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Japan police investigate another suspected fatal bear attack
TOKYO: Japanese police are investigating another suspected fatal bear attack, a local official told AFP on Tuesday (Jun 30), as the number of such deaths remains unusually high.Bear attacks have been on the rise in Japan in recent years, something scientists attribute to a spike in the animals’ population and
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LTA ramps up efforts against indiscriminate bicycle parking, more spaces planned at transport nodes
More than 30,000 advisory notices have been issued since 2023 as authorities tackle the persistent issue of bicycles blocking walkways and station entrances.
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Hong Kong prison service pulls controversial AI-generated K-pop ad after anti-drug messaging backfires
Featuring four female K-pop stars who later transform into old men behind bars, the ad was meant to convey the message that drugs will ruin lives “no matter how pretty they’re packaged”.
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Indonesia baby trafficking trial: Prosecutors seek 5 to 10 years’ jail for 19 people on trial
The 19 defendants are accused of selling at least 34 babies between 2022 and 2025, some of whom were taken to Singapore and sold for thousands of dollars for each child.
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Japan’s Nikkei clocks best quarter on record on tech rebound
TOKYO, June 30 : Japan’s Nikkei share average climbed on Tuesday, powered by a rebound in technology stocks that have helped drive the gauge’s record quarterly gains.The benchmark Nikkei 225 advanced 0.86 per cent to close at 70,062.32. For the April-June quarter, the index soared 37 per cent, marking its sha
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Japan more upbeat on consumption, exports in June economic report
TOKYO, June 30 : Japan’s government struck a cautiously optimistic tone in its June monthly economic report released on Monday, noting positive moves in private consumption and exports while calling for continued vigilance on Middle East risks to its economy.• The Cabinet Office kept its headline assessment
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Doctor and friend convicted of taking ecstasy at Sentosa villa party, judge rejects spiking defence
The judge rejected the men’s claims of having their drinks spiked, saying their behaviour at the party was not that of unsuspecting victims.
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Indonesia’s former minister and Gojek founder found guilty of graft
Former education minister Nadiem Makarim guilty of corruption tied to the procurement of Chromebooks for schools during the COVID-19 pandemic, resulting in around US$120 million in state losses.
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Taiwan raids tech firms in China AI chip smuggling probe
The case has renewed calls to make exports of advanced artificial intelligence chips to China a criminal offence under Taiwanese law.
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China’s Meituan says new AI model trained on domestic chips
Meituan says the performance of its new large language model, LongCat-2.0, is comparable to Google’s Gemini 3.1 Pro, which was released in February.
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