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Sun, 01/11/2026 - 10:52
Tokyo has the ability to chart a stable path forward.
Fri, 30/10/2026 - 19:57
The fire in Numrug touches on cross-border capital compliance risks and geopolitical changes impacting Northeast Asia’s ecology.
Fri, 30/10/2026 - 19:05
A ministerial resignation, official apologies, and promises of reform leave a fundamental question unanswered: What power do Hong Kong citizens have to demand accountability beyond what their government is willing to offer?
Fri, 30/10/2026 - 18:37
Experts argue that Japan’s rush to exploit rare-earth mud from the sea floor near Minamitorishima is driven less by resources than by the political value of being seen to use the island.
Fri, 30/10/2026 - 18:29
Does removing a religious objection make financing accessible and affordable?
Fri, 30/10/2026 - 18:02
Economic, technological, and societal ties between the two sides have never been stronger, yet political constraints are becoming more and more visible.
Fri, 30/10/2026 - 16:04
The Kazakh president’s insistence that public spending mobilize private capital, rather than substitute for it, gives the initiative an international dimension.
Fri, 30/10/2026 - 15:28
India wants to rely less on China. Interviews with executives and policymakers suggest that whether Chinese firms take part matters less than what India gets for letting them.
Fri, 30/10/2026 - 14:59
The weeks after November 3 will test whether Pakistan’s moment in Washington was a strategy or a stroke of luck.
Fri, 30/10/2026 - 14:22
To placate those drifting off toward One Nation, the government saw a couple of easy targets in international student and working holiday makers to signal that it was “doing something” about immigration.
Fri, 30/10/2026 - 14:11
Locals are protesting India’s plans to construct a hydropower project on the Siang River. Delhi says the project is important for national security.
Fri, 30/10/2026 - 13:47
“Residential surveillance at a designated location” – a form of enforced disappearance – is becoming a go-to tool for the CCP, as a new book details.
Fri, 30/10/2026 - 13:25
Beijing’s responsibility stems not only from its massive contribution to global gas emissions, but also from its capability as a green technology provider and its position as an upstream actor.
Fri, 30/10/2026 - 09:39
A quarterly index offers a way to find out.
Fri, 30/10/2026 - 06:56
Despite illegal fishing and the construction of hydropower dams, attempts to conserve the sacred dolphin are beginning to bear fruit.
Fri, 30/10/2026 - 06:05
Women's knowledge and perspectives can strengthen the relevance and contextual grounding of climate-health research and policy action.
Fri, 30/10/2026 - 05:16
According to a new report by Amnesty International, many Cambodian enablers of the country's scam industry remain at large.
Fri, 30/10/2026 - 05:02
His comments came as Beijing accused Manila of obstructing its attendance at this week's ASEAN Defense Ministers' Meeting in Cebu.
Fri, 30/10/2026 - 00:17
During the two-day visit, Philippine Foreign Secretary Ma. Theresa Lazaro oversaw the distribution of humanitarian aid and met with Naypyidaw's foreign minister.
Thu, 29/10/2026 - 19:15
CEO Jensen Huang received a warm welcome in a country whose aims for AI may exceed its capabilities.
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