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The country of 8 million is still dealing with the impacts of a post-COVID crisis that was marked by high inflation and a collapse in the value of the kip.

Senior Gen. Min Aung Hlaing has engineered a civilian "transition" that will cement the military's control over Myanmar's political and economic life.

China-linked criminal networks employ legal businesses to conceal illicit activities ranging from human trafficking to scam and drug operations.

A former Kyrgyz prosecutor general has called on the Kyrgyz government to create an  independent commission to review the activities of the State Committee for National Security (SCNS) since 2020.

In just 10 months, Mongolia has now weathered three changes of governments, highlighting the lack of political stability.

Seoul's use of Pyongyang's formal state title signals a historic policy shift, but the Lee administration's two-state vision is constrained by the constitution, Washington's nuclear red lines, and its own unification mandate.

Despite high-level meetings and a Modi-Trump phone call in March, the ground reality reveals that a reset in relations remains elusive.

The world is preoccupied with energy prices and economic shocks. Meanwhile, the plight of Balochistan, which shares a long border with Iran, is being ignored.

With both northern routes through Russia and southern routes through Iran facing disruption or heightened political risk, the Middle Corridor is moving from an alternative option to a strategic necessity. 

While officials promote Alatau as a model for digital innovation, existing residents continue to face basic infrastructure challenges.

Sino-Russian cooperation and antagonism to the Western-led order is hardly new, but their partnership has reached new depths. 

OPCON transition would have major implications not just for the Korean Peninsula, but for the broader geopolitical struggle in the Indo-Pacific.

In a more volatile world, closer political, economic and strategic partnership between Canada, Australia, New Zealand and the United Kingdom could benefit all.

The latest round of repression shows the risks underground churches face – and how Chinese people continue to seek faith outside state control.

“In our view, Sheikh Hasina surrendered too much space to India, and the BNP government now appears to be moving in a similar direction.”

Refugees scrounge out a life on both sides of the Moei River bordering Thailand.

The Marcos administration faces the daunting task of preserving calm and maintaining public support amid the ongoing oil supply crisis.

The economic ramifications of the war in Iran are likely to dominate the May 8-9 ASEAN Leaders' Summit in Cebu.

In building ties with these countries, India will need to factor in China.

Persian spread as it was a prestigious and developed language that worked as a lingua franca for trade and administration across much of the eastern Islamic world.