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Strong aftershock hits Afghanistan after quake kills more than 1,400

Many remain trapped under rubble as rescuers use helicopters in remote areas hit by recent landslides.

Published on: September 02, 2025 | Source: BBC Asia favicon BBC Asia

India-China Competition in the Western Indian Ocean

New Delhi must take corrective action to become a partner of choice of countries in the region before Beijing elbows it out.

Published on: September 02, 2025 | Source: The Diplomat favicon The Diplomat

Chinaโ€™s Pushback Against the Philippinesโ€™ Maritime Strategy: The Limits of Transparency

Beijing is not deterred by Manilaโ€™s exposure; rather, China is accelerating its actions.

Published on: September 02, 2025 | Source: The Diplomat favicon The Diplomat

India at the SCO Summit: One Platform, Multiple Messages

Modiโ€™s visit to China was his first in seven years. It was also his first in-person presence at the SCO in three years.

Published on: September 02, 2025 | Source: The Diplomat favicon The Diplomat

How Does Beijing View Modiโ€™s Visit to China?ย 

China regards Modiโ€™s return after seven years as a critical window for โ€œrestarting and relaunchingโ€ Sino-Indian relations.

Published on: September 02, 2025 | Source: The Diplomat favicon The Diplomat

Funding Coal-powered Nickel in Indonesia Is a Climate Disaster

Producing nickel is causing a staggering amount of climate pollution, and Indonesia knows it.

Published on: September 02, 2025 | Source: The Diplomat favicon The Diplomat

Funding Coal-powered Nickel in Indonesian Is a Climate Disaster

Producing nickel is causing a staggering amount of climate pollution, and Indonesia knows it.

Published on: September 02, 2025 | Source: The Diplomat favicon The Diplomat

What Next for the Taiwan Peopleโ€™s Party?

In the flux of Taiwanese politics after the Great Recall, the TPP faces an additional hurdle: its leader and public face remains in prison.

Published on: September 02, 2025 | Source: The Diplomat favicon The Diplomat

Caution Must Drive Indiaโ€™s Fresh Engagement With China

A positive shift in China-India ties will depend on Beijingโ€™s treatment of New Delhi as an equal partner.

Published on: September 02, 2025 | Source: The Diplomat favicon The Diplomat

PPPโ€™s New Leader Vows to โ€˜Bring Downโ€™ the Lee Jae-myung Administration

Despite the removal of Yoon Suk-yeol, a pro-Yoon lawmaker has become the leader of the main conservative party in South Korea.

Published on: September 02, 2025 | Source: The Diplomat favicon The Diplomat

Is It Time for the West to Pay Attention to the SCO?ย 

Beijing has perfected the ability to gather a significant number of states around itself. In staying away, the West may be missing out on the opportunity to play a part in shaping the norms of the Eurasian continent.

Published on: September 02, 2025 | Source: The Diplomat favicon The Diplomat

How US could turn Pakistan into an energy export powerhouse

Pakistan stands at a pivotal juncture in its energy journey, where persistent dependence on imported oil and gas collides with the promise of untapped domestic resources. New discoveries, seismic surveys and growing international interest point to opportunities to reduce import reliance and enhance long-term energy security. At the same time, policymakers and industry leaders are [โ€ฆ] The post How US could turn Pakistan...

Published on: September 02, 2025 | Source: Asia Times favicon Asia Times

Lipulekh and GSI Controversies Cloud Nepali Prime Ministerโ€™s China Visit

Oliโ€™s visit will be seen abroad as an instance of yet another Nepali communist prime minister trying to please China.

Published on: September 02, 2025 | Source: The Diplomat favicon The Diplomat

Why the Trump-Modi bromance went up in smoke

Just months into President Donald Trumpโ€™s second term in office, one of the United Statesโ€™ most important strategic partnerships is in crisis. Relations between the US and India are at their lowest ebb in a quarter of a century. Things are so bad that Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has reportedly refused to accept calls [โ€ฆ] The post Why the Trump-Modi bromance went up in smoke appeared first on Asia Times.

Published on: September 02, 2025 | Source: Asia Times favicon Asia Times

Russia's Putin hails 'unprecedented' ties with China at talks in Beijing

The two leaders are seeking to promote "a more just and reasonable global governance system".

Published on: September 02, 2025 | Source: BBC Asia favicon BBC Asia

Cementing Impunity: The Prabowo Administration and Past Human Rights Abuses in Indonesia

In 2023, President Joko Widodo officially expressed regret for 12 historical cases of human rights violations. His successor has so far shown few such concerns.

Published on: September 02, 2025 | Source: The Diplomat favicon The Diplomat

Putin, Kim and Xi are meeting in China: BBC correspondents explain why

The three leaders will meet in public for the first time during China's military parade - this is why it matters.

Published on: September 02, 2025 | Source: BBC Asia favicon BBC Asia

Australian man arrested over A$250,000 Lego and toy heist

South Australian police say the haul was so large it took three truck loads to remove.

Published on: September 02, 2025 | Source: BBC Asia favicon BBC Asia

Eight-hour traffic jams in Delhi suburb as rains wreak havoc

The traffic snarl, which stretched on for miles, trapped thousands of commuters for hours.

Published on: September 02, 2025 | Source: BBC Asia favicon BBC Asia

S Korea muscling into SE Asiaโ€™s open arms market

South Koreaโ€™s Hanwha Aerospace has agreed to export 20 K9 howitzers to Vietnam in a deal worth US$250 million, according to multiple news reports in mid-August. The first indicators of a potential deal emerged in March 2023, when Vietnamโ€™s Minister for Defense, General Phan Van Giang, visited Seoul and observed an in-person demonstration of the [โ€ฆ] The post S Korea muscling into SE Asiaโ€™s open arms market appeared...

Published on: September 02, 2025 | Source: Asia Times favicon Asia Times

Vietnam Marks 80th National Day With Massive Military Parade

The parade began at Hanoi's Ba Dinh Square, where communist leader Ho Chi Minh declared the country's independence from France in 1945.

Published on: September 02, 2025 | Source: The Diplomat favicon The Diplomat

Thai Opposition Party Yet to Decide Which Party to Back in PM Vote

A parliamentary vote to select the country's next prime minister could take place as early as Friday.

Published on: September 02, 2025 | Source: The Diplomat favicon The Diplomat

The stateless sisters caught between India and Pakistan

The sisters gave up their Pakistani passports eight years ago, but without a crucial document they can't be Indian citizens.

Published on: September 02, 2025 | Source: BBC Asia favicon BBC Asia

Sri Lanka moved to end elite impunity with arrest of ex-president

Sri Lankaโ€™s former president and six-time prime minister Ranil Wickremesinghe was arrested on August 22 for allegedly misusing state resources while in office. He is accused of using public funds to attend his wifeโ€™s graduation ceremony in London after an official visit to the US in 2023. Wickremesinghe has since been granted bail on a [โ€ฆ] The post Sri Lanka moved to end elite impunity with arrest of ex-president...

Published on: September 02, 2025 | Source: Asia Times favicon Asia Times

On Ukraine, Europe needs to move to the realm of the real

As August gives way to September, Europe will need to move from well-intentioned hope to a more muscular realism. Russiaโ€™s latest deadly attack on Kyiv, including on the EUโ€™s own offices, confirms that peace is nowhere in sight. Donald Trumpโ€™s decision to demonize India for buying Russian oil โ€“ rather than pressuring Vladimir Putin himself [โ€ฆ] The post On Ukraine, Europe needs to move to the realm of the real appeared...

Published on: September 01, 2025 | Source: Asia Times favicon Asia Times

Afghans spend night in open after earthquake kills more than 800

There are fears the death toll will rise significantly as the area is remote and mountainous, making rescue operations difficult.

Published on: September 01, 2025 | Source: BBC Asia favicon BBC Asia

How the death of a delivery driver ignited Indonesia

Protests over corruption and inequality have spiralled into violence, arson and deaths.

Published on: September 01, 2025 | Source: BBC Asia favicon BBC Asia

Scandal in the Sangha

Senior Buddhist monks are accused of embezzling millions from Thailandโ€™s temples.

Published on: September 01, 2025 | Source: The Diplomat favicon The Diplomat

'Covered in dust and too shocked to speak': Afghan villagers reel at scale of quake's devastation

Cut off by rock falls in the mountains, locals who survived the tremors help pull injured and dead from the rubble.

Published on: September 01, 2025 | Source: BBC Asia favicon BBC Asia

Chinese students flock to Russia amid uncertain US visa policIes

Russia is increasingly perceived as an attractive academic destination for Chinese students, especially as the United States tightens visa screening amid national security and commercial espionage concerns. Moscow has seized this opportunity, reinforced by the strategic alliance between Chinese President Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin. Valery Falkov, Russiaโ€™s Minister of Science and Higher [โ€ฆ] The post...

Published on: September 01, 2025 | Source: Asia Times favicon Asia Times

Afghanistan earthquake: What we know - and what we don't

Hundreds of people are thought to have died in the quake, which struck in a mountainous eastern region.

Published on: September 01, 2025 | Source: BBC Asia favicon BBC Asia

Killer Quake Hits Eastern Afghanistan, Devastates Villages

When will injured women in conservative Kunar, the epicenter of the quake, be able to access treatment in hospitals?

Published on: September 01, 2025 | Source: The Diplomat favicon The Diplomat

Rare Earth Mines in Myanmar Are Poisoning Thai Rivers

This cross-border environmental crisis is already impacting the Mekong, and experts warn that pollutants could even reach the South China Sea.

Published on: September 01, 2025 | Source: The Diplomat favicon The Diplomat

North Korea's Kim crosses border into China in armoured train

The train is said to have a restaurant onboard serving French wines and dishes like fresh lobster.

Published on: September 01, 2025 | Source: BBC Asia favicon BBC Asia

A China blockade of Taiwan may or may not work

US officials believe Chinese President Xi Jinping has set a deadline for his military to be capable of invading Taiwan by 2027 โ€“ the centennial anniversary of the founding of the Peopleโ€™s Liberation Army (PLA). US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth mentioned this date at a security conference in Singapore in May, warning of the [โ€ฆ] The post A China blockade of Taiwan may or may not work appeared first on Asia Times.

Published on: September 01, 2025 | Source: Asia Times favicon Asia Times