Former president Ranil Wickremesinghe has called for stronger cooperation among Theravada Buddhist nations, declaring Anuradhapura a sacred centre for Buddhists across Asia. Highlighting centuries of religious exchange between Sri Lanka, Thailand, Cambodia
China and North Korea will officially open the New Yalu River Bridge on Thursday, ending a 12-year delay that left the major cross-border infrastructure project unused despite its completion in 2014. The opening comes as relations between Beijing and Pyongyang
Asian technology stocks fell sharply on Tuesday as a sell-off in US semiconductor shares spread across regional markets, with concerns about artificial intelligence investment,
US President Donald Trump has said he may meet North Korean leader Kim Jong Un during a planned visit to Asia in mid-November, as
This article was originally published by the China Academy. – Editors On September 3rd, China held a grand military parade in Beijing. Western media such as the BBC immediately focused on the ballistic missiles,
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Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto condemned police conduct during violent protests in Jakarta after the death of a motorcycle taxi driver struck by an armored vehicle, as demonstrations against lawmakers’ pay hikes intensified
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Across the globe, discussions of population growth and decline are evolving quickly. East Asian and European countries are struggling with declining birth rates, while others, mostly in Africa and South Asia, still
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Editor’s Note: The following insight was originally published in the Beijing-based monthly, Beijing Review. Can the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) emerge as a pivotal forum to mitigate the escalating fracturing of Eurasian
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On India’s 79th Independence Day, Prime Minister Narendra Modi alluded to India’s strategic sovereignty (autonomy) while dealing with US tariffs, while honouring Op Sindoor, a non-contact undeclared war. Britain had ruled over
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North Korea has dismissed attempts by South Korea’s new government to reduce tensions along the heavily fortified border as a “pipe dream,” insisting it has not removed propaganda loudspeakers from the Demilitarized
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Vietnam’s richest man, Pham Nhat Vuong, is recalibrating his electric vehicle startup VinFast Auto Ltd.’s strategy, turning away from its ambitious yet faltering expansion into the US and European markets to concentrate
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Billionaire families across Asia are deepening their involvement in the gold market, moving beyond traditional holdings like index trackers and vault storage to directly financing, shipping, and trading physical gold. This resurgence
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Chinese exporters are beginning to reassess years of offshore investment in Southeast Asia as the latest wave of US tariffs and restrictions on “transshipment” force a major rethink of regional supply chain
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Violent clashes along the Thai-Cambodian border intensified Thursday, leaving two Thai soldiers wounded and forcing evacuations of residents in affected areas. The renewed violence around the ancient Ta Moan Thom and Ta
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China has officially begun construction of what is expected to be the world’s largest hydropower project in the Tibetan Himalayas, drawing concern from neighbouring countries and environmental experts. As reported by The
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The European Union and Singapore have issued a joint warning against the growing threat of hybrid warfare orchestrated by Russia and China, calling for greater global coordination to combat asymmetric tactics that
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Editor’s Note: NSA Ajit Doval’s recent address at the 62nd Convocation of IIT Madras was far more than a ceremonial speech—it was a powerful invocation of history, duty, and national ambition. He
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South Korea is set to launch an ambitious cash handout program aimed at reviving consumer spending and stimulating its flagging economy, as part of a sweeping 31.8 trillion-won ($23.3 billion) supplementary budget
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The chasm between the West and the Rest of the world has come to its apogee in these difficult days when US fighter jets fly above Isfahan and NATO countries suffer from
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