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SOUTH EAST ASIA
Vietnam’s lawmakers approve merging provinces, slashing nearly 80,000 jobs
WORLD
Without Musk, DOGE likely to fizzle out, says ex-staffer
BUSINESS
South Korea braces for tough US trade talks, liberal party issues caution
MALAYSIA
Union warns of cost-cutting, layoffs in E&E sector over tariffs
BUSINESS
Vietnam expands cost-cutting drive with province merger plan
WORLD
Remote US federal employees get ultimatum to move to Washington
WORLD
One-third of Musk’s DOGE staff resign in protest
WORLD
Confusion reigns as US federal workers face Musk job deadline
WORLD
Musk says US govt workers must explain their work week or lose jobs
BUSINESS
Mercedes-Benz reports profit plunge on China sales slump
WORLD
Trump signs orders curbing funding for illegal migrants
WORLD
US state department orders pause on media subscriptions
WORLD
In joint interview, Trump outlines Musk’s role as enforcer-in-chief
WORLD
US judge declines to block Musk from accessing data, firing workers
WORLD
White House says judges ‘abusing power’ to block Trump’s spending cuts
WORLD
Musk, with Trump at White House, says US will go ‘bankrupt’ without cuts
WORLD
Trump says Musk will help uncover ‘hundreds of billions’ in US govt fraud
BUSINESS
Volkswagen seeks new era in Germany with old methods
BUSINESS
Nestle trims margin goal as it boosts marketing spend
BUSINESS
Bayer shares hit 20-year low as problems pile up
LETTERS
Reforming Malaysia’s statutory bodies and GLCs
BUSINESS
German govt to reduce stake in Commerzbank
BUSINESS