Asia Pacific

A honeybee farm is seen in front of the newly constructed Libby Bridge near the Demilitarized Zone, in Paju-si, South Korea. The heavily fortified area separating the two Koreas is home to a biodiverse landscape and a bee farm.
Asia Pacific
The New York Times

How Korean DMZ became fertile ground for high-end honey

Roughly two dozen South Korean honeybee farmers work in a 6-mile-wide patchwork of rice paddies, forests, graveyards and firing ranges beside the 71-year-old DMZ. This is their story.

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A photo released by the official North Korean Central News Agency shows an explosion of a target during a performance test.
World
Kim Tong-Hyung

Kim Jong-un seen supervising test of new flying weapons

North Korean state media says the country's latest test involved various new weapons built to fly at different ranges to attack enemy targets.

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Thailand became the first country in Asia to detect the new mutated strain of the mpox virus
World
Thomas Kutty Abraham and Pathom Sangwongwanich

Thailand confirms Asia’s first case of new mpox virus strain

The patient who tested positive for clade Ib was a European man who arrived in Bangkok last week from Africa, according to the Department of Disease Control of Thailand’s health ministry.

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Leyanne Baillie finds her perfect hotel in an unexpected place.
Travel
Leyanne Baillie

Singapore’s Orchard Road is streets ahead

Leyanne Baillie finds her perfect hotel in an unexpected place.

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Paetongtarn Shinawatra, the daughter of former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra, will be Thailand’s next Prime Minister.
Asia Pacific
Panu Wongcha-um and Chayut Setboonsarng

Former PM's daughter becomes youngest-ever Thai leader

Paetongtarn Shinawatra, the daughter of divisive former PM Thaksin Shinawatra, has won the backing of parliament to become Thailand's youngest prime minister.

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Nancy Pelosi has said what Anthony Albanese and his increasingly feckless cabinet won’t — Paul Keating’s attacks on Taiwan, support for the Chinese Communist Party and constant trashing of the US is ‘stupid’.
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World
Latika M Bourke

Pelosi slamming ‘stupid’ Keating is what we need from Albo

Nancy Pelosi has said what Anthony Albanese and his increasingly feckless cabinet won’t — Paul Keating’s attacks on Taiwan, support for the Chinese Communist Party and constant trashing of the US is ‘stupid’.

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From top politicians to billionaires, no one is too powerful or rich to escape the baleful purges of China’s president, Michael Sheridan writes.
World
Michael Sheridan

How those who cross Xi Jinping disappear or end up dead

From top politicians to billionaires, no one is too powerful or rich to escape the baleful purges of China’s president, Michael Sheridan writes.

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The quake was centred off the eastern coast of Japan's southern main island of Kyushu. (AP PHOTO)
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Asia Pacific
Staff Writers

Tsunami alert as powerful quake hits western Japan

A powerful earthquake measuring magnitude 7.1 struck off southern Japan, prompting a tsunami warning but there were no immediate reports of serious damage.

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Bangladesh's army chief urged an end to violence and said an interim government would be formed. (AP PHOTO)
Politics
Staff Writers

Bangladeshi PM flees to India, army plans interim government

Bangladesh's prime minister has resigned and fled to India after weeks of protests against a quota system for government jobs descended into violence.

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China’s mission to reunify Taiwan with the mainland holds massive dangers for Australia, according to three MPs.
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Australia
Latika M Bourke

MPs warn Australia’s future in peril if China attacks Taiwan

Australian MPs attending an international gathering supporting Taiwan have said Australia’s future is also in peril if China attacks it, with one describing the disputed island as “the canary in the coal mine”.

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Student protesters in Bangladesh are calling for Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to resign.
World
Staff Writers

Nearly 100 killed in protest bid to unseat Prime Minister

An indefinite nationwide curfew has been imposed as the death toll from violent clashes reached nearly 100 in Bangladesh.

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A magnitude 6.8 earthquake has rocked the Philippines. 
World
Sowaibah Hanifie

Magnitude 6.8 earthquake strikes close Australian neighbour

Authorities said there was the potential for further aftershocks.

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Solomon Islands MP Peter Kenilorea Jnr says he was questioned by his own Foreign Minister over his trip to Taiwan.
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Asia Pacific
Latika M Bourke

Solomons MP hits back after ‘inappropriate’ Taiwan grilling

The MP, who is concerned about the influence of China in the region, says his own Foreign Minister tried to talk him out of travelling to Taiwan.

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Chinese Premier Li Qiang shakes hands with Australian Opposition Leader Peter Dutton in June.
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Politics
Latika M Bourke in Taipei

Dutton’s China challenge: How to stay friends and keep peace

Peter Dutton has backed the stabilisation of the bilateral relationship with Beijing but warns Australia should do all it can to deter Chinese aggression in the region. 

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A magnitude 6.0 earthquake has rocked the island nation of Tonga.
World
Sowaibah Hanifie

Powerful earthquake rocks Australian neighbour

The quake had a depth of 47km.

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