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A senior official confirmed that Joko Widodo lost his membership after refusing to endorse its presidential candidate in February's election.
Is the government quibbling over small details to signal to the public that it is driving a hard bargain?
Taiwan has quickly come to occupy a different role in British foreign policy amid growing perceptions of the “China threat.”
The case of Erin Patterson, who has been charged with poisoning four relatives of her ex-husband, has transfixed the country.
Pyongyang made the decision after concluding that Russia had gained the upper hand in its war with Ukraine.
In India, the app was banned nearly four years ago. Most users and content creators migrated to other platforms without much trouble.
The “one-child policy” didn’t just artificially limit births; it dramatically reshaped the way Chinese society – particularly women – thinks...
Indigenous people have unique needs and backgrounds that are overlooked by the 17 targets outlined by the United Nations.
Back in 2017, when South Korea opted to deploy the U.S. THAAD system, one response from China was to ban K-pop acts from touring the country. It was...
The two manufacturing powerhouses face similar challenges, including coercion and competition from China. Can they weather the tide together?
What did Kishida and Biden accomplish?
The Karen National Union said that its forces were pulling back from the important border hub to avoid harm to the local population.
Coming amid rumors of further political shake-ups, the arrest casts a shadow over the political future of Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue.
An interview with Malika Bahovadinova on the complexities of the Tajik migration experience in Russia.
Unlike on Ukraine, in the Israel-Gaza conflict, India has been rendered an outlier in the developing world, where most countries are in solidarity...
Three years after its establishment, the purpose of the state-run investment fund is starting to come into focus.
The Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force’s naval diplomacy mission has expanded to meet foreign policy needs.
The two sides discussed a multi-billion gas pipeline project, on hold since 2014, during Iranian President Raisi’s visit to Islamabad.
With just two meetings left to finalize the treaty text, the significance of the current Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee meeting cannot be...
David Cameron is on a five-day six-nation tour of Central Asia, underscoring the U.K. reinvigorated engagement with the region.
China’s support for Russia will be a primary topic, along with war in the Middle East and tensions over Taiwan and the South China Sea.
Bhutan’s embrace of regional tourism could be a major boost for connectivity in the entire BBIN subregion.
The highly-publicized nature of the Van Thinh Phat trial is a possible sign of further political turbulence at the upper echelons of Vietnamese...
Ashgabat has a delicate balance to maintain between hewing to its traditional neutrality and mitigating potential threats from Afghanistan.
As the WHO debates a new global health governance framework, Taiwan is left out of the discussion – to the detriment of future antipandemic efforts.
The Strategic Support Force is no more, and its functions are being separated into three separate arms: the Aerospace Force, Cyberspace Force, and...
With the support of allies, the PNC has the required numbers in parliament to remove judges and push through constitutional amendments.
The pace of growth in the Australia-India strategic relationship is quite impressive, but New Delhi’s hesitance on hard security issues may...
Japan’s minister of defense said the cause was still being investigated, but called a mid-air collision a “high possibility.”
Parties are using AI to communicate with voters across linguistic divisions but also to malign each other.
Across the region, it’s never been more critical to cultivate a resilient healthcare workforce capable of addressing climate-induced public...
Conventional wisdom suggests that economic development driven by a hegemonic power leads to economic prosperity and peace. That may no longer be true.
Representative Mike Gallagher’s surprise resignation will create a leadership vacuum in the House Select Committee on the Chinese Communist...
It has been almost 80 years since Mongolia switched to using the Cyrillic alphabet. Why is the government now promoting the traditional bichig script?
The Western-led “rules-based order” of 1945 is fraying, but nothing seems to be emerging that might replace it.
The pro-China People's National Congress won 70 out of 93 seats, while the pro-India Maldivian Democratic Party got just 15 seats in Parliament.
Central Military Commission Vice Chair Zhang Youxia said China’s territorial sovereignty “brooks no infringement” and “cannot be challenged...
The Constitutional Court's expected verdict has removed the final obstacle to Defense Minister Prabowo Subianto taking office in October.
Insights from Naoko Aoki.
Can the leaders of the two countries part ways with their respective predecessors?
The Philippines' largest island has become the focus of U.S. and Japanese attempts to counter China's growing power in the South China Sea.
The military junta and ethnic Karen rebels continue to fight for control of the town of Myawaddy on the border with Thailand.
What comes next?