The Future of Shipbuilding in Southeast Asia
There are significant opportunities – and risks.
Uzbekistan’s Death Penalty Debate Returns After Child Abuse Case
The debate over the death penalty is back in Uzbekistan, this time involving the country’s most senior officials.
Taiwan Should Be Kept Off the Negotiating Table
The fact that Trump didn’t give anything new away on Taiwan shouldn’t obscure how much ground he has already conceded to Xi.
Why Are China and Japan Still So Focused on the ‘Enemy State Clauses’ of the UN Charter?
The UNGA voted to delete those sections 20 years ago. But the issue has acquired renewed political significance as Sino-Japanese relations have deteriorated.
Kyrgyz Presidential Election Set for January 2027, Candidates Start to Step Forward
So far, incumbent President Sadyr Japarov and Omurbek Suvanaliev – a politician and former minister of internal affairs – have announced their intentions to run.
After the Flood, Can China, Nepal, and India Move From Earth Observation to Regional Preparedness?
A blueprint for building resilience in the Hindu Kush Himalaya.
Pakistan’s Escalating Response to Cross-Border Terrorism
The recurring clashes represent the failure of months of diplomacy and external mediation. Where does the Afghanistan-Pakistan relationship go from here?
What Did Chinese Analysts Think of the Trump-Xi Summit?
To some, Trump's hospitality was “historic.” To others, it was an attempt to “lull China into a false sense of security.”
Man charged over AI image of crocodile in Singapore reservoir
The defendant could face jail or a fine after the image sparked a search operation in the city’s largest reservoir.
Rahul Bajoria, Bank of America Chief Economist, on India’s Manufacturing Ambitions
Why has India's manufacturing sector has remained stuck at around 15 percent of GDP despite decades of rapid growth?
Why Has the Maldives Inserted Itself Into the Chagos Sovereignty Dispute?
Muizzu has promised to submit evidence supporting the Maldives’ claim to Chagos to relevant international bodies.
US Republicans Weren’t Happy With Trump’s Hosting of Xi
A spate of Republican senators took umbrage at Trump's reception of “a brutal, unelected, and oppressive dictator.”
Pakistan and Terrorism: When the Tables Turn
Islamabad cannot use its own people’s suffering to erase its record of supporting forces that have devastated lives in other countries.
Living Under a Lethal Sky: Myanmar’s Arakan on Edge as Military Airstrikes on Civilians Grow
Airstrikes are no longer intermittent dangers as they were two years ago, but a constant hazard. They are part of the people’s daily lives, woven into their collective consciousne…
Watch: Bangkok locals create floating market during floods
As sellers waded through floodwaters to sell produce like fish and vegetables from floating platforms and foam boxes, buyers walked or paddled between the makeshift stalls to buy …
Malaysia begins controversial repatriation of asylum seekers to Myanmar
Human rights groups say some 5,000 returnees could face violence, persecution and forced conscription.
Watch: Luxury units uncovered inside an Indonesian prison
A surprise inspection at the prison revealed apartment-like units appearing to house inmates, equipped with televisions, a gym and fridges stocked with alcohol.
South Korean Submarines Could Save Australia From the AUKUS Shambles
Could the conventionally-powered KSS-III sub offer a more affordable and timely alternative to the planned nuclear-powered fleet?
Saving the Siamese crocodile: Cambodia moves to protect one of the world’s last wild populations
Indigenous communities play crucial role, as ‘genetic bank’ area of wetland offers hope for critically endangered reptileIn the 1990s, conservationists in Cambodia feared the Siam…
Vietnam Confirms Arrest of Viet Tan Activists Reported Missing in Cambodia
Rights groups claim that Nguyen Duc Thuan and Tran Hiep were abducted in Cambodia, in line with a pattern of growing transnational repression by the Vietnamese state.
The Global Data Center Boom Has Arrived in Southeast Asia
Will the region's demand for artificial intelligence services justify the enormous outlays of money and resources?
Why am I obsessed with China’s ancient golden age? I took my daughter on a trip to find out
I felt a duty to write about the Tang dynasty and its incredible social and cultural sophistication – but also to connect my Chinese past with my childDuring the Tang dynasty, whi…
Thailand’s Constitutional Court Dismisses Petition Seeking Annulment of General Election
The petition concerned the use of barcodes and QR codes on ballot papers, which some claimed could breach constitutional requirements for secret voting.
Lost songs from iconic Australian rockstar found in garage
Divinyls frontwoman Chrissy Amphlett recorded the songs with Split Enz's Tim Finn in 1998.