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As DOGE takes aim at the Peace Corps, the sudden cancellation of the June departure of new volunteers to Kyrgyzstan “is particularly cruel and inefficient.”

In the wake of Yoon Suk-yeol’s poor performance, the country has severely been polarized. Now the public hopes the new president will integrate the country.

Beijing may now be poised to explore its own version of the stable digital currencies as a strategic counterbalance to Washington’s stablecoin dominance.

The U.S. solar industry has been "materially injured" by a flood of cheap panels and components from four Southeast Asian nations, a key trade body has ruled.

Like many Asian governments, Bangkok has announced a number of trade concessions while taking steps to reduce its overall reliance on the American market.

The alignment of domestic socioeconomic interests is a key driver for continued Sino-Iranian cooperation, despite U.S.-led sanctions.

“China has noticed that North Korea's controls on Chinese cultural content have relaxed as the country harshly cracks down on South Korean content,” a source told Daily NK.

The abrupt disruption in trade exposed significant vulnerabilities on both sides, leading to the tariff drawdown announced in Geneva.

Insights from Van Jackson. 

The Duterte-Marcos rivalry is a case study in how foreign policy is becoming politically polarized in non-aligned states.

China is facilitating improved ties between Pakistan and the Taliban regime in Afghanistan, which is sure to generate anxieties in New Delhi.

The overall combined primary vote for Australia’s major parties has continued to decline, opening space for independents to make gains.

Japan claims this is the 12th incursion by Chinese vessels in the East China Sea to date this year.

Japan has issued its first order to protect a U.S. Navy warship under the country’s new security legislation.

The Southeast Asian state wants illegal fishing to be declared a transnational crime.

India and Russia have so far failed to conclude a work-sharing agreement for the co-development of a new fighter jet.

As the US focuses inward, China promotes its own take on globalization.

A lawyer has asked the Constitutional Chamber to examine the constitutionality of recent libel cases against media.

Two of the seven fishermen were injured by rubber bullets after resisting inspection by the Taiwan Coast Guard.

Women are making in-roads in the Defense Ministry and Self-Defense Forces, but more needs to be done.