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Stories from across Asia reflect the region's complexity: from energy markets and trade relations to corporate accountability, data security and competition in emerging industries like electric vehicles. Whether driven by government policy, corporate behaviour or market forces, developments in Asia often ripple through global supply chains, financial markets and international diplomacy, making regional news essential context for understanding world affairs.

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Orphaned monkey at Japanese zoo receives 2,500 cards from well-wishers on first birthday

  • Orphaned monkey Punch turns one at a Japanese zoo
  • He received about 2,500 birthday cards from global well-wishers
  • Fame followed photos of him hugging a stuffed toy orangutan

An orphaned monkey named Punch, cared for at a zoo in Japan, has received around 2,500 birthday cards from well-wishers across the world to mark his first birthday. The outpouring of support followed widespread attention after photographs emerged of the abandoned monkey cuddling a stuffed toy orangutan, which…

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Inside ‘Colony’: ‘Train to Busan’ Director Yeon Sang-ho and Gianna Jun Discuss Their Thrilling New Take on the Zombie Movie

  • Yeon Sang-ho's new zombie film "Colony" expands his "Yeoniverse"
  • Gianna Jun returns to film after 11 years, alongside Koo Kyo-hwan, Ji Chang-wook
  • US theatrical release set for 28 August via Well Go USA

Director Yeon Sang-ho, best known for "Train to Busan," returns to the zombie genre with "Colony," a new film expanding his "Yeoniverse" that reimagines the infected as a collective intelligence capable of learning and adapting together. The film marks the long-awaited big-screen return of actress Gianna Jun (Jun…

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Dale Earnhardt Jr gets choked up as one of his drivers takes maiden victory at Brickyard

  • Earnhardt Jr's driver won their maiden race at Brickyard.
  • Emotional reaction came during Indy's packed NASCAR triple-header weekend.
  • Cup Series stars like Ross Chastain also raced in the O'Reilly Series event.

Dale Earnhardt Jr became visibly emotional after one of the drivers on his Xfinity Series team won their first race at the Brickyard, in a rare unscripted moment for the NASCAR world. The victory came during a busy weekend at Indianapolis Motor Speedway, which hosted three major NASCAR…

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From author to anime hero: the unlikely revival of a Japanese literary star

  • Osamu Dazai's 1940s novels are now bestsellers in the UK
  • No Longer Human has sold over 75,000 UK copies
  • Penguin Classics publishes Schoolgirl, his first new UK edition in 70 years

More than 70 years after his death, Japanese author Osamu Dazai has become an unlikely publishing sensation, with a new generation of readers, particularly young men, drawn to the bleak, self-lacerating honesty of his fiction. His best-known novel, No Longer Human, has sold over 75,000 copies in the…

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‘We count every litre’: how Cuba’s energy crisis sparked a daily struggle for water

  • Cuba's power crisis is causing widespread water shortages nationwide.
  • Nearly 3 million Cubans struggle to access reliable water.
  • Loss of Venezuelan oil worsened fuel and water infrastructure failures.

Cuba's deepening energy crisis has left millions of people without reliable access to running water, as electricity shortages disable pumping stations and fuel shortages cripple the country's ageing water distribution network. Power cuts no longer just leave homes dark; they leave taps dry, forcing residents in Havana and…

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Instant karma for road rager who did ‘Asian eyes’ at Uber driver in a work ute: You’ve seen the TikTok drama – now we reveal the extraordinary 10-page legal threat that followed

  • Driver filmed making racist gesture at Uber driver goes viral on TikTok
  • Incident traced to a work vehicle, sparking public backlash
  • A lengthy ten-page legal threat reportedly followed the controversy

A road rage incident in which a driver in a company "ute" made a racist "Asian eyes" gesture at an Uber driver went viral on TikTok, sparking widespread condemnation online. The clip's spread reportedly triggered swift consequences for the person responsible, illustrating how such footage can quickly escalate…

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Japan football great ‘King Kazu’ Miura, 59, scores first competitive goal for four years

  • Kazuyoshi Miura, 59, scores first competitive goal in nearly four years
  • Fukushima United beat Iwaki Furukawa 7-0 in the Emperor's Cup
  • "King Kazu" extends loan, set for 42nd season as a pro

Japanese football veteran Kazuyoshi Miura, known as "King Kazu", scored his first competitive goal in almost four years on Saturday at the age of 59, helping third-tier club Fukushima United thrash Iwaki Furukawa 7-0 in the Emperor's Cup. The strike underlines the extraordinary longevity of Miura's playing career,…

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Poll: Box Art Brawl – Duel: Mario Superstar Baseball (GameCube)

  • Nintendo Life pits US/EU vs Japanese box art for Mario Superstar Baseball.
  • Western cover shows action scene; Japanese cover is simpler, character-focused.
  • Follows Japan's landslide 85% win in last week's Digimon World 4 poll.

Nintendo Life's weekly "Box Art Brawl" feature pits the North American/European and Japanese box art for GameCube title Mario Superstar Baseball against each other, inviting readers to vote for their favourite. The 2005 sports game was well received at the time, though the site notes it wouldn't necessarily…

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Fantasia International Film Festival Awards: Hanna Bergholm’s ‘Nightborn’ Wins Top Honor

  • "Nightborn" wins Fantasia Festival's top Cheval Noir award
  • Star Seidi Haarla also named best actress at the festival
  • Other winners include best director, screenplay and cinematography awards

Finnish director Hanna Bergholm's psychological thriller "Nightborn" has won the Cheval Noir, the top prize at this year's Fantasia International Film Festival, one of the world's leading genre and horror film showcases. The film's star, Seidi Haarla, who appears opposite Rupert Grint, also received the best actress award,…

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‘Sour Minnows’ Is the Surreal Body Snatching Comedy That Mystified and Delighted Its Premiere Audience — Fantasia

  • "Sour Minnows" premiered to a mystified, delighted crowd at Fantasia Festival.
  • Surreal comedy follows roommates possessed by an entity called "The Yellow Thing."
  • Director Harrison Atkins wrote it after abandoning a more commercial project.

"Sour Minnows," the surreal body-snatching comedy from director Harrison Atkins, premiered at Montreal's Fantasia Festival, leaving audiences both baffled and delighted. The film marks Atkins' sophomore feature following his 2015 debut "Lace Crater," and represents a deliberate creative pivot after years of struggling to get a more conventional,…

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