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The request follows reports of extensive Chinese construction activities on Antelope Reef and a nearby islet.

Protecting a shared foundation, not a bloc

The Tanaka affair has cast a long shadow.

Myanmar's government is both preserving and erasing the legacy of General Aung San, who was central to the country's struggle for independence from Great Britain.

The sector has experienced rapid growth in the past few years, and three large banks are firmly in the lead.

The story of its success has not been straightforward.

The new presidential administration law grants its head – Saida Mirziyoyeva – sweeping new powers, and immunity.

Mongolia wanted to see “a shift from talk to action” at COP17. The results were mixed. 

Cook’s leadership perfected Apple’s production – but Chinese workers paid the price.

In criticizing Kazakhstan's Latinization effort, Russian media is not defending the Russian language or the Cyrillic alphabet, but the symbolic, ideological, and geopolitical hierarchy of the Russian world. 

The planned Indian deployment of the BrahMos missile on all of its naval warships has destabilizing implications for the region.

Does receiving a Chinese education sway Asia’s leaders and, by extension, foreign policy?

After roughly 10 months in power, the differences between Takaichi and Abe are becoming increasingly difficult to ignore. 

Thousands of miles from Afghanistan, prescriptions are being written by Afghans for the country’s future – a future without Taliban rule. 

The Kuril Islands dispute is not just a territorial dispute between Russia and Japan but reflects the larger complexity of geopolitical dynamics in the Indo-Pacific Region.

In many Asian countries, letting an AI-generated error slip through could mean not only reputational harm but legal and political persecution

Although Japanese leaders have been publicly quiet, this incident highlights several points of concern that have existed since the second Trump administration.  

Male “anti-fan” livestreamers invaded a boy-band training event -- and targeted the largely female fan base.

With a below replacement-level birth rate and a booming elder population, One Nation’s anti-immigration stance, combined with its critique of superannuation, is a toxic combo. 

The change in form promised by Kazakhstan’s new parliament does not appear to be matched by a change in its function.