South Asia’s geopolitical chessboard is once again shifting beneath uneasy skies. The reported arrival of the American Secretary of State in Kolkata after a long fourteen-year hiatus—while conspicuously bypassing Dhaka—has ignited fierce
On 29 October 2025, the carefully scripted pageantry of the US-ROK alliance in Gyeongju and Seoul met an unwelcome counter-narrative from the streets. While US President Donald Trump was being feted with a Silla-era
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The sprawling business empire of Chen Zhi, the China-born chairman of Cambodia’s Prince Holding Group, is rapidly unraveling as U.S. and UK authorities crack down on alleged transnational criminal operations. Bloomberg reports
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hedge against US equity and AI cycle-related risks,” Wu said.” ChatGPT said: The surge in artificial intelligence investment has propelled Asian stocks to outperform global peers this year, while reshaping market dynamics
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On the last day of October 2025, leaders from the 21 nations of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) forum will meet in the city of Gyeongju in the Republic of Korea (South
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A group of United Nations human rights experts has welcomed the adoption of the ASEAN Declaration on the Right to a Safe, Clean, Healthy and Sustainable Environment, calling it a “historic step”
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China, the world’s largest consumer of coal, has subtly revised its energy policy language, giving itself flexibility to continue increasing coal consumption through the end of the decade, Bloomberg reports. In a
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Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi hailed U.S. President Donald Trump for his “historic contributions to global peace” during their first in-person meeting on Tuesday, signaling her intent to strengthen ties with Washington
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U.S. President Donald Trump arrived in Malaysia early Sunday, launching his first Asian tour of his second term with a packed agenda centered on trade, energy, and security — and capped by
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Indonesia’s central bank is expected to buy as much as 200 trillion rupiah ($12 billion) worth of government bonds next year to strengthen the transmission of its monetary policy and shield the
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Editor’s Note: The following article is based on a speech delivered by the leader of North Korea, Kim Jong Un, at the meeting celebrating the 80th founding anniversary of the Workers’ Party
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