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Mongolia Expands Third Neighbor Links to Southeast Asia

Mongolia is renewing its focus on ASEAN and its member countries, with an aim to diversify trade.

Published on: August 29, 2025 | Source: The Diplomat favicon The Diplomat

The Significance of China in India’s Foreign Policy

New Delhi’s efforts to re-engage and rebuild ties with China reflect a refusal to be co-opted by any singular geopolitical axis, even under intense economic pressure.

Published on: August 29, 2025 | Source: The Diplomat favicon The Diplomat

What to Make of the Australian Defense Minister’s ‘Happenstance Encounter’ at the Pentagon

The Pentagon walked back remarks denying that Marles had had an official meeting with his U.S. counterpart and the U.S. vice president. But the puerile fiasco reveals an important truth about the United States.

Published on: August 29, 2025 | Source: The Diplomat favicon The Diplomat

The Russia-US Summit: China’s Role and Reaction

Officially, China can only give a neutral reaction to the Trump-Putin summit because the ultimate outcome is still uncertain.

Published on: August 29, 2025 | Source: The Diplomat favicon The Diplomat

US Travel Ban Upends Turkmen Students’ Futures 

“I had responsibilities in a student organization, a part-time job on campus, and even an internship with a scholarship award waiting for me… All of that disappeared overnight.”

Published on: August 29, 2025 | Source: The Diplomat favicon The Diplomat

European capitals encourage Kyiv to resist US pressure

Subscribe nowwith a one-month trial for only $1, then enjoy the first year at an exclusive rate of just $99. Zelensky spurns Trump’s call for compromise James Davis reports that the Russia-Ukraine conflict remains locked in a stalemate, with both sides entrenched and prospects for negotiations dim. Backed strongly by Europe, Zelensky has taken a […] The post European capitals encourage Kyiv to resist US pressure...

Published on: August 29, 2025 | Source: Asia Times favicon Asia Times

Watch: Luxury neighbourhood in Lahore submerged in floods

Watch: Luxury neighbourhood in Lahore submerged in floods

Published on: August 29, 2025 | Source: BBC Asia favicon BBC Asia

Dowry-related Violence Continues to Claim the Lives of India’s Daughters

The taking and giving of dowries is banned. Yet an average of 20 women die every day of dowry-related violence.

Published on: August 29, 2025 | Source: The Diplomat favicon The Diplomat

How a leaked phone call derailed the Thai PM's career - and the Shinawatra dynasty

Thailand's Constitutional Court strikes again, removing yet another prime minister from office.

Published on: August 29, 2025 | Source: BBC Asia favicon BBC Asia

India's International Booker winner at the centre of a political row

Banu Mushtaq has become the subject of a controversy after she was invited to inaugurate a prominent festival in Karnataka.

Published on: August 29, 2025 | Source: BBC Asia favicon BBC Asia

Vietnam’s Long Thanh International Airport Nears Completion

The $13 billion project offers some interesting insights into how Hanoi is building critical infrastructure.

Published on: August 29, 2025 | Source: The Diplomat favicon The Diplomat

Famous croc wrangler found guilty in evidence tampering trial

Wright was charged over a 2022 helicopter crash in remote crocodile territory, which killed his friend.

Published on: August 29, 2025 | Source: BBC Asia favicon BBC Asia

Meta, Trump, and Facts: A Conversation With Sushi Das

Checking facts and debunking falsehoods is out of fashion under Trump 2.0.

Published on: August 29, 2025 | Source: The Diplomat favicon The Diplomat

Bangladesh-Pakistan reset carries big risks for India

When Pakistan’s Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar landed in Dhaka on August 23–24, it marked the first Pakistan foreign minister–level visit to Bangladesh in 13 years—and the clearest sign yet that Islamabad and Dhaka are trying to thaw a relationship long frozen by the legacy of 1971. The visit produced a small […] The post Bangladesh-Pakistan reset carries big risks for India appeared first on Asia...

Published on: August 29, 2025 | Source: Asia Times favicon Asia Times

Myanmar Junta Chief to Make Second Trip to China Since Coup

The visit comes as Myanmar's miltiary gears up to hold an election aimed at normalizing its relations with key regional neighbors.

Published on: August 29, 2025 | Source: The Diplomat favicon The Diplomat

New video appears to show New Zealand fugitive dad with his child

Police believe the CCTV footage shows Tom Phillips and his child breaking into a store.

Published on: August 29, 2025 | Source: BBC Asia favicon BBC Asia

New radar shields China’s prized battle aircraft from US attack

China is racing to shield its prized airborne early warning and control (AEW&C) aircraft from enemy eyes with radical new radar technology, underscoring a broader reality: both China and the US face mounting challenges in keeping these airborne command fleets survivable against the growing reach of long-range missiles and stealth aircraft. This month, the South […] The post New radar shields China’s prized battle...

Published on: August 29, 2025 | Source: Asia Times favicon Asia Times

Thailand’s Wartime Alliance With Japan – and What It Means Today

The controversial pact between Phibun Songkhram's irredentist government and imperial Japan is far from a mere historical footnote.

Published on: August 29, 2025 | Source: The Diplomat favicon The Diplomat

Trump going Japanese with risky debt monetization gambit

NEW YORK — In October 2016, Japan tried a new riff on an old economic strategy to mask the severity of mushrooming government debt: prodding the central bank to write Tokyo a blank check. It was the first time since World War II that the Bank of Japan’s bond purchases would be “directly linked to the government’s issuance of debt,” observed analyst Mark Fleming-Williams at Stratfor. In many ways, he added, “this could...

Published on: August 29, 2025 | Source: Asia Times favicon Asia Times

Indonesian Protesters Clash With Police During Demonstrations Over Parliamentary Perks

The protests are an expression of discontent with the economic and political trajectory of the country under President Prabowo Subianto.

Published on: August 29, 2025 | Source: The Diplomat favicon The Diplomat

America’s culture wars as theater of the absurd

Sydney Sweeney didn’t set out to become the latest trench in America’s culture war. She just posed in denim for American Eagle. But in 2025 America, denim is never just denim. Overnight, jeans becamea battlefield. One camp praised her as the All-American girl. Another derided the ad as reactionary cosplay, even a flirtation with white […] The post America’s culture wars as theater of the absurd appeared first on Asia...

Published on: August 29, 2025 | Source: Asia Times favicon Asia Times

Buddhist rites and packed museums: South Korea is celebrating K-pop Demon Hunters

There is frenzy, fascination and even a little bit of FOMO as Koreans revel in the K-pop hit.

Published on: August 28, 2025 | Source: BBC Asia favicon BBC Asia

'The details were almost perfect': Kpop Demon Hunters sparks pride in Korea

There is frenzy, fascination and even a little bit of FOMO as Koreans revel in the K-pop hit.

Published on: August 28, 2025 | Source: BBC Asia favicon BBC Asia

National security or xenophobia? Texas restricts Chinese owning and renting property

Critics fear a new law in Texas will prove discriminatory - but officials say it is vital to combat "adversaries".

Published on: August 28, 2025 | Source: BBC Asia favicon BBC Asia

'India put us on the boat like captives - then threw us in the sea'

Rohingya refugees tell the BBC they were flown from Delhi and forced into the sea off the coast of Myanmar.

Published on: August 28, 2025 | Source: BBC Asia favicon BBC Asia

China in MENA’s Strategic Security Calculus

China is playing an important role in the region’s pursuit of security diversification, but its avoidance of security guarantees limits Beijing’s role.

Published on: August 28, 2025 | Source: The Diplomat favicon The Diplomat

The World Cannot Afford to Forget the Human Cost of Nuclear Weapons

Each August 29, we should not only mark the International Day against Nuclear Tests but also commit to education and remembrance.

Published on: August 28, 2025 | Source: The Diplomat favicon The Diplomat

Tajikistan Signs Onto Central Asian Friendship Treaty

Three years after the presidents of Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, and Uzbekistan signed the Treaty of Friendship, Good-Neighborliness, and Cooperation for the Development of Central Asia in the 21st Century, Tajikistan has signed on too.

Published on: August 28, 2025 | Source: The Diplomat favicon The Diplomat

Who’s Coming to China’s 2025 Victory Day Military Parade?

There are some notable attendees – hello, Kim Jong Un – but just as interesting is who’s not coming.

Published on: August 28, 2025 | Source: The Diplomat favicon The Diplomat

Underground Mining Starts at Kyrgyzstan’s Infamous Kumtor Gold Mine

The Kyrgyz government says the nationalized mine's new underground project will operate for 17 years and provide 147 tonnes of gold.

Published on: August 28, 2025 | Source: The Diplomat favicon The Diplomat

Asia Centre’s AI Hub: Advancing Democracy and Human Rights

Governments and the private sector that dominate the conversation on AI, while civil society organizations remain sidelined. A new AI Hub seeks to address this gap.

Published on: August 28, 2025 | Source: The Diplomat favicon The Diplomat

The Blind Spots of Trump 2.0’s Indo-Pacific Strategy

Well over six months into Trump’s second term, his approach to the Indo-Pacific is showing concerning signs of strategic deficiencies.

Published on: August 28, 2025 | Source: The Diplomat favicon The Diplomat

How India Helped Scuttle the Global Plastics Treaty

India’s opposition to limits on plastic production may turn out to be more damaging than beneficial, even though it is framed as a defense of the right to development.

Published on: August 28, 2025 | Source: The Diplomat favicon The Diplomat

Afghan Refugees Return Home to a Dead-End Future

Due to a lack of sustainable reintegration, Afghan youth are left with three grim options: flight, radicalization, or psychological despair.

Published on: August 28, 2025 | Source: The Diplomat favicon The Diplomat

South Korea Can’t Afford Another Climate Show 

South Korea clearly knows how to host global climate events. However, far too often, real action takes a backseat to pageantry.

Published on: August 28, 2025 | Source: The Diplomat favicon The Diplomat