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China to step up vaccinating elderly
Just 65.8 per cent of people over 80 are fully vaccinated.
Indonesians urge for joint Unesco multinational bid for kebaya traditional costume
Singapore, Brunei, Malaysia and Thailand have nominated costume for Unesco heritage status.
Shadow of 2020 PH government collapse hangs over Malaysian PM Anwar
The PM and his coalition have had to fend off PAS accusations of being anti-Islam and anti-Malay.
Billionaire Adani leads race to remodel world’s biggest slum
Dharavi slum is spread over roughly 620 acres and is sandwiched between the city’s new financial district and its main airport.
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Asia’s need for speed: How bullet trains transform lives and boost growth
A look at the future of high-speed rail in the region as China and Japan vie to help countries build their own systems.
November 30 2022
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Nuclear war unlikely despite Russia's threats, says military strategy guru Edward Luttwak
"Nuclear weapons are too powerful to be useful," says Dr Luttwak.
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Power Play
There is a way to end China's Covid-19 nightmare; question is the price
The zero-Covid-19 policy’s early success has become a costly trap.
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No breakthroughs, but Xi-Biden meeting in itself is progress
Synopsis: Every fourth Friday of the month, The Straits Times' US bureau chief Nirmal Ghosh presents Asian views of the United States.
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