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Everything from oil and copper to coffee and sugar suffered deep losses in 2018.
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The king of Malaysia has abdicated suddenly.
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Japan stocks plunge, other Asia markets fall after US losses
Effects of Trump's tweet felt in Asia as Japanese stocks plunge.
Sombre Christmas, prayers in tsunami-hit Indonesian region
Tsunami death toll at 373 with more than 1400 people injured and at least 128 missing.
Krakatau eruption: At least 43 dead in Indonesian tsunami
A massive tsunami sparked by undersea volcanic eruption has smashed Indonesia's coast.
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Midget-submarine warrior dies
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World financial structure 'unstable'
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Three for the kids: Hong Kong
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Kim Jong-un's deadly game of deception
New images show the Supreme Leader secretly working on expanding missile facility.
North America Zespri's new kiwifruit frontier
Zespri looks to grow kiwifruit in North America as Sungold sales boom.
Fonterra makes play for developing countries
Fonterra wants to make dairy affordable and accessible for low-income populations.
Japan: Visiting our distant sister
Neil Porten has a short, but sweet, reunion with Auckland's sister city, Fukuoka.
When happy and peace make 'happeace'
Developer blends blissed-out words to propose name for "Happeace" lane in Titirangi.
After the fall: Kiwi haunted by act of casual cruelty
Gordon Brown was seriously injured, but what happened next still brings him to tears.
The mysterious tribes clinging to their ancient ways
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China's slump - is the dragon running out of fire?
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Comment: NZ taking on complex ethnic crisis in Rakhine
The PM is offering help in a very complex conflict in Myanmar.
Why tourists are obsessed with Bangkok's abandoned 'Ghost Tower'
It's creepy, dangerous and illegal to enter - but tourists are still desperate to get in.
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Editorial: Apec reduced to a geopolitical stage
EDITORIAL: US-China rivalry has got in the way of progress at the Apec meeting in PNG.
Kiwi dairy-free ice cream firm inks big deal in China
Wahiki Creamery is proving popular in the Chinese market.
Cyclone kills 33 in India with thousands in relief camps
Cyclone Gaja leaves trail of devastation as it hits southern India.
Kuala Lumpur: Capital ideas
Rosemarie North gives an insider's tips to make a KL visit extra special.
'Teapot-tape two': Device removed before PM's meeting in Singapore
PM removes device from table before talks with Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi.
Three reasons to fear another 'Great War' today
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Asia's most eye-opening celebrations
Eli Orzessek looks at some of Asia's most eye-opening celebrations.
Cruising: Voyaging along the Mekong
Belinda Henley discovers the beauty of a delta sunset on one of the world's great rivers.