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Destruction in Paradise: Kyrgyzstan’s Ala-Archa National Park Under Siege
The construction of A-frame houses, cafes, roads, and funiculars in Ala-Archa National Park appears to violate multiple Kyrgyz laws protecting natural areas.
Published on: June 06, 2025 | Source:
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South Korea’s Education Obsession Is a National Emergency
South Korea’s deeply entrenched, hyper-competitive education system pressures children from preschool onward, fueling youth burnout, inequality, and alarmingly high suicide rates.
Published on: June 06, 2025 | Source:Is Asia Ready to Spend More on Defense?
As of 2024, U.S. allies and partners in East and Southeast Asia spent an average 1.85 percent of GDP on defense – far below new targets the U.S. is pushing for.
Published on: June 06, 2025 | Source:Why Asia Must Step Up to Rein in Corporate Accountability – Before It’s Too Late
For many countries in Asia, the Legally Binding Instrument on Business and Human Rights offers a rare opportunity to rebalance power in an international system that has long favored corporate interests.
Published on: June 06, 2025 | Source:Gender and the 2025 Singapore General Elections
Misogynistic attacks against women in politics remain all too common, but public awareness of the issue is growing.
Published on: June 06, 2025 | Source:Australia Rejects US Push for Increased Defense Spending
As Indo-Pacific geopolitical dynamics intensify, Canberra’s response to increased U.S. demands offers a critical lesson in alliance management and strategic autonomy.
Published on: June 06, 2025 | Source:The China Challenge in Critical Minerals: The Case for Asymmetric Resilience
De-risking is unlikely to truly alter China’s dominance over global critical mineral supply chains. There’s a better approach.
Published on: June 06, 2025 | Source:Europe Must Beware of Potential Risks in the China-US Strategic Competition
The EU must confront a hard truth: the evolving policies of both Washington and Beijing raise questions about their reliability as enduring strategic partners.
Published on: June 06, 2025 | Source:Amid the Trade War, the CCP Is Converting Hardship Into Power
The real test for the CCP is not whether it can survive economic hardship, but whether it can continue to extract legitimacy from suffering and sacrifice.
Published on: June 06, 2025 | Source:UNCLOS, Warships, and the Right of Innocent Passage Debate
A Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force destroyer inadvertently entered Chinese territorial waters. What are the legal implications?
Published on: June 06, 2025 | Source:India and Australia Reinforce Defense Industry Collaboration Amid Rising Challenges
Australia now views India as a “top-tier” defense partner, due to convergence of views on a number of issues, including challenges posed by a rising China.
Published on: June 06, 2025 | Source:North Korea refloats warship after failed launch
The failed launch drew harsh criticism from Kim Jong Un and led to the arrest of four officials.
Published on: June 06, 2025 | Source:Xi calls Trump’s bluff and wins, time and time again
China’s Xi Jinping and US President Donald Trump spoke over the phone Thursday (June 5), the first known formal contact of the Trump 2.0 era. Though signs of détente were few, the fact that the leaders of the world’s two biggest economies are speaking at all marks progress. Essentially, the two presidents talked about talking […] The post Xi calls Trump’s bluff and wins, time and time again appeared first on Asia...
Published on: June 06, 2025 | Source:India central bank delivers sharp rate cut as growth and inflation fall
India's economy grew by 6.5% in the previous financial year ending March, data last week showed.
Published on: June 06, 2025 | Source:Hopes for a Xi-Trump summit are naively misplaced
US President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping’s surprise phone call—marking the first direct communication between the leaders in months—may signal a temporary thaw in an otherwise frosty and structurally adversarial relationship. While America’s restoration of Chinese student visas and China’s resumption of blocked critical mineral trade suggest detente, this contact, like others in […] The post Hopes for...
Published on: June 06, 2025 | Source:Ukraine’s attacks on Russia risk major retaliation
Subscribe nowwith a one-month trial for only $1, then enjoy the first year at an exclusive rate of just $99. Kiev’s high-risk strikes bring war to new precipice James Davis analyzes the sharp escalation in the Ukraine war marked by Ukrainian drone strikes on Russian strategic air bases and infrastructure, moves that have put mounting […] The post Ukraine’s attacks on Russia risk major retaliation appeared first on Asia...
Published on: June 06, 2025 | Source:Women Must Not be Left Behind in Myanmar’s Crisis
The country's women are challenging patriarchal norms, both within the resistance movement and beyond.
Published on: June 06, 2025 | Source:Australian mushroom lunch cook tells trial meal was 'special'
Erin Patterson denies intentionally putting toxic fungi into a home-cooked meal to kill her relatives.
Published on: June 06, 2025 | Source:‘Godfather of AI’ now fears it’s unsafe and has a plan to fix it
This week, the US Federal Bureau of Investigation revealed two men suspected of bombing a fertility clinic in California last month allegedly used artificial intelligence (AI) to obtain bomb-making instructions. The FBI did not disclose the name of the AI program in question. This brings into sharp focus the urgent need to make AI safer. […] The post ‘Godfather of AI’ now fears it’s unsafe and has a plan to fix it...
Published on: June 06, 2025 | Source:Korean leader Lee likely on a collision course with Trump
The new South Korean president, Lee Jae-myung, calls himself a foreign policy “pragmatist.” He says he is driven by South Korea’s national interest, rather than ideology, and has spoken of his desire to improve relations with China and North Korea. Under the former president, Yoon Suk Yeol, South Korea’s relationship with these countries came under […] The post Korean leader Lee likely on a collision course with Trump...
Published on: June 06, 2025 | Source:Bouncy castle operator cleared in tragedy that killed six
A court ruled the incident was "due to an unprecedented weather system".
Published on: June 06, 2025 | Source:Australian jailed in Iraq conditionally released after four years
Robert Pether has been imprisoned for four years, in what the UN has described as arbitrary detention.
Published on: June 06, 2025 | Source:China Accuses EU of Stirring Up ‘Trouble’ in South China Sea
In the Philippines this week, the EU’s foreign policy chief expressed concern over China's "illegal, coercive, aggressive, and deceptive measures" in the disputed waterway.
Published on: June 06, 2025 | Source:India leads in remittances - but Trump's tax could deal a blow
Trump's proposed 3.5% tax on remittances by foreign workers could seriously impact top recipient India.
Published on: June 05, 2025 | Source:How a Fungus Came to Highlight the Breakdown of China-US Academic Ties
Two Chinese researchers have been accused of trying to smuggle a toxic fungus into the U.S., in perhaps the most surprising example of the securitization of scientific partnerships.
Published on: June 05, 2025 | Source:Trump confirms China trip after 'very good' call with Xi
The leaders of the US and China agree to further talks aimed at reaching a deal amid an ongoing trade war.
Published on: June 05, 2025 | Source:Bangladesh’s Interim Government Shrinks Annual Budget for the First Time in History
Foreign investors will be disappointed by the budget’s silence on measures for regulatory reform or assurance of legal protections.
Published on: June 05, 2025 | Source:Calls for Strategic Autonomy Grow in Japan
Japanese policymakers are increasingly broaching discussions of “strategic autonomy” as concerns mount about Washington's reliability.
Published on: June 05, 2025 | Source:When Mistakes Need a Manual: China’s Guidance on Acceptable Decision-making
China’s focus on anti-corruption has paralyzed local leaders. The CCP is attempting to address the issue through new rules that aim to regulate the realm of error.
Published on: June 05, 2025 | Source:Chinese student visa ban will keep US behind the curve
We don’t need no education We don’t need no thought control No dark sarcasm in the classroom Teacher, leave them kids alone Hey! Teacher! Leave them kids alone! – Pink Floyd And so it appears the Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882 (seehere) was never properly rescinded. The US State Department released the following statement […] The post Chinese student visa ban will keep US behind the curve appeared first on Asia Times.
Published on: June 05, 2025 | Source:Lee Jae-myung Takes Over a Country Split by Gender Politics
Though Lee attempted to sideline the issue during the campaign, gender conflict has continued, subtly but powerfully, to shape voter behavior in South Korea.
Published on: June 05, 2025 | Source:Why Is Turkmenistan Subject to a Partial US Travel Ban?
The stated reason is a high rate of visa overstays in 2023 DHS data. But that data has been interpreted without any context or compassion.
Published on: June 05, 2025 | Source:Radioactive Flower Beds and the Legacy of Fukushima
Japan’s decision to use contaminated soil in the prime minister’s garden is the culmination of its efforts to normalize the consequences of the Fukushima nuclear disaster.
Published on: June 05, 2025 | Source:Revisiting the Disbandment of Jemaah Islamiyah: What Indonesia Can Learn From Japan
Indonesia could study Japan’s experience after the disbandment of Aum Shinrikyo, the perpetrator of the 1995 Sarin Gas Bombing.
Published on: June 05, 2025 | Source:India Persists With ‘Push Back’ of Undocumented Migrants
India has intensified its crackdown on undocumented Bangladeshi migrants and Rohingya refugees, summarily deporting them and triggering humanitarian concerns.
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