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Singaporean armoured vehicle saga ends, but what now for Taiwan?

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Why China is caught in India-Pakistan crossfire

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On Reflection | Welcome to conflict tourism: how Chinese state firms are using the South China Sea

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Chinese tourists sing and dance to patriotic songs on Silver Islet in the Paracel Islands. Photo: SCMP Pictures
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Sino File | If world is united, why can’t it stop North Korea’s nuclear plans?

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China Briefing | Why it’s time for US, China to think outside the box on North Korea

North Korea's latest nuclear test shows Washington and Beijing must ditch their conventional approach, writes Wang Xiangwei.

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Why US is no match for China’s carrot and stick in Myanmar

A Wa soldier drinks water from his comrade’s bottle. The United Wa State Army (UWSA) is Myanmar’s most powerful ethnic armed force – and is supplied by Chinese arms dealers. Photo: AP
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Asia in 3 minutes: New evidence in the search for MH370; claims about Duterte’s ‘Death Squad’

A piece of suspected aircraft wreckage found off the east African coast of Mozambique earlier this year. Australian authorities have confirmed the recovery of another piece of wing flap from the missing Malaysia Airlines Flight 370. Photo: AFP / Neels Kruger
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The real reason Brexit could influence East Asia’s ‘great game’

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Can Obama help Laos emerge from China’s shadow?

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Why does Asean pretend to be united when it’s not?

China’s South Sea Fleet takes part in a drill in the Paracel Islands in the South China Sea. Photo: AFP
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On Reflection | Why tensions are inevitable on China’s New Silk Road

Cranes at Rizhao port in Rizhao, east China's Shandong province. The New Silk Road has to help China siphon off some of its record trade surplus. Photo: AFP
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Sanctions, what sanctions? Inside the Chinese border town doing business with North Korea

In Dandong, anomalies emerge in Beijing’s sanctions on its old friend – not least a mysterious jump in sales of sensitive ‘Category 84’ items.

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Mao concerts hit wrong note for Australians – and Chinese soft power

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How Japan and China can put past behind them and move on

People release doves as a symbol of peace at the Yasukuni Shrine in Tokyo, in August 2016, to mark the anniversary of the end of the second world war. Photo: Reuters
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Who can step up as Singapore’s next leader?

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How one Indian family is killing Africa’s oldest political party

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The lesson Hong Kong must learn from the South China Sea

The police fire tear gas at protesters on Harcourt Road in Admiralty, Hong Kong, during Occupy Central. The movement will have enhanced Beijing’s suspicion and its determination to cut Hong Kong down to size. File photo
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Will Myanmar’s economy ever kick its opium habit?

Opium poppies stand after being harvested at a field in Myanmar's Shan State. Photo: AP
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Asia in 3 minutes: from North Korea’s missile test to India’s ban on commercial surrogacy

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Why Japan is boosting its missile defences

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Seoul wants THAAD, but do Koreans?

Activists protest against the deployment of the US-built Thaad anti-missile system outside the defence ministry in Seoul. Photo: AFP
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There may be trouble ahead for China and Singapore

Recent weeks have seen strong criticisms – some say outbursts – within China over Singapore's stance on the South China Sea dispute. It's a reality check for the island nation that its long-standing approach of not taking sides is being challenged.

China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi (second from left) and Singapore's Foreign Minister Vivian Balakrishnan (second from right) pose for a group photo at an Asean-China meeting. Photo: AFP
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Asian Angle | Why the US policy on South China Sea only helps China

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Is Hong Kong’s mystery yacht linked to Jho Low of 1MDB fame?

Lavish superyacht linked to celebrity parties hosted by Malaysian financier at centre of 1MDB scandal has sailed into Hong Kong waters ... but its ownership is a mystery.

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