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Customers shop at an Auchan supermarket in Moscow earlier this year. French retailer Auchan was among the Western brands whose assets were seized by the Kremlin last week. Photo: AFP
Honour guards hold the national flags of Japan and Russia before a welcome ceremony for Sergei Shoigu in 2019, the last time a Russian defence minister visited Tokyo. Photo: AFP

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Russia targets ‘unfriendly nations’ as asset seizures spook Japanese firms

The takeover of Swiss and French brands raises the spectre of retaliation against some 230 Japanese businesses still in Russia.

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Shark in the park: viral sighting shakes up South Korea’s Busan

Southeast Asia supports multilateralism, wary of US or China leadership: survey

Lifestyle & Culture

South Korea beats foreign student target, but struggles to keep them

New university rankings show while South Korea has enjoyed an international student boom, gaps in support and post-graduation outcomes remain.

Students from abroad walk at a university in Seoul, South Korea, on September 10. Photo: EPA/Yonhap
Students from abroad walk at a university in Seoul, South Korea, on September 10. Photo: EPA/Yonhap

Politics

Malaysia’s Negeri Sembilan royal crisis escalates as chief minister defies ruler

The disagreement centres on competing interpretations of Negeri Sembilan’s state constitution.

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Will Anwar’s coalition in Malaysia implode amid Loke exit, Najib house arrest?

Observers say the numbers in cabinet remain in Anwar’s favour for now, but warn that a DAP walkout could embolden rival Umno.

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Health & Environment

Cargo ship slams into Chinese fishing boat in Singapore Strait

Dramatic footage shows the moment a Panama-flagged bulk carrier collided with a Chinese trawler in one of the world’s busiest shipping lanes.

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A still from a social media video shows crew members clinging to railings in the aftermath of the ship collision in the Singapore Strait last week. Photo: X
A still from a video filmed from aboard the fishing boat shows water pouring on to the deck after the collision. Photo: X

Health & Environment

Easy access to family guns fuels Philippines’ school shootings

Three fatal attacks since June have been traced back to state-linked weapons, exposing fatal flaws in official gun control.

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Health & Environment

Japan surgeon cuts healthy brain, leaving patient on ventilator

The veteran doctor ignored negative biopsy results during the 10-hour surgery at Kyoto University Hospital, leaving the tumour intact.

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Economics

South Korea wants free ‘AI for All’. Is society ready?

Seoul’s roll-out of free, unlimited AI is set to shake up classrooms, careers and crime – for better or worse.

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Illustration: Dennis Yip

Economics

Upgraded but underperforming: Philippines’ growth lags behind

High living costs and delayed public works drag growth projections down far behind regional front runners.

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People cross a road in Manila, the Philippines, on September 8. Photo: EPA
People cross a road in Manila, the Philippines, on September 8. Photo: EPA

Politics

Anwar was on song in India. Will Malaysia reap the rewards?

The Malaysian PM’s rendition of a Bollywood ballad went viral, but his India trip was about more than just the music.

Politics

Named as an enemy: Indonesia’s uneasy Aukus moment

Aukus inquiry testimony in Australia cast Indonesia as a foe in a hypothetical war, reviving old suspicions.

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People

Crouching dragons: the suicide divers Japan never sent to war

Sealed in diving suits with mines attached to poles, Japan’s ‘fukuryu’ frogmen waited beneath the waves for an invasion that never came.

A photograph obtained by Japanese broadcaster CBC Television shows a diving suit used by the “fukuryu” suicide diver units in WWII. Photo: YouTube/NextTVCBC

Politics

Malaysia’s Loke resigns as minister following Najib’s house arrest approval

The former prime minister’s conditional pardon is a severe blow to Anwar’s ruling coalition, which is facing its worst internal strife.

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DAP secretary general Anthony Loke arrives at his party's headquarters on Saturday afternoon. Photo: Ushar Daniele
DAP secretary general Anthony Loke arrives at his party's headquarters on Saturday afternoon. Photo: Ushar Daniele

Health & Environment

The cooling trap: how Asia’s air conditioners are making heatwaves worse

As heatwaves intensify across Asia, soaring air-conditioner use is threatening power grids and warming urban nights.

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Economics

Why AI giants are choosing Singapore to turn models into real-world tools

The city state is emerging as a regional hub for turning frontier AI models into practical applications.

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Economics

South Korea wants free ‘AI for All’. Is society ready?

Seoul’s roll-out of free, unlimited AI is set to shake up classrooms, careers and crime – for better or worse.

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Illustration: Dennis Yip
Illustration: Dennis Yip

Health & Environment

Up in smoke: why Southeast Asia failed to halt the haze

Asean was going to eliminate transboundary haze by 2020. What happened?

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Health & Environment

Golden years: in ageing Southeast Asia, growing old is big business

From Singapore to Thailand, private operators and luxury resorts are cashing in, as more retirees seek care on their own terms.

Economics

All a board: inside Thailand’s bid to wire the world’s AI boom

Malaysia has the chips. Vietnam has the assembly lines. But Thailand’s humble circuit boards help keep the AI boom alive.

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Illustration: Huy Truong
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Russia targets ‘unfriendly nations’ as asset seizures spook Japanese firms

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Customers shop at an Auchan supermarket in Moscow earlier this year. French retailer Auchan was among the Western brands whose assets were seized by the Kremlin last week. Photo: AFP

East Asia

Flights axed, over 1 million urged to evacuate as Typhoon Dujuan hits Japan

A woman struggles to handle her umbrella under heavy rain and wind triggered by Typhoon Dujuan near Shinjuku station in Tokyo, Japan, on Monday. Photo: EPA

Politics

Malaysia’s Negeri Sembilan royal crisis escalates as chief minister defies ruler

Tuanku Muhriz Tuanku Munawir, the ruler of Negeri Sembilan, speaking during the opening of the Negeri Sembilan state assembly in Seremban, Malaysia. Photo: YouTube

Lifestyle & Culture

Shark in the park: viral sighting shakes up South Korea’s Busan

A copper shark about 3.5 metres long swims in the waterway of a waterfront park off the southeastern port city of Busan, South Korea, on Friday. Photo: EPA/Yonhap

Southeast Asia

Malaysian resort under investigation after intruder molests tourist

The alleged molestation of a tourist occurred at a resort in Semporna, Malaysia’s Sabah state. Photo: Ushar Daniele
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Alexey D Muraviev

Opinion | Why the Global South keeps its doors wide open to Russia

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Asian Angle | Politics aside, young Vietnamese are warming to China

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