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His handling of the dollar crisis could define his record before he returns to the voters to seek a second term.

As the scion of a prominent political family, Najib Razak inherited both a powerful political legacy and a taste for the finer things in life.

A conversation with award-winning Filipina journalist Eunice Barbara Novio.

This week's international anti-scam conference is an attempt to distract global attention from Phnom Penh's abetment of criminality on an industrial scale.

Hanoi's top leader To Lam met yesterday with U.S. Trade Representative Ambassador Jamieson Greer in New York, where he is set to attend the U.N. General Assembly.

The budget, which anticipates a return to strong growth next year, is based on some optimistic assumptions about the direction of the global economy.

The United States’ declining interest in India need not be a great setback, as it could open up space for Delhi to resolve most of its core geopolitical issues.

Despite touting its anti-scam credentials, it is unclear whether Phnom Penh will investigate prominent individuals who allegedly enabled and profited from the industry.

The number of Hindu-Muslim clashes is growing as India’s brand of Hindu majoritarianism gains ground in Nepal.

Trump should raise the ethnic unity law directly with Xi and make clear that attempts to enforce it against people in the United States will not be tolerated.

Indonesia’s rising public anger reflects deeper structural pressures – from elite impunity to digital manipulation – eroding trust in democratic institutions.

What the decision means (and doesn't mean) for Bangladesh-India relations.

As land leases come up for renewal, a new report reveals the facts about the U.S. Armed Forces’ impacts in the Pacific Islands.

Trade access matters, but investment can also change what Africa produces, where it produces it, and which markets it can serve.

On September 20, North Korea fired two short-range ballistic missiles, its second launch in a little over a week.

Four developments, from the fading Yoon effect to failed nominations, help explain a slide to 37 percent that the South Korean president attributes to his own shortcomings.

The move comes a year after Tajikistan’s refusal to arrest Russian President Vladimir Putin brought a formal rebuke from The Hague. 

It is prioritizing economic recovery and establishing accountability of powerful people for past crimes to build the mass support needed to pursue constitutional reform.

The suit accuses President Prabowo Subianto and other senior officials of deliberate negligence for failing to prevent and properly handle the ongoing blazes.

In Beijing, he met President Xi. Without a meeting with Trump or clear economic gains, the U.S. visit could fall short of Dhaka's expectations.