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• Floods keep ravaging Pakistan - how can it protect itself?

  In June of this year alone, monsoon rains have killed at least 750 people across the country.

• Chinese property giant Evergrande delisted after spectacular fall

  The embattled property giant's shares were taken off the Hong Kong stock market on Monday.

• My trip to North Korea's 'Benidorm' - flanked by guards and full of rules

  Anastasia, one of the first Russian visitors to North Korea's new resort, tells of "immaculate" beaches, meaty meals and strict rules.

• More than 500,000 ordered to evacuate as typhoon heads for Vietnam

  Typhoon Kajiki is brushing past Hainan in China before heading for Vietnam, forecasters say.

• Man who alleged hundreds were raped and buried in Indian temple town arrested

  The former temple cleaner's startling claims threw the town of Dharmasthala in Karnataka into turmoil.

• How researchers recreated faces of 2,500-year-old skulls found in India

  The skulls and other goods were found in massive burial urns near Keeladi in Tamil Nadu state.

• 'Two laptops, six plugs': The South Korean cafes grappling with students who don't leave

  As Starbucks asks some to stop bringing printers into its branches to work, what's going on?

• Anime fans hate live-action remakes - here's why studios still keep making them

  Beloved anime series Solo Leveling is the latest of the genre to be turned into a live-action remake by Netflix.

• Former Thai PM Thaksin acquitted in royal insult case

  The former PM's lese majeste charge relates to an interview he did with a South Korean newspaper years ago.

• Sri Lanka's former president Ranil Wickremesinghe arrested

  Ranil Wickremesinghe has been arrested in connection with the alleged misuse of funds, officials said.

• Crypto scam fugitive caught after littering in Seoul

  The man behaved suspiciously after being apprehended for throwing a cigarette butt, police say.

• McDonald's Japan postpones toy promo after Pokémon complaints

  Fast-food giant postpones "One Piece" trading card promotion after Pokémon giveaway led to bulk-buying and cards sold online.

• The 95-year-old POW who wants to return to North Korea to die

  Ahn Hak-sop failed in his attempt to cross the border, after spending most of his life in South Korea.

• A fierce war of words keeps Thailand and Cambodia on edge

  The two sides are waging an information war to win international sympathy and shore up support at home.

• Saving China's finless porpoise from the brink of extinction

  Scientists are racing to protect what some view as "the most important animal" in the Yangtze.