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
Global alternative asset manager Blackstone has successfully raised $13.1 billion for its latest Asia-focused private equity fund, surpassing its original target and marking the largest private equity fundraising effort in the firm’s
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Cambodia has formally initiated a compulsory conciliation process under international law to address its long-running maritime boundary dispute with Thailand, marking a significant escalation in one of Southeast Asia’s most sensitive territorial
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Myanmar’s military rulers have opened a new phase in the country’s brutal civil war, launching coordinated offensives across several strategically vital border regions in an effort to regain territory lost to rebel
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China has deployed more than 100 naval and coast guard vessels across regional waters in what Taiwan describes as an unprecedented show of maritime force, according to reporting from Telegraph UK and
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Listed companies in Asia are set to confront annual costs of around US$336 billion by 2030 due to physical climate risks such as floods, heatwaves, storms and water stress, according to a
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Drop Site News has published a document, claiming it to be the original cipher from March 7, 2022, obtained from a military source. The world now understands this to be irrefutable evidence.
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The Philippine Senate is set to convene as an impeachment court in a historic political showdown that could determine the future of Vice President Sara Duterte and reshape the country’s leadership ahead
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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
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The United States and Bangladesh are moving forward with a series of defence and trade agreements that are expected to significantly expand Washington’s military and strategic footprint in the Bay of Bengal.
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Aung San Suu Kyi, long enshrined as both emblem and casualty of Myanmar’s political convulsions, has been shifted from prison to house confinement by the country’s military authorities in a gesture widely
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In a geopolitical twist that underscores shifting alliances and unconventional diplomacy, Pakistan’s army chief Asim Munir has emerged as a central figure in delicate negotiations between the United States and Iran. According
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Digital Edge, a rapidly growing data center operator in Asia backed by Stonepeak Partners, is weighing strategic options that could include a partial or full sale valuing the company at up to
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Governments across the Asia-Pacific region have adopted a major new framework aimed at reshaping social development policies to address inequality, demographic change, and economic resilience. The agreement, known as the Baku-Bangkok Declaration,
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Chinese scientists have announced a major advance in semiconductor technology, unveiling a wafer-scale growth method for two-dimensional materials that is reportedly 1,000 times faster than existing techniques. The breakthrough comes as global
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To Lam has been unanimously elected state president of Vietnam, consolidating power in a way not seen in decades and marking a significant shift in the country’s political structure. According to reporting
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