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India’s outreach to Myanmar risks alienating Bangladesh, New Delhi’s most reliable partner in South Asia.

Beyond their moral responsibility, Japan and the United States have compelling interests in doing more together to battle COVID-19 internationally.

North Korea hinted that it might restart ICBM or nuclear tests in the near future.

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UN Special Envoy Noeleen Heyzer said that Thailand “has an important role in preventing further deterioration of the crisis in Myanmar.”

Beijing and New Delhi’s jostling for influence in Maldives cannot be separated from the island nation’s domestic political wrangling.

The Cambodian leader’s recent trip to Myanmar recalled the negotiations aimed at resolving his own country’s conflict in the late 1980s.

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Myanmar Crisis and Hun Sen’s Visit: ASEAN in Disarray?

More than a half million people in Afghanistan have lost their jobs since the Taliban takeover in mid-August, the ILO said.

Pakistan’s Ruling Party Is Under Attack From Within

Cambodia recommenced the treason trial of Kem Sokha, the leader of the dissolved CNRP, after a nearly two year hiatus.

After a volcanic eruption and a tsunami, Tonga said not a single house is left standing on Mango Island, only two houses remain on Fonoifua Island, and extensive damage has been caused to other islands.

UN Special Envoy Noeleen Heyzer said that Thailand “has an important role in preventing further deterioration of the crisis in Myanmar.”

Beijing and New Delhi’s jostling for influence in Maldives cannot be separated from the island nation’s domestic political wrangling.

The Cambodian leader’s recent trip to Myanmar recalled the negotiations aimed at resolving his own country’s conflict in the late 1980s.

Pressure from Washington to align with the U.S. decoupling effort is growing, but it’s a tall order for South Korea.

Indonesia’s Railway Renaissance

The United States is not falling behind China in space – quite the contrary.

Myanmar Crisis and Hun Sen’s Visit: ASEAN in Disarray?

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