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• Are Trump's Asia tariffs a 'full-frontal assault' on China?

  There were five Asian nations in the 10 countries and territories hit with the highest tariffs.

• Can Trump's sweeping global tariffs spark a manufacturing boom in India?

  Donald Trump's sweeping tariffs have shaken global trade, but can India turn disruption into opportunity?

• How aid becomes a weapon in Myanmar's war zone

  Rescue and relief workers seeking access to some of the worst quake-hit areas are being blocked by the military.

• Myanmar leader heads to Bangkok as quake deaths climb to 3,000

  Min Aung Hlaing is scheduled to attend a summit of the seven countries that border the Bay of Bengal.

• Inside Mandalay: BBC finds huge devastation and little help for Myanmar quake survivors

  Yogita Limaye is the one of the first foreign journalists to enter Myanmar since a huge earthquake hit the war-torn country.

• BBC visits makeshift hospital treating earthquake victims in Myanmar

  The ruling military junta say the number of people dead now stands at almost 2,900, but the actual death toll is feared to be much higher.

• UK couple's death in New Zealand probed as murder-suicide

  The bodies were found after officers forced entry to a house in Roseneath, near Wellington, on Monday.

• China carries out live-fire exercises in drill encircling Taiwan - military

  Such drills have become increasingly routine amid souring cross-strait ties.

• 'Water break saved me from blast that killed my brother in India'

  Twenty-one people were killed in an explosion in a firecracker warehouse in Gujarat state.

• Top Australian universities close Chinese Confucius Institutes

  Australia has ramped up scrutiny on the centres over fears China is using them to spread propaganda.

• 'My mum in India was willing to lose everything to support my trans identity'

  A transgender woman who became the first to legally marry in India's Tamil Nadu state speaks of her mother's unwavering support.

• Korean star Kim Soo-Hyun denies accusations by late actress' family

  The South Korean star says he did not date his fellow actor when she was a minor.

• Myanmar quake: Imam's grief for 170 killed as they prayed in Sagaing

  Scores of Muslims in the town died when their mosques collapsed during Friday prayers at the end of Ramadan.

• 'I didn't feel able to come forward' - Chinese victims tell BBC about serial rapist

  Police in London say PhD student Zhenhao Zou's "offending group is far greater" than they had realised.

• Mandalay was the 'city of gold' - now it reeks of death

  Residents in Mandalay, Myanmar's second-largest city, speak of despair and sleepless nights since last week's earthquake.