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Indonesia and Thailand floods death toll passes 600 with hundreds still missing

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Hong Kong mourns as apartment fire death toll rises to 146

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Japan ‘One Piece’ singer stopped mid-performance as Japan-China relations sour

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All the president’s millions: how the Trumps are turning the presidency into riches

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Anger mounts in Hong Kong over apartment fires as Beijing warns against ‘anti-China disruptors’

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Indonesia and Thailand flooding death toll tops 350 as rescuers struggle to reach worst-hit areas

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Hong Kong begins three days of mourning after deadly apartment fires

Sat

Hong Kong community groups deliver aid to survivors of Wang Fuk Court fire

Fri

Bear attacks man in public toilet in Japan

Fri

Rescue operations at Hong Kong apartment complex ‘almost complete’, as death toll reaches 94

Fri

Millions in China cram for civil service exam and the hope of a job for life

Fri

Flash flooding in Sumatra kills 69 as rescue crews search rivers for survivors

Fri

Anger swelling in Hong Kong over deadliest fire in more than 70 years

Thu

‘There should have been an alarm’: in air thick with acrid smoke, people in Hong Kong are reeling and angry

Thu

Hong Kong fire: police blame construction company’s ‘gross negligence’ as death toll rises to 44

Thu

Jakarta overtakes Tokyo as world’s most populous city, according to UN

Thu

Hong Kong fire: three reportedly arrested with dozens dead and hundreds missing in housing complex blaze – follow updates

Wed

Bamboo scaffolding may be to blame for spread of Hong Kong tower block fire

Wed

Four dead after fire engulfs residential high-rise buildings in Hong Kong

Wed

Taiwan plans extra $40bn in defence spending to counter China’s ‘intensifying’ threats

Wed

Nauru president accused in parliament of corruptly siphoning off millions of Australian funding

Tue

Mother who hid children’s bodies in suitcases jailed for life in New Zealand

Tue

Protests erupt in China’s Guizhou province over cremation mandate

Tue

ITV Studios Hires Ex-BritBox Australia Boss For APAC Sales As Augustus Dulgaro Departs

Tue

China’s Xi Jinping raises future of Taiwan in call with Donald Trump

Tue

Thai woman found alive in coffin before temple cremation

Tue

Two climbers dead after fall on Aoraki Mount Cook, New Zealand’s highest peak

Mon

Nauru president floats returning NZYQ refugees to home countries, in interview Australia tried to suppress

Mon

Ukrainian refugee Danylo Yavhusishyn wows Japan to win his country’s first elite sumo title

Sun

China has brought millions out of poverty. The US has not – by choice

Sun

Vietnam flooding death toll reaches 90 amid landslides and relentless rain

Sun

New Caledonia activist says France is impeding travel home after prison release

Nov 22

A translation of the Nauruan president’s remarks will stay suppressed for a decade – but secrecy in Australia’s offshore policy is nothing new

Nov 21

Weather tracker: US storms linked to ‘atmospheric river’ phenomenon

Nov 21

The man who froze his wife and got a new girlfriend: a stranger, sadder tale than I expected | Imogen West-Knights

Nov 20

‘We can no longer predict the seasons’: why Indonesia’s coal mindset has to change

Nov 20

Secret translation of Nauruan president’s interview on NZYQ deal with Australia to stay suppressed for decade

Nov 20

Alice Guo, Chinese national who ran huge scam centre while Philippines mayor, sentenced to life in prison

Nov 20

Samoa PM suspends country’s only daily newspaper from press briefings amid dispute over coverage

Nov 20

Papua New Guinea ‘not happy’ as Australia walks away from bid to host Cop31

Nov 20

New Zealand bans puberty blockers for young transgender people

Nov 19

Mount Semeru eruption in Indonesia prompts evacuations

Nov 19

Watch out for online contact with Chinese spies, UK defence minister warns public

Nov 19

China suspends seafood imports from Japan as Taiwan row escalates

Nov 19

UN to hear human rights complaint over New Zealand’s treatment of Māori

Nov 19

Chinese travellers estimated to have cancelled 500,000 flights to Japan amid rising tensions

Nov 18

Philippine president Marcos denies estranged sister’s claim he is a cocaine addict

Nov 18

Authors dumped from New Zealand’s top book prize after AI used in cover designs

Nov 18

Man who grabbed Ariana Grande at Wicked: For Good premiere sentenced to nine days in jail

Nov 17

South Korean decision to close all coal-fired power plants by 2040 sounds alarm for Australian exports

Nov 17

‘There is so much corruption’: hundreds of thousands protest in Manila over missing flood funds

Nov 17

Schools close in New Zealand after play sand recalled over asbestos fears

Nov 17

China sends coast guard to Senkaku islands amid row with Japan

Nov 16