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Tue, 05/08/2025 - 08:35
“Where will we go? We have no house, no work, no safety in Afghanistan. We built our lives here.”
Tue, 05/08/2025 - 08:29
The recently passed Law on Science, Technology, and Innovation aims to lay a foundation for Hanoi's semiconductor ambitions.
Tue, 05/08/2025 - 06:01
The country has been transfixed by the case of Arya Dayu Pangayunan, a young diplomat who was found dead at his boarding house in Central Jakarta on July 8.
Tue, 05/08/2025 - 05:48
Despite the White House's release of updated tariff figures last week, there is much still to be negotiated between Washington and its trade partners.
Tue, 05/08/2025 - 03:29
The maritime cooperative activity marked a significant step forward in defense cooperation between Manila and New Delhi.
Mon, 04/08/2025 - 19:30
The region around Medog, the site of a new mega-dam, is one of the last strongholds of Tibetan cultural and ecological integrity.
Mon, 04/08/2025 - 19:22
Regions in China had already been experimenting with policies to increase birth rates. By stepping in directly, Beijing has signaled that it sees the situation as urgent.
Mon, 04/08/2025 - 17:39
The country's foreign policy has changed a great deal in the year since Sheikh Hasina’s exit.
Mon, 04/08/2025 - 17:28
Although fear of state-sponsored oppression has eased, people still long for deep structural reforms.
Mon, 04/08/2025 - 15:11
The 15 percent tariff rate is a tough pill to swallow as the Luxon government tries to tout its economic policy.
Mon, 04/08/2025 - 07:04
Although the Philippine president's visit could have been better, particularly on trade, it also featured no obvious mistakes or missed opportunities.
Mon, 04/08/2025 - 06:46
Even if confirmed, it is hard to draw conclusions about what it means for the future trajectory of U.S.-Southeast Asia relations.
Mon, 04/08/2025 - 03:48
Anecdotal information may say more about the state of the economy than the oracle of gross domestic product.
Mon, 04/08/2025 - 03:25
The American leader reportedly played an important role in forcing the two nations to cease hostilities in their ongoing border dispute.
Sun, 03/08/2025 - 21:43
In using export controls to cement a technological advantage, Beijing is following Washington’s playbook – but in the clean energy sector.
Sun, 03/08/2025 - 19:57
With a rapid expansion in flights to, from, and within the region, the aviation industry is starting to reshape Central Asia.
Sun, 03/08/2025 - 19:07
While the U.S. reviews AUKUS, amid pessimism about its feasibility, Canberra and London are tightening their strategic partnership.
Sun, 03/08/2025 - 18:29
Ukraine’s civil society was well-prepared, psychologically and practically, for Russia’s invasion. Taiwan's is not.
Sun, 03/08/2025 - 17:32
Behind the ceremonial vocabulary used by Xi lies a system of epistemic control – one that quietly disables any version of Confucian thought that could challenge party supremacy.
Sun, 03/08/2025 - 17:13
The Australian Security Intelligence Organization chief said that the agency “is seeing more Australians targeted – more aggressively – than ever before.”
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