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Typhoon Kajiki kills three in Vietnam, floods Hanoi streets
The storm damaged nearly 7000 homes, inundated 28,800 hectares of rice plantings and felled 18,000 trees.
- Khanh Vu and Minh Nguyen
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The world’s largest preserved royal palace is astonishingly vast
The Chinese imperial family’s sprawling summer retreat during the final Qing Dynasty features strikingly ornate buildings in a beautiful lakeshore setting.
- Brian Johnston
Vietnam braces for Typhoon Kajiki as it nears coast
The storm is likely to strengthen, with wind speeds as high as 180km/h predicted.
- Khanh Vu and Ethan Wang
Ne Zha 2 smashed the box office once. With Michelle Yeoh’s help, could it do it again?
The Academy Award winner is part of the coming English-language version, a film she believes will resonate with audiences far beyond China.
- Nell Geraets
China’s $1 billion ‘British’ town is as bonkers as it sounds
Starbucks is doing a decent trade, and there’s a familiar figure outside: Winston Churchill.
- Thomas O'Malley
‘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.
- 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”.
- Jessie Pang and Lewis Jackson
Australians are choosing to travel to Asia over the US. It’s not because of Trump
Japan, China and Vietnam are fast becoming the top travel destinations, while visits to the US remain below pre-pandemic levels.
- Millie Muroi
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After PNG, Australia’s soft power game with China extends to Solomons
Just like PNG’s NRL team, a new Brisbane-backed Solomon Islands soccer club could become an unlikely arena in Australia’s geopolitical rivalry with China.
- Cameron Atfield
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.
- George Styllis