Asia Pacific
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A new $53m BRT (bus rapid transit) system has the power to reduce Hanoi’s dreadful air pollution. Persuading residents of Vietnam’s rapidly expanding capital to ditch their motorbikes and private cars, however, will be another story
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Move is likely to escalate row as Pyongyang accuses Kuala Lumpur of ‘colluding with outside forces who want to damage the image of our republic’
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Indonesian Siti Aisyah, 25, duped and ‘not aware it was assassination attempt by alleged foreign agents’, says head of police
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President calls media ‘the enemy of the American people’, as Global Times says Trump denying himself an ally on ‘ideological’ issues
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North Korea’s ambassador in Malaysia says Pyongyang will reject postmortem results carried out on the body of Kim Jong-nam by authorities in Kuala Lumpur
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Minister says staging The Red Detachment of Women is a privilege but protest organiser says government needs to understand what the story is about
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Iranian fled Manus Island after being wrongly detained, but was then returned to PNG and accused of giving false information on a passport application
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The landmass – about two-thirds the size of Australia – of which 94% is under water, is a step closer to being recognised, scientists say
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Remote towns and beauty spots have attracted the attention of the mega-rich, including Trump cheerleader Peter Thiel, wanting a first-class hideaway
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Suspects detained in Malaysia after death of North Korean leader’s half-brother in attack that reportedly lasted five seconds
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Blaze destroys at least seven houses, sparking local state of emergency in New Zealand’s second largest city
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Report details use of torture by Chinese security agencies – including beatings, stress positions and sleep deprivation – to force activists to confess ‘crimes’
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The dead half-brother of Kim Jong-un said in a letter that his family had ‘nowhere to go’, South Korean politicians claim
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A large fire burning on the outskirts of Christchurch forces the evacuation of 1,000 residents
New Zealand startup offers unlimited holiday and profit share to attract workers