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Typhoon Kajiki batters Vietnam, felling trees and flooding homes
With a long coastline facing the South China Sea, Vietnam is prone to storms that are often deadly and trigger dangerous flooding and mudslides.
- by Khanh Vu and Minh Nguyen
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Vietnam braces for Typhoon Kajiki as it nears coast
The storm is likely to strengthen, with wind speeds as high as 180km/h predicted.
- by Khanh Vu and Ethan Wang
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un supervises test of new anti-air missiles
The test coincided with trips to Tokyo and Washington by South Korea’s new President Lee Jae Myung.
- by Kim Tong-Hyung
The pocket of Singapore that blows apart stereotypes – and reveals the city’s class divide
Singapore has a reputation as orderly, functional and highly efficient. But visit one neighbourhood on a weekend and you will see a very different side of the city.
- by Lisa Visentin
‘Not usually a target’: Rumours run wild as Xi’s top diplomats vanish
Chinese elite politics is an opaque business, especially under President Xi Jinping. Yet even as his grip tightens, speculation about power plays inside the “black box” is rampant.
- by Lisa Visentin
Australia grants asylum to Hong Kong pro-democracy activist
Former politician Ted Hui expressed relief but urged Australia not to forget others facing prison “simply for defending basic democratic rights”.
- by Jessie Pang and Lewis Jackson
Flash floods kill more than 360 in Pakistan, India
The floods came so fast that many people could not leave their homes, one eyewitness said, as forecasters warn of more rain to come.
- by Swati Gupta, Faseeh Mangi, Muhammad Sajjad and Riaz Khan
Body found in Hokkaido after man watches bear drag friend off path
The victim’s friend saw the man fighting off the bear while bleeding from his leg, before the bear dragged him away into a bush along the trail leading to the summit of Mount Rausu in Japan.
‘Irrational’: China’s top spy agency attacks ASIO over espionage ‘threat’
Beijing has verbally attacked Australia’s intelligence agencies, accusing them of fabricating a spy threat while carrying out their own espionage in China.
- by Lisa Visentin
Chinese robot antelope deployed to infiltrate herd
Often operating in sub-zero temperatures, the robot will provide conservationists with vital information on an endangered species.
- by George Styllis
‘The US severely undermined peace’: China says it ‘drove away’ US warship in South China Sea
The incident comes days after two Chinese ships collided while chasing a Philippine vessel near the disputed Scarborough Shoal.
- by Reuters and Bloomberg