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Thais and Cambodians slug it out on social media, as border tensions flare
A war of words is raging on social media, a years-long battleground for Thais and Cambodians.
Published on: July 26, 2025 | Source:
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Cambodia calls for immediate ceasefire with Thailand
Thailand is yet to comment on the truce proposal after two days of fighting left at least 16 dead.
Published on: July 25, 2025 | Source:World's thirst for matcha dries up global supplies
Surging demand, smaller tea crops due to heatwaves and US tariffs on Japan are pushing up matcha prices.
Published on: July 25, 2025 | Source:Taiwan holds controversial vote targeting 'pro-China' lawmakers
The vote could alter the balance of power in Taiwan, which has seen months of political deadlock.
Published on: July 25, 2025 | Source:Japan Avoids 25 Percent Tariffs With Investment Pledge in Landmark US Trade Deal
The deal reduces tariffs on Japanese exports, including autos and auto parts, to15 percent, in exchange for Japanese investment and import commitments.
Published on: July 25, 2025 | Source:Japanโs Neighbors Anxiously Assess the Results of the Upper House Election
Russia, China, and South Korea are trying to predict what the rise of Japanโs far right will mean for their interests.
Published on: July 25, 2025 | Source:A Trade โDealโ and a Historic Election: Whatโs Next for Japan?
What comes next for Japan?
Published on: July 25, 2025 | Source:Why Is Taiwan Supporting an Illegal Israeli Settlement in the Occupied West Bank?
Taiwanโs reported donation to a medical facility could make it complicit in Israelโs violations of international law.
Published on: July 25, 2025 | Source:Strategic Implications of Taiwanโs 2025 Han Kuang Exercise
The ROC militaryโs annual exercise is changing to reflect the PLAโs evolving tactics. There is no longer a clear distinction between the frontlines and rear areas in a Taiwan Strait conflict.
Published on: July 25, 2025 | Source:International Labor Standards: The Missing Link in China-US Trade Negotiations
The low-cost advantage of labor exploitation remains Chinaโs unshakable core โ and also underpins Beijingโs ambitious vision of technological dominance and leadership.
Published on: July 25, 2025 | Source:France Refocuses Its Indo-Pacific Strategy Amid a Shifting Global Order
Franceโs new Indo-Pacific document centers on its territories and forging robust partnerships with regional powers โ while sharpening criticism of China.
Published on: July 25, 2025 | Source:The Bodhisattva and the Shrine: Cultural Repatriation and Diplomacy in Japan-South Korea Relations
Unresolved colonial histories and collective traumas continue to shape relations in East Asia through significant historical objects.
Published on: July 25, 2025 | Source:Rabi Lamichhane, Nepalโs Anti-system Star, Meets the System
Rabi Lamichhane may be in jail, but the political vacuum that enabled his rise remains intact.
Published on: July 25, 2025 | Source:Implications of ISKPโs Declaration of War Against the Baloch Liberation Army
ISKP is weaker than the BLA in Balochistan. That could restrain it from attacking the latter in the immediate future.
Published on: July 25, 2025 | Source:Philippines top court blocks impeachment bid against Sara Duterte
Duterte faced impeachment over accusations of misusing public funds and threatening to kill the President.
Published on: July 25, 2025 | Source:Weak hands at the helm, from Tokyo to Kiev
Subscribe nowwith a one-month trial for only $1, then enjoy the first year at an exclusive rate of just $99. Japanese politics enters uncharted territory Scott Foster reports on the crushing electoral defeat for Japanโs ruling LDP-led coalition in recent Upper House elections. Voter dissatisfaction with inflation, taxes, and immigration fueled a sharp rise for [โฆ] The post Weak hands at the helm, from Tokyo to Kiev...
Published on: July 25, 2025 | Source:How British footballers are helping women's football in Pakistan
The new president of the Pakistan Football Federation plans to overhaul women's football in the country.
Published on: July 25, 2025 | Source:China-EU play nice despite widening cracks
Beijing has called on the European Union to increase diplomatic dialogue and improve trade relations after the bloc sanctioned two rural banks in northern China, accusing them of facilitating trade between China and Russia. Chinese President Xi Jinping met with European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and European Council President Antonio Costa in Beijing [โฆ] The post China-EU play nice despite widening...
Published on: July 25, 2025 | Source:Why Doesnโt Cambodia Offer to Sell Disputed Land To Thailand?ย
A modest (and admittedly outlandish) proposal for solving the ongoing border crisis.
Published on: July 25, 2025 | Source:Watch: Moment landslide is triggered by heavy rain in southern China
People in Yunnan province, China have captured the moment a landslide caused debris and foliage to flow down the side of a mountain.
Published on: July 25, 2025 | Source:Malaysiaโs Anwar Calls for Ceasefire Between Thailand and Cambodia
Conflict continues to rage at various points along the two nations' border, a day after fighting erupted at the disputed Ta Muen Thom temple.
Published on: July 25, 2025 | Source:Japanโs rice price controls expose US trade deal hypocrisy
While Japan was negotiating agricultural market access with the United States, Agriculture Minister Shinjiro Koizumi was busy implementing policy to abandon competitive bidding and set rice prices by government decree. This contradiction between Japanโs negotiating position and its domestic policy demonstrates a dangerous erosion of crisis standards that threatens both bilateral trade relations and the [โฆ] The post...
Published on: July 25, 2025 | Source:Cosmetic sustainability: how to look green without changing a thing
In a world addicted to appearance, ESG (Environmental, Social, and Governance) has become the perfect costume. Some things are adopted so quickly, so universally, that we forget to ask the most essential question of all: why? ESG is one of them. In just a few short years, these three letters have become the lingua franca [โฆ] The post Cosmetic sustainability: how to look green without changing a thing appeared first on...
Published on: July 25, 2025 | Source:What India can teach the US about digital finance
The new US administration has made digital finance an early priority, championing three pieces of legislation governing digital assetsโthe GENIUS Act, the CLARITY Act, and the CBDC Anti-Surveillance State Act. The first bill was signed into law by President Donald Trump on July 18, while the latter two recently advanced to the Senate. The laws [โฆ] The post What India can teach the US about digital finance appeared...
Published on: July 25, 2025 | Source:Ukrainian protests biggest threat ever to Zelenskyโs presidency
Protests have erupted in Kyiv and other Ukrainian cities against a new law that threatens the independence of Ukraineโs anti-corruption institutions. The legislation was hastily passed on July 22 by the parliament and signed that same day by the Ukrainian president, Volodymyr Zelensky. It places Ukraineโs national anti-corruption bureau and its special anti-corruption prosecutorโs office [โฆ] The post Ukrainian protests...
Published on: July 25, 2025 | Source:US and its allies unprepared to repel saturation missile attacks
Between June 13 and 24 Iran launched 574 missiles attacking Israel. Some of them got through, despite Israeli and US efforts to stop them. Until now we have lacked convincing data allowing some cogent analysis of the results of missile defenses. That information is partly supplied by anew studyby theJewish Institute for National SecurityAffairs, a [โฆ] The post US and its allies unprepared to repel saturation missile...
Published on: July 25, 2025 | Source:How a vote targeting 'pro-China' lawmakers has split Taiwan
The spectre of Chinese influence in parliament has sparked a movement and fractured Taiwanโs society.
Published on: July 24, 2025 | Source:The fractured friendship behind the fight at the Thailand-Cambodia border
The countries have a history of occasional conflict, but this latest fight comes after an old friendship crumbled.
Published on: July 24, 2025 | Source:Pakistanโs Transgender Citizens: Legally Recognized, Socially Forsaken
For 500,000 transgender Pakistanis, constitutional rights remain hollow in the face of continued societal exclusion, harassment, and institutional neglect.
Published on: July 24, 2025 | Source:Chinaโs Visa-Free Diplomacy
China now has the most liberal visa regime since the founding of the Peopleโs Republic in 1949. Will it last?
Published on: July 24, 2025 | Source:King meets Modi after India-UK trade deal signed
The free trade deal is expected to cut tariffs on goods and increase market access for both countries.
Published on: July 24, 2025 | Source:Tinian: The Forgotten Island of the Atomic Age
The Japanese plantation colony became the launch site for the atomic bombings of Japan. Today, itโs been nearly forgotten by the world.
Published on: July 24, 2025 | Source:The Limits of Pragmatic Intentions: The Evolving Story of China-India Rapprochement
While the intention to reset China-India bilateral relations seems real, both the drivers and the outcomes need a careful analysis.
Published on: July 24, 2025 | Source:Reclaiming the Ballot: Why Electoral Reform Is Essential for Bangladeshโs Democratic Futureย
If Bangladesh can institutionalize a fair electoral system, it will go a long way toward breaking a long-standing cycle of political unrest.
Published on: July 24, 2025 | Source:Indiaโs Opposition to Bangladeshโs Defense Modernization Is a Self-Defeating Strategy
India has adopted a contradictory approach: resisting Chinese military sales to Bangladesh but failing to present itself as a credible alternative.
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