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India braces for Cyclone Montha as schools shut and thousands evacuate

Indian authorities have shut schools and evacuated tens of thousands of people as Cyclone Montha approaches the eastern coast

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Trial begins for man accused of killing former Japanese PM Abe with homemade firearm

The trial of the accused killer of former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is underway

South Korea's president faces high-stakes diplomacy at APEC summit

South Korea’s new president is hosting the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit, bringing together leaders from 20 countries, including the United States and China, whose leaders are set to hold a high-stakes meeting on the sidelines

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Zanzibar is seeing a seaweed boom. Can the women collecting it cash in?

Seaweed has been farmed off Zanzibar for decades, but there is a new boom underway for global industries like cosmetics

China pitches itself as alternative to US protectionism after signing expanded ASEAN free trade pact

Beijing and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations have signed an expanded free trade agreement as both sides face increased protectionism from the United States