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KMT candidate Hau Lung-bin meeting supporters in Keelung at the weekend. The former Taipei mayor and son of a former premier, who is touted as a possible future presidential candidate, says his experience means that he is the best man to fix the city

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A couple taking a selfie on Marine Drive promenade in Mumbai. It is one of 16 places identified by police in the Indian city as dangerous selfie spots after a man drowned as he tried to save a girl and her two friends who had fallen into the sea whil

Mumbai names 16 no-selfie zones after fatal incident

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Abu Bakar Bashir, widely seen as the spiritual leader of JI, entering the courthouse in Cilacap, Central Java, yesterday.

Militant cleric Bashir's final appeal

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China 'removes' foreign exchange agency chief, replaces him with central bank deputy governor

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Latest North Korea sub missile test a 'catastrophic failure': Analysts

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Residents in Madaya walking alongside Syrian soldiers on Monday, the day that the first trucks from a convoy carrying food and medical aid entered the town. Madaya is besieged by pro-government forces, including the Lebanese militia group Hezbollah.

Food and first aid trucks arrive in Syrian town

Deadly soil-borne disease 'present in 79 countries'

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Malaysian PM Najib visits opposition chief at heart centre

Suu Kyi pledges to foster peace as ethnic rebels join talks

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S'pore, Indonesia talk HR development

Asia Briefs: China official tied to ex-security czar jailed

Taiwan elections 2016

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KMT candidate Hau Lung-bin meeting supporters in Keelung at the weekend. The former Taipei mayor and son of a former premier, who is touted as a possible future presidential candidate, says his experience means that he is the best man to fix the city

KMT bastion Keelung now battleground city

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Supporters of DPP presidential candidate Tsai Ing-wen at a campaign rally for the 2016 presidential election in Kaohsiung on Saturday. Ms Tsai has been cautious and moderate in expressing her views so far, possibly for the purpose of garnering votes.

What Taiwan's presidential election could mean for ties with Beijing

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Supporters of Taiwan's Democratic Progressive Party presidential candidate Tsai Ing-wen attending a campaign rally for the 2016 presidential election in Taiwan, on Jan 7.

DPP chairman Tsai Ing-wen seen as a shoo-in

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Democratic Progressive Party presidential candidate Tsai Ing-wen (centre) acknowledging supporters while on her motorcade during a campaign rally in Kaohsiung yesterday.

Taiwan votes 2016: Candidates shift into high gear for Jan 16 polls

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An anti-money laundering agency has cleared General Badrodin Haiti of accusations that he had large deposits in his bank accounts.

Wahyudi Soeriaatmadja
Indonesia's police chief in hot seat

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Tan Hui Yee
'Commoner' Yingluck still in focus

Seoul's reborn island

Chang May Choon
Seoul island 'reborn' as eco paradise

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Li Xueying
Hong Kong's brand of English 'Kongish' catches on

ST Asia Report

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North Korean leader Kim Jong Un inspecting the Ministry of the People's Armed Forces in Pyongyang, in an image released by the Korean Central News Agency on Sunday.

Teo Cheng Wee

N. Korea's N-test may work in China's favour

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Philippine marines raiding the camp of a gang that had pledged allegiance to ISIS in Palimbang town, Sultan Kudarat province, Mindanao, last November. Weapons and ISIS flags were recovered following a firefight.

Rohan Gunaratna
ISIS in Philippines a threat to region

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EDITORIAL NOTES

As China brags, Asean remains silent: The Nation

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THE ASIAN VOICE

Hong Kong should do more to nurture innovation: China Daily columnist

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China has made tremendous strides in oil and gas exploration technology. The Haiyang Shiyou 981 (above) ranks among the important advancements it has made.

Jiang Zongqiang and Kang Lin
Oil rush may spur China rethink on S. China Sea development

Ker Sin Tze
What Taiwan's presidential election could mean for ties with Beijing

Chang May Choon

South Koreans divided on comfort women deal

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North Korea nuclear test: Is it an 'H' or 'A' bomb?

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What you need to know about North Korea's hydrogen bomb test

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How cities around the world fight traffic congestion, air pollution

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A brief history of Japan's 'comfort women' controversy

1MDB saga

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Malaysia's 1MDB says price of land sold to Malaysia-China group may be adjusted

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Malaysia's 1MDB to sell stake in property project stake to China-Malaysia consortium

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Malaysia's anti-graft commission 'can't reveal' identity of PM Najib's S$850 million donor

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Thousands protest disappearance of Hong Kong booksellers

Thousands rally in HK over missing booksellers

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Scene at a brokerage house in Beijing

Chinese retail investors pummelled by wild market

South Korea resumes propaganda broadcasts

South Korea goes full blast on rhetoric

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Thrill ride for new adults

Japanese women wearing kimonos ride a roller coaster during their Coming of Age Day celebration ceremony at an amusement park in Tokyo yesterday.

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In pictures: American-style vintage market in Bangkok

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Warm Reception for Chilly Festival

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