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Across Asia, factories are closing, flagship airlines are cutting routes, and people are lining up for hours to buy cooking gas, all because of the war in Iran.

The expectation that the adversaries would reach a quick deal after weeks of a destructive war was always unrealistic.

Last month, President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. announced that he was open to resumption of joint oil exploration in the disputed South China Sea.

“The non-stop incitement and conduct of anti-Muslim violence, in the absence of any accountability for perpetrators, has resulted in the normalization of persecution.”

The treaty will expire later this year. But it was not discussed during Bangladesh Foreign Minister Khalilur Rahman’s recent visit to Delhi.

The three men were captured by the rebel People’s Defense Army but subsequently tortured and killed by a rival outfit.

The geopolitical uncertainties in the Gulf have created new opportunities for India and Russia to strengthen ties.

In its bid to clamp down on fake news, President Prabowo's administration is arming itself with some concerning powers.

The trip comes days after the Australian leader brokered a deal with Singapore to ensure a continued flow of fuel and gas between the two nations.

Securing access agreements for Turkmen facilities would be of clear utility to Washington, but it is unclear whether Ashgabat would be willing to take the risk.

The assets were connected to a network surrounding the South African businessman Benjamin Mauerberger, who is wanted on fraud and money laundering charges.

Labor conditions aboard the region's poorly regulated fleet of fishing trawlers are a cause for continuing alarm.

The trip could involve discussions about energy purchases from Russia to help shore up Indonesia's domestic fuel supply.

The region faces the modern iteration of a question that has plagued every industrial revolution: who owns the machine, who works it, who extracts the surplus, and who bears the cost?

The populations of China and Taiwan are drifting apart in ways that will be structurally hard to reverse.

New Delhi, which supports UNCLOS, is reportedly uncomfortable with Iran’s plan to levy a toll on every ship that passes the Strait of Hormuz.

Survey findings complicate the notion that U.S.-China economic policy presents a binary choice between the two options.

Beijing has not taken a one-size-fits-all approach to its engagement with the energy sectors in Uzbekistan and Kyrgyzstan. 

The route has proven its value in times of crisis. Can it evolve into a primary artery of Eurasian trade?

At least seven hydroelectric projects on two transboundary river systems are in the pipeline in the northeast Indian state of Meghalaya.