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The Jakarta Post

China willing to make effort for peaceful ‘reunification’ with Taiwan

The Straits Times

US shift towards ‘strategic clarity’ would make for a more dangerous Taiwan Strait

China Daily

China to sanction US defence firm CEOs over Taiwan arms sales

The Straits Times

US considers China sanctions to deter Taiwan action; Taipei presses EU for same

Philippine Daily Inquirer

Visa-free entry for Filipinos visiting Taiwan stays

The Straits Times

Taiwan’s bid to join trade pact encounters political hurdles

China Daily

US urged not to shirk responsibility for escalating cross-Straits tension

The Straits Times

Taiwan sees record 446 air incursions by China in August

The Straits Times

Taiwan shoots down drone, showing risk of escalation with China

The Straits Times

Taiwan fires warning shots at Chinese drone

The Japan News

Swift decision-making holds key for government’s emergency authorizations

China Daily

Gathering adopts Chengdu declaration affirming one-China principle

The Straits Times

Taiwan proposes 14% jump in defence spending, to deploy drone systems after rock-throwing video

The Straits Times

US senator arrives in Taiwan, defying Beijing

The Japan News

Taiwan leader pins hopes on Japan’s security cooperation

China Daily

China strongly deplores Japanese lawmaker’s Taiwan visit

TOP NEWS

The Straits Times

Malaysia’s ex-DPM Zahid acquitted of bribery charges, could spur Umno’s push for early elections

The Japan News

Japan plans to impose more sanctions on Russia: Foreign minister

The Star

Malaysia PM keeps dissolution card close to chest, ministers voice differing views

The Daily Star

Bangladesh working to make March 25 International Genocide Day

The Korea Herald

Preliminary ‘Chip 4’ meeting expected next week as China monitors

The Phnom Penh Post

Justice served: Khmer Rouge tribunal closes final legal case

The Jakarta Post

Indonesia warns of global food insecurity

Dawn

PM Shehbaz apprises world leaders of flood crisis in Pakistan on sidelines of UN General Assembly session

The Straits Times

Thailand’s caretaker PM displays renewed energy as he raises profile ahead of coming elections

The Korea Herald

Seoul, Tokyo not coming to terms on New York summit

The Jakarta Post

Indonesia passes long-awaited privacy bill

Philippine Daily Inquirer

Philippine health department stresses fossil fuel impact on public health

Asia News Network

In pictures: Asia’s leaders pay their respects to Queen Elizabeth II

The Korea Herald

Foreign ministers of South Korea, Japan vow ‘sincere efforts’ to resolve historic disputes

Philippine Daily Inquirer

Marcos asks for UN support of Philippines bid in Security Council

Dawn

Pakistan flood-borne diseases could get ‘out of control’ as deaths rise

COMBATING INFLATION

The Daily Star

Bangladesh cuts edible oil and sugar prices

The Daily Star

44 cases filed over market manipulation of essential good prices

The Jakarta Post

Cheap mealboxes a taste of Hong Kong’s economic woes

The Daily Star

Ripple effects of war in Ukraine left deep scars on economies: Bangladesh PM

The Jakarta Post

Fuel price hike takes toll on Jokowi’s popularity

The Korea Herald

Inflation fears loom large as kimchi-making season nears

Viet Nam News

New directive underlines key missions for Vietnam’s economic growth

The Jakarta Post

Indonesia rallies regions for ‘war’ on inflation

The Star

Extra funding plea for Malaysia’s healthcare system

The Star

RM2 million allocation for hardcore poor Indian students approved

Viet Nam News

Vietnamese ministry proposes tariff cuts to bring down petrol prices

Viet Nam News

Vietnamese rice exporters expect higher prices as India slaps curbs to reduce global supply

The Daily Star

Bangladesh government to import 900 thousand tonnes of rice to sell at subsidised prices

The Statesman

Delhi power consumers to get subsidy on bills on opt-in basis from Oct 1

The Statesman

India’s wholesale inflation eases further in August but still in double-digits

The Japan News

Japan’s supermarkets, food manufacturers battle to keep private brands cheap

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SPECIAL FOCUS: FIGHTING THE PANDEMIC

The Straits Times

Two-in-one jab for Covid-19 and flu could be available in late 2023: Moderna

China Daily

Hong Kong flags quarantine rules change, eyes orderly opening-up

The Nation

Thai cabinet nod for removing Covid from list of diseases for travellers

China Daily

Hong Kong’s Covid-19 infections drop for third straight day to 6,260

Dawn

Pakistan to roll out Covid-19 jabs for children aged 5 to 11

The Straits Times

Covid-19 main contributor to 2,490 excess deaths in S’pore between 2020 and 2022

The Korea Herald

South Korea’s new Covid-19 cases fall below 40,000 amid virus slowdown

The Korea Herald

Talk of ending indoor mask mandate in South Korea gains momentum

The Japan News

Flu may spread along with Covid-19: Government panel

The Jakarta Post

Pandemic in Indonesia inches toward end

The Japan News

China’s Covid-19 curbs hit mental health of youth

The Straits Times

Singapore approves Moderna’s first bivalent Covid-19 booster jab

Viet Nam News

Vaccination still key in fight against Covid-19 pandemic: PM Chinh

The Daily Star

Covid-19 pandemic is nearing end: WHO chief

Philippine Daily Inquirer

‘Not yet time’ to make masks optional indoors: Philippines health chief

The Star

Updated vaccines for Malaysia

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SPECIAL FOCUS: CHINA AND ASEAN

China Daily

A centre for China-Indonesia trade to be built

China Daily

Booming fruit trade highlights China-Asean cooperation

China Daily

China, Asean eye more opportunities brought by RCEP

China Daily

Asean economic ministers’ meeting kicks off in Cambodia

Philippine Daily Inquirer

Chinese ‘swarming’ continues despite Manila’s 48 protests

The Phnom Penh Post

Beijing’s OK pending for 1st export of fresh longan

The Statesman

Is South-east Asia the primary laboratory for PLA?

The Phnom Penh Post

China now buys half of Cambodia’s total milled rice exports

The Phnom Penh Post

Cambodia, China vow to prop up regional stability, prosperity: Ministry

China Daily

RCEP set to boost recovery, multilateralism: Experts

Philippine Daily Inquirer

Who’s afraid of RCEP?

The Jakarta Post

RCEP’s fruits come with challenge of keeping China in check

China Daily

Xi, Thongloun to witness China-Laos Railway opening

Philippine Daily Inquirer

China also harassing Filipino scientists: UP associate professor

The Statesman

India at the heart of Asian power matrix

Philippine Daily Inquirer

Beware of Beijing as election nears: Philippines maritime expert

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SPECIAL FOCUS: REINING GLOBAL WARMING

The Jakarta Post

UN climate resolution encouraging but has no teeth: Experts

Philippine Daily Inquirer

Philippines sea level rising 3 times faster than world average: Expert

Viet Nam News

Vietnam PM calls for global approach against climate change

The Star

Malaysia’s firefighters all geared up for floods, polls or not: Minister

The Statesman

Heavy rains lash Delhi-NCR resulting in waterlogging, traffic snarls

Dawn

Deaths in Sindh’s flood-hit areas increase amid rising disease incidence

The Daily Star

Flood-hit Pakistan faces malaria outbreak

The Jakarta Post

Indonesia’s shift to electricity means shift to coal, critics warn

The Phnom Penh Post

Banteay Meanchey hit with waist-high flooding as waters continue to rise

The Straits Times

Asean coastal cities sinking fastest, could worsen impacts of sea level rise

Dawn

Water level in Manchhar Lake recedes as officials see signs of ‘normalcy’

The Japan News

Typhoon floods Tozai line subway tracks

The Jakarta Post

Indonesia’s coal miners face financing squeeze as more banks pledge to ‘go green’

The Japan News

‘Dangerous’ Typhoon No. 14 slams into Kagoshima

The Nation

Temples in Chao Phraya Basin preparing for ‘imminent’ floods as dam releases water

Dawn

Water level begins to subside in Sindh as nationwide death toll nears 1,500

SPORTS & GAMES

The Nation

Thai Fight investing 2 billion baht to promote Muay Thai

Viet Nam News

Vietnam ease past Singapore in friendly tournament opener

The Daily Star

Bangladesh women make history, clinch maiden SAFF title

The Phnom Penh Post

VFC sign Cuban volleyball coaches in SEA Games push

The Japan News

12-year-old Japanese girl to become youngest female professional Go player next year

China Daily

China’s Long Jia wins silver in women 65kg at wrestling worlds

China Daily

UFC fighter Li Jingliang not letting hard feelings linger

The Japan News

Wrestlers Shidochi, Ozaki earn gold at world championships

The Straits Times

Swimmers Schooling, Lim’s SEA Games prize money put on hold over cannabis use

The Jakarta Post

Four rising Indonesian chess players worth looking at

The Japan News

Japan to bid to host 2025 Deaflympics

The Jakarta Post

Gen Z’s love for chess keeps growing in Indonesia

Viet Nam News

Vietnamese ‘superwoman’ conquers world’s toughest triathlon

The Phnom Penh Post

Cambodia’s finswimmer wins first world gold medal

Philippine Daily Inquirer

Manny Pacquiao eyes boxing return with Saudi exhibition fight

The Daily Star

India close to Asia Cup exit after Sri Lanka defeat

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ST CloseUp: Our sons - gay Singaporeans grapple with 377A and other challenges
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Queen Elizabeth dies, ending longest British reign
Queen Elizabeth dies, ending longest British reign
Mid-Autumn Festival masks
Mid-Autumn Festival masks
Practising every day is the way to become a champion
Practising every day is the way to become a champion
How a Filipino-Argentinian star broke into the Kpop scene
How a Filipino-Argentinian star broke into the Kpop scene
China mobilizes resources to combat rare drought and ensure production, livelihoods
China mobilizes resources to combat rare drought and ensure production, livelihoods
Vietnam hosts Army Games 2022 competition
Vietnam hosts Army Games 2022 competition
Look through: The fate of impounded stray dogs
Look through: The fate of impounded stray dogs
Ho Chi Minh City street turns into 'rivers' under heavy rain
Ho Chi Minh City street turns into 'rivers' under heavy rain
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SPOTLIGHT ON ASIA

The Nation

Thai security forces prepare for emergencies ahead of Apec summit

The Japan News

Japan gets serious about supporting careers with only 7％ women in the sciences

Dawn

In the political battle for ‘best Muslim award’, Pakistan is the only loser

The Straits Times

Singapore couple build bomb-resistant homes in Ukraine

The Straits Times

Indonesia hunts for Bjorka, hacker selling 1.3b SIM card users’ data, taunting officials

Viet Nam News

Hanoi’s authorities begin enforcing closure of train track coffee shops

Dawn

Locals, experts sound alarm as mountains of trash pile up on the mighty K2

The Korea Herald

Traditions of Chuseok holidays: how it was and how it is

China Daily

Haikou International Duty Free City set to open soon

China Daily

Porcelain sheds light on China’s history and culture

The Korea Herald

Ninth-century wooden Buddhas

The Star

8 of Malaysia’s most iconic historical landmarks to visit

China Daily

Blocs heat up arms race in Asia-Pacific

The Straits Times

Big plans for S’pore’s Changi Airport T5 take off

The Star

Financial pressures force Malaysia’s retirees to go back to work

The Jakarta Post

Indonesia’s ‘toxic’ nationalism under scrutiny

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