Asia storms kill more than 900
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Indonesia and Sri Lanka hit hardest as climate change-boosted monsoon flooding wreaks havoc across Southeast Asian nations.
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Race to get aid to Asia flood survivors as toll nears 1,200
Governments and aid groups in Indonesia and Sri Lanka worked to rush aid Tuesday to hundreds of thousands stranded by deadly flooding that has killed around 1,200 people in four countries.Torrential monsoon season deluges paired with two separate tropical cyclones last week dumped heavy rain across all of Sri Lanka and parts of Indonesia's Sumatra,
Indonesia was aligned with the U.S. a few decades ago, but a combination of domestic stability and Chinese investments has persuaded Southeast Asia’s biggest economy toward Beijing, leaving America behind.
Malaysia’s bid to make durian its national fruit has once again stoked tensions over food with neighbors—but experts offer a different perspective.
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Asia’s Animation Boom Sharpens as ‘Jumbo,’ Malaysia and Korea Signal a New Era – JAFF Market
At JAFF Market, Indonesia’s ‘Jumbo,’ Malaysia’s teen-focused stories and Korea’s global push highlight Asia’s fast-growing animation sector.