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Why North Korea has blurred the jeans of its new TV star... Alan Titchmarsh
The gardener is a celebrity in the pariah state, but his blue jeans are viewed with suspicion and blurred out
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British tourists urged to beware in Hong Kong over strict new security law
Legislation introduced to silence dissent and stifle opposition to Chinese rule
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Hong Kong clergy fear Beijing could bug confessionals
Concerns grow that new legislation enacted by China could threaten priests who fail to report dissension among their flock
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Chinese hospitals stop maternity services amid plunge in birthrates
Doctors cite lack of demand as couples remain childless because of economic uncertainties
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Taiwan poised to buy hundreds of armed sea drones to fend off China
Uncrewed boats have proved effective in Ukraine’s war against Russia and island nation wants them to bolster its naval defences
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China playing long game for vital resources and military advantage in Antarctica, say analysts
After Beijing opens fifth base, experts warn it is gearing up for 2048 expiry of crucial treaty governing world’s southernmost continent
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Fears raised over ‘Chinese spy cranes’ in US ports
There are concerns that the machines are effectively Trojan Horses for Beijing and could be used to sabotage sensitive logistics
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North Korea’s population imprisoned and deprived of food by fortified borders
Human Rights Watch report found almost 300 miles of new fencing was installed, with ‘shoot to kill’ orders remaining in place
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How Gen Z is fighting back against binge drinking in South Korea
Korean workers have become the biggest binge-drinkers in East Asia – but a backlash could be about to change that
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China boosts its military spending by 7.2pc
Country’s defence budget remains second in the world behind the US at $222bn
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Malaysia ‘happy to reopen’ search for MH370 if ‘compelling’ evidence emerges
Ahead of 10th anniversary of plane’s disappearance, prime minister Anwar Ibrahim says ‘whatever needs to be done must be done’
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Revealed: Inside Wuhan’s failed Covid response – and how the pandemic could have been avoided
A new book by a world-leading China expert lifts the lid on the mistakes that allowed Covid-19 to escape Wuhan and infect the globe
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Kim Jong-un has sent Russia three million shells, claims South Korea
Ukraine facing third year of onslaught as its supply of Western ammunition begins to run dry
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Birth rates fall to all-time lows in Japan and South Korea
Nations in East Asia are struggling with the impact of ageing populations
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US could lose strategic Pacific islands to China over blocked funding
Leaders of Palau, the Marshall Islands and the Federated States of Micronesia ‘are under pressure’ to turn to China for financial help
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China’s ‘fertility crisis’ and the women rejecting motherhood
As China’s birth rate falls and its population shrinks, many women simply aren’t interested in having children
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