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Apple Regains Top Smartphone Vendor in China After iPhone 18 Pro Launch
BEIJING, September 30 — Apple Inc. reclaimed the top smartphone vendor position in China during the fourth quarter…
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Park Geun-hye: South Korea’s First Woman President, Impeached and Convicted
Park Geun-hye made history as South Korea’s first woman president, and then made a different kind of history…
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Joko Widodo: From Furniture Seller to Two-Term Indonesian President
When Joko Widodo left the Indonesian presidency in October 2024, he closed one of the most remarkable political…
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Lee Swee Eng: The Engineer Who Built KNM Into a Global Name — And the Ruin That Followed
Lee Swee Eng: The Engineer Who Built KNM Into a Global Name — And the Ruin That Followed…
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Tun Dr Siti Hasmah Mohamad Ali: The Doctor Who Became Malaysia’s Beloved First Lady
Malaysia lost one of its most quietly influential figures on the morning of 28 September 2026, when Tun…
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Narendra Modi: From Tea Seller’s Son to India’s Long-Serving Prime Minister
Narendra Modi was born on September 17, 1950, in Vadnagar, a small town in northern Gujarat, to a…
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Aung San Suu Kyi: From Nobel Laureate to the Junta’s Prisoner
Aung San Suu Kyi, once celebrated internationally as a symbol of peaceful resistance and democratic hope, has become…
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Najib Razak: From Malaysian Prime Minister to Convicted 1MDB Felon
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Ferdinand Marcos: The Philippine Kleptocrat Who Plundered Billions
Ferdinand Marcos served as president of the Philippines from 1965 until his removal in February 1986. He declared…
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Suharto: Indonesia Dictator of Plunder and Mass Killing
Suharto, Indonesia’s second president, ruled the country for 31 years from 1967 to 1998 through authoritarian control, mass…
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Jho Low: The 1MDB Mastermind Who Vanished With Billions
Low Taek Jho, known globally as Jho Low, orchestrated the looting of Malaysia’s sovereign wealth fund 1Malaysia Development…
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Anwar Ibrahim: From Prison Cell to Prime Minister
Few political lives bend as sharply as that of Anwar Ibrahim. Over five decades he moved from student…
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Geely Unveils 4.5-Minute EV Battery as Chinese Automakers Race Ahead
BEIJING, September 23 — Geely Auto has unveiled ultrafast charging technology that can take an electric vehicle battery…
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Samsung Recruits Namesake Tim Cook to Promote Galaxy Z Fold 8
SEOUL, September 24 — Samsung Electronics has recruited a man named Tim Cook to promote its Galaxy Z…
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South Korea Picks Texas Gas Plant as First US Deal Project
Seoul, September 22 — South Korea has picked a natural gas-fired power plant in Texas as the first…
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iPhone 18 Pro and iPhone 18 Pro Max go on sale
Cupertino, September 19 — Apple began sales of the iPhone 18 Pro and iPhone 18 Pro Max on…
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South Korea Finance Ministry Without Confirmed Minister for Two Weeks
SEOUL, September 15 — South Korea’s most powerful economic policy post has sat empty for two weeks, leaving…
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Smoke Over the Strait: The Haze Crisis Smothering Singapore and Kuala Lumpur
The skylines of Singapore and Kuala Lumpur have spent much of September behind a grey-brown veil. Across the…
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South Korea to Offer 20,000 Homes at 75 Cents a Day for Young Adults
SEOUL, November 27 — South Korea’s government unveiled a plan on Thursday to supply 20,000 long-term public rental…
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North Korea Expands Yongbyon Nuclear Site, IAEA Reports
SEOUL, Sept 9 — A new uranium enrichment facility has been built at North Korea’s Yongbyon nuclear complex,…
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Trip.com study finds hearty demand for high-end travel
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AI Demand Boosts Asian Manufacturing in China, Japan, S. Korea
BEIJING, September 2 — Fresh manufacturing data from across East Asia show artificial intelligence demand is providing a…
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Mahabareshwar’s tourism economy hinges on clean reputation
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Tamil Nadu CM Stalin boosts state’s investment rankings
CHENNAI, July 18 — Tamil Nadu has secured the third spot in NITI Aayog’s Investment Friendliness Index, posting…
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