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N Korea 'holds high-thrust engine test'

A man watches a TV news program showing an image, published in North Korea"s Rodong Sinmun newspaper, of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un at the country"s Sohae launch site, at Seoul Railway station in Seoul, South Korea, Sunday, March 19, 2017

State media says its military has tested a new high-performance rocket engine.

  • 18 March 2017
  • From the section Asia

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India PM picks hardliner to head key state

Yogi Adityanath is a firebrand Hindu priest known for stirring up communal tensions.

  • 18 March 2017
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Sport Bangladesh beat Sri Lanka in 100th Test

Bangladesh become the fourth team in cricket history to win their 100th Test as they record a four-wicket win over Sri Lanka.

  • 19 March 2017
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Trump 'looks forward to visiting China'

  • 19 March 2017
  • From the section China

Mystery as New Zealand expels US diplomat

  • 19 March 2017
  • From the section Asia

Indian Saddam's vain quest for a job

  • 19 March 2017
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Features

Killers in disguise

Piecing together the horror of Kabul's brutal hospital attack

  • 19 March 2017
  • From the section Asia

Web of intrigue

How a Briton's murder helped one man dominate China

  • 16 March 2017

Is Kim Jong-un rational?

Analysing the North Korean leader's aims

  • 18 March 2017
  • From the section Asia

Catalyst for change

The rape that led to India's sexual harassment law

  • 17 March 2017
  • From the section India

No more cheap money

Asia braces for more US rate rises

Karishma Vaswani Asia business correspondent
  • 16 March 2017
  • From the section Business

Defying society

What made these grannies go nude in public?

  • 15 March 2017
  • From the section India

Our experts

Be prepared: Asia braces for impact of more US rate rises

The era of cheap money - which boosted stock and asset prices for Asia - is over. So what does that mean?

16 March 2017
Karishma Vaswani Asia business correspondent

Who's up, down and out at China's congress?

Why the PR team, the "core" and a man with a flashlight are on the rise at China's NPC.

15 March 2017
Carrie Gracie China editor

How PM Modi destroyed rivals in India's Uttar Pradesh

The results show the Indian prime minister's connection with the masses remains undiminished.

11 March 2017
Soutik Biswas India correspondent

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