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China studying better benefits for gig workers, with inspiration from Singapore

China may adopt something similar to Singapore’s Platform Workers Act.

Delivery riders are a common sight in China, they play a crucial role in the country's booming gig economy but face long hours, low wages, and fierce competition.

Japan condemns China’s dual-use export ban, rare earth risks loom

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Doctors ruled out surgery for Malaysia ex-PM Mahathir’s fractured hip because of his age, says son

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China's top diplomat tours Africa with focus on strategic trade routes

Vietnam proposes halting passenger trains through Hanoi’s famous ‘railway cafe street’

Pakistan eyes defence pact with Bangladesh, sale of JF-17 jets

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America’s waning appetite for global leadership is spawning levels of uncertainty and unreliability that many countries are unaccustomed to navigating.

The tariffs that stole Christmas: How Trump’s trade war is remaking America’s toy aisles

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Floods, storms upended their lives in Bangladesh; work in Singapore gives them chance to rebuild

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Xi-Lee summit signals thaw in relations, sends strategic message to Japan, US

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Growing unease in Asia-Pacific as US strike on Venezuela challenges rules-based order

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Maduro’s capture reminds China of its darkest fears

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US capture of Maduro could prompt caution in China’s courtship of Latin America

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Regional temperature records broken across the world in 2025

Globally, the last 12 months are expected to be the third hottest ever recorded after 2024 and 2023.

Around 10 European countries are on the verge of, or coming close to, breaking their annual temperature record.

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Former governor in Japan sent 1,000 sexually harassing texts to staff: Investigative report

A former governor in Japan allegedly sent more than 1,000 inappropriate text messages to staff.

China's top diplomat tours Africa with focus on strategic trade routes

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi delivers delivers his speech at the opening ceremony of the Lanting Forum in Beijing, China, October 27, 2025. REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov

Vietnam arrests 35 in $448 million fraud sweep

The gang had used social media to advertise goods for sale, but failed to deliver them and deleted their profiles once victims had transferred funds.

Malaysia seizes $759k in cash tied to army procurement graft probe

In 2025, the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission also raided several firms suspected of involvement in the bribery scheme.

China launches anti-dumping probe into dichlorosilane imports from Japan

The investigation comes a day after China announced a ban on exports of dual-use items to Japan amid strained bilateral ties.

China detains six underground church members in latest crackdown, church tells members

Beijing has long required religious groups to be registered.

Indonesia touts ‘victory’ in achieving rice self-sufficiency

Indonesia last achieved rice self-sufficiency in 2008, and before that in the mid-1980s.

China studying better benefits for gig workers, with inspiration from Singapore

Delivery riders are a common sight in China, they play a crucial role in the country's booming gig economy but face long hours, low wages, and fierce competition.

Indonesia may seize another 5 million hectares of palm oil plantations in 2026

In 2025, Indonesian authorities took over 4.1 million hectares of palm oil plantations said to be operating illegally in forest areas.

Batam adds traffic education to school curriculum in bid to cut road accidents involving students

Batam is an economic centre with high vehicle mobility.

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