q2027 Still the Real Gate?

Malaysia

AirAsia Faces a Financial Storm as Fuel Costs Soar — Then Tony Fernandes Reveals What Comes Next

Malaysia

Najib Razak Can Leave Prison — But His Legal Battle Is Far From Over

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

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

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Indonesia Extends Search for 126 Missing After Ferry Disaster — Then Divers Found Something Inside the Wreck

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Indonesia’s Haze Is Back After a Decade — And the Real Problem May Be What Happens Before the Fires Start

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Suahasil Kept the 2.85% Deficit — So Why Are Markets Still Watching Jakarta?

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Teqball Makes Asian Games History With Its First Medals — And Its Olympic Dream Is Suddenly Getting Much Harder to Ignore

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Japan Raises Rates to 31-Year High, but Yen Falls as Stocks Rally

Japan

Gilas Women Crush Hong Kong, Storm Into Asian Games Quarterfinals—But Japan Now Awaits

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Timelesz Member Shuto Inomata Sent to Prosecutors After Tokyo Assault Arrest — What Happens Next?

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Asian Games 2026 Medal Tally: Philippines Finally Breaks Through—But Look Who’s Already on Top

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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

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

Hong Kong

YDC 2026 Showcases Hong Kong’s Emerging Fashion Designers

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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

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

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Vietnam Hasn’t Sold a Sovereign Dollar Bond Since 2014 — Now It May Borrow US$1 Billion, but the Price Could Hit 7%

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Seoul’s Jongno 3-ga Named World’s Coolest Neighborhood for 2026

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Korea’s Top Universities Hold Firm as Sejong University Makes Major Leap in 2027 Rankings

South Korea

South Korea’s Justice Minister Nominee Walks Away After 20 Days — And Lee Jae Myung’s Cabinet Is Facing Another Setback

South Korea

Korea and ASEAN Want a Bigger Economic Partnership — But the Next Phase Could Change How the Region Trades

South Korea

A 3-Metre Shark Appeared in the Heart of Busan — Then Crowds Started Gathering for a Look

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Chinese Biopharma Stocks Surge as US Moves to Keep Drug Deals With China Open — But a Major Restriction Could Still Change the Rules

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ILO And Canada Launch Major Philippine Drive Against Forced Labor — And Exporters Could Face New Pressure

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StubHub Stock Jumps After Citi Upgrade — But Wall Street Just Cut Its Price Target

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Morgan Stanley Says Warner Music Could Be a Stock to Watch — And Its Streaming Bet Is Getting Bigger

United States

Jensen Huang Becomes Trump’s Biggest AI Ally as Washington Battles Over Safety — And Nvidia Has Billions Riding on What Comes Next

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China Moves to Crush “Malicious” Price Competition — And Businesses Are About to Face Tougher Scrutiny

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China’s Electricity Demand Tops 1 Trillion kWh as Power Load Hits Record — And AI, EVs Are Driving the Surge

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US-China Talks Open in New York — But Tariffs, AI and Iran Could Decide What Happens Next

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China Rejects the AI Slowdown: Huawei Urges Labs to Accelerate as U.S. Giants Debate Safety

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