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
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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Chinese Premier Li Qiang will lead a party and government delegation to the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) from October 9 to 11 to attend the 80th anniversary celebrations of the
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Japan’s Government Pension Investment Fund (GPIF), the world’s largest with $1.8 trillion in assets, is considering a move into impact investing, a strategy that targets both financial returns and measurable social or
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The Philippines’ military leadership has firmly rejected calls from some retired officers to remove President Ferdinand Marcos Jr., emphasizing the armed forces’ commitment to constitutional order and national stability. Armed Forces chief
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Donald Trump is encountering fresh challenges in his efforts to secure major investment commitments from key Asian allies, as South Korea and Japan signal concerns over the terms of their agreements with
More Migrant worker outflows from Asia dropped 7% in 2024 to around 6.5 million, marking the first decline since the pandemic year of 2020, according to Nikkei, citing the “Labor Migration in Asia”
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Some two decades ago, I was invited to be the keynote speaker at a major Islamic conference. Instead of uttering the usual platitudes about Muslim unity, I rebuked the Muslim World for
More Japan’s latest 20-year government bond auction on Wednesday attracted the strongest demand in four years, as higher yields enticed investors even amid political turmoil, Bloomberg reported. The auction drew a bid-to-cover ratio
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Editor’s Note: The following article is based on excerpts from an in-depth interview conducted by Christian Smith with George Friedman, chairman and founder of Geopolitical Futures. In the ever-shifting landscape of global
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Taiwan is rapidly enhancing its long-range strike capabilities through the deployment of a new class of low-cost unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs). This initiative comes as military planners seek affordable alternatives to expensive
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