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In Japan’s only bankrupt city, the world’s most expensive fruit spreads seeds of hope
The famous Yubari King melon has put the once-prosperous former coal mining town back on the map.
Dancing, TikTok, campus talks: Indonesia’s presidential candidates woo youth votes in new ways
Young people aged 17 to 40 years old make up 52 per cent of eligible voters for the February polls.
Australia to tighten laws after detainees including Malaysian in Mongolian murder case freed
Australia has a policy of not deporting people who face the death penalty.
HK journalist group ‘concerned’ about safety of reporter who went missing after Beijing trip
Ms Minnie Chan “became unreachable” after visiting Beijing to cover Xiangshan Forum in October.
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First, the sea, the sand, the shopping. Now add stars to the Southeast Asian country’s list of attractions as it strives to get creative post-pandemic.
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