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Australian who killed UK woman eligible for earlier release after appeal

The man stabbed Emma Lovell to death on Boxing Day in 2022, after breaking into her Brisbane home.

Published on: August 15, 2025 | Source: BBC Asia favicon BBC Asia

China Calls on Cambodia and Thailand to Resolve Border Conflict

Despite ceasefire agreements on July 28 and August 7, the two sides continue to exchange inflammatory accusations.

Published on: August 15, 2025 | Source: The Diplomat favicon The Diplomat

Watch: Jimmy Lai's last interview as a free man in 2020

The BBC's Danny Vincent spoke to the pro-democracy tycoon just hours before his arrest in December 2020.

Published on: August 15, 2025 | Source: BBC Asia favicon BBC Asia

A Vietnamese Dissident Marks One Year of Unjust Imprisonment

This year, the U.S. marks the 30th anniversary of diplomatic relations with Vietnam. It should not forget the scores of dissidents who have been deprived of their freedom.

Published on: August 14, 2025 | Source: The Diplomat favicon The Diplomat

How does Japan remember the end of WW2?

In Japan,15 August is a mourning occasion known as "Memorial Day for the End of the War"

Published on: August 14, 2025 | Source: BBC Asia favicon BBC Asia

'We were never friends': A massacre on the eve of WW2 still haunts China-Japan relations

Eighty years after Japan was defeated, a wave of Chinese films about the occupation are fuelling memory and anger.

Published on: August 14, 2025 | Source: BBC Asia favicon BBC Asia

Gambling and Philippine Politics

The country is currently grappling with the social effects of gambling, in particularly the surge of online gambling among the youth.

Published on: August 14, 2025 | Source: The Diplomat favicon The Diplomat

Dozens dead in flash floods on popular Himalayas pilgrimage route

The incident took place in Chositi village, a congested pilgrim route, while a large number of people were gathered.

Published on: August 14, 2025 | Source: BBC Asia favicon BBC Asia

Why Was a Kazakh Military Attache’s Assistant Detained in Poland?

Official details are sparse, but Kazakhstan has confirmed that one of its citizens was detained by Polish authorities.

Published on: August 14, 2025 | Source: The Diplomat favicon The Diplomat

The US Is Pumping the Brakes on EVs. That’s a Victory for China.

Many American policymakers seem content to see China dominate EV sales. They don’t appear to realize that means ceding the future of the auto industry.

Published on: August 14, 2025 | Source: The Diplomat favicon The Diplomat

How the AI Race Is Rewiring the Digital Order

The contest is no longer model versus model; it is about who controls the plumbing of the digital world – chips and data centers – and, increasingly, the rulebook that governs them.

Published on: August 14, 2025 | Source: The Diplomat favicon The Diplomat

Taiwan Is More Than a Sideshow in Australia’s Indo-Pacific StrategyΒ 

While strengthening trade ties with China may serve Australia’s national interest, this should not come at the expense of Taiwan.

Published on: August 14, 2025 | Source: The Diplomat favicon The Diplomat

Beyond Sanseito: Anti-Immigrant Rhetoric in Japan’s Upper House Election

Independent candidates also leaned into anti-foreigner narratives – yet the Japanese public's attitude toward immigrants has remained stable for decades.

Published on: August 14, 2025 | Source: The Diplomat favicon The Diplomat

August 15, 2021: The Return of Darkness for Afghanistan

The Taliban’s takeover of Kabul marked not only the fall of a government but a historical moment of moral failure. Afghan women have paid the price.

Published on: August 14, 2025 | Source: The Diplomat favicon The Diplomat

The Last Actress of Kabul’s Theater Stage

Khala Nafeesa is one of the millions of once-thriving Afghan women now scrambling to survive within a heavily sanctioned country.

Published on: August 14, 2025 | Source: The Diplomat favicon The Diplomat

Are Rigged Voter Rolls Robbing Indian Democracy?

Rahul Gandhi’s national campaign against voter list fraud is perhaps less about making a comeback and more about saving Indian democracy.

Published on: August 14, 2025 | Source: The Diplomat favicon The Diplomat

Three Decades On, the Korean Wave Continues to Build Momentum

The rise of Hallyu has been less a sudden burst than a steady, sustained movement.

Published on: August 14, 2025 | Source: The Diplomat favicon The Diplomat

Trump Is Pushing India-US Ties to the Brink for Personal Gain

Rather than any economic or geopolitical goal, Trump's tariffs seem to be driven by his personal frustrations.

Published on: August 14, 2025 | Source: The Diplomat favicon The Diplomat

Hindutva Violence Targeting India’s Christians Is Growing

So why is the Christian clergy in Kerala bonding with the BJP?

Published on: August 14, 2025 | Source: The Diplomat favicon The Diplomat

The HiddenΒ Impact of the Thailand-Cambodia Border Conflict

As politicians maneuver in Bangkok and Phnom Penh, the world must not forget the innocent lives that have been lost.

Published on: August 14, 2025 | Source: The Diplomat favicon The Diplomat

Scott Bessent’s got a Japanese blind spot

TOKYO – Fresh off getting outmaneuvered by Tokyo on a β€œtrade deal,” President Donald Trump’s team is going even further to demonstrate its ignorance of the state of play in Japan. Case in point: US Treasury SecretaryScott Bessentcomplaining that the Bank of Japan isn’t hiking interest rates fast enough, when his boss is the reason […] The post Scott Bessent’s got a Japanese blind spot appeared first on Asia Times.

Published on: August 14, 2025 | Source: Asia Times favicon Asia Times

Time for Japan-South Korea to move beyond guilt and grievance

This August 15 marks the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II.Around this time of the year, I find myself in a peculiar and often uncomfortable position: caught between two nations, two identities, and two histories. Being born to a Japanese father and a Korean mother, as someone of these two heritages, I […] The post Time for Japan-South Korea to move beyond guilt and grievance appeared first on Asia Times.

Published on: August 14, 2025 | Source: Asia Times favicon Asia Times

Why Zelensky should be at the table in Alaska

The upcoming summit between US President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin on August 15 in Anchorage, Alaska, is more than a meeting between world leaders. It is a diplomatic gamble for high stakes, one that seeks to deal with the ongoing war in Ukraine but also exposes the contradictory interests between the two […] The post Why Zelensky should be at the table in Alaska appeared first on Asia Times.

Published on: August 14, 2025 | Source: Asia Times favicon Asia Times

US warns of additional tariffs on India if Trump-Putin peace talks fail

US Treasury chief says Washington could increase secondary tariffs on India if talks don't go well in Alaska.

Published on: August 14, 2025 | Source: BBC Asia favicon BBC Asia

Baby Shark song not plagiarised - South Korean top court

The court rejected a US composer's copyright claim to the inescapable children's song.

Published on: August 14, 2025 | Source: BBC Asia favicon BBC Asia

It Was an Uprising, Not a Revolution, Says Bangladesh’s β€˜July Declaration’

It attempts to legitimize the Yunus-led interim government as a constitutionally mandated government.

Published on: August 14, 2025 | Source: The Diplomat favicon The Diplomat

Myanmar’s Rakhine State Sees β€˜Dramatic Rise’ in Hunger Due to Conflict, Aid Cuts

The WFP says that the state's population has suffered from "prolonged conflict, severe movement restrictions, soaring food prices and... a significant decrease in humanitarian funding.”

Published on: August 14, 2025 | Source: The Diplomat favicon The Diplomat

N Korea denies removing propaganda loudspeakers at border

Kim Jong Un's sister added that the country had 'no will' to improve relations with South Korea.

Published on: August 14, 2025 | Source: BBC Asia favicon BBC Asia

Philippines Says Chinese Fighter Tailed Patrol Aircraft Over South China Sea

The incident comes days after two Chinese vessels collided, allegedly while pursuing a Philippine patrol ship in the vicinity of the contested Scarborough Shoal.

Published on: August 14, 2025 | Source: The Diplomat favicon The Diplomat

Rebel or traitor? Trial of Hong Kong's rebel mogul Jimmy Lai resumes

Lai is accused of colluding with foreign forces under a Beijing-imposed national security law.

Published on: August 13, 2025 | Source: BBC Asia favicon BBC Asia

Chemistry on trial: How a professor tried to convince a court she didn't kill her husband

While the accused mounted a self-argued defence using science, the court found her guilty of murder.

Published on: August 13, 2025 | Source: BBC Asia favicon BBC Asia

When Indian professor's viral chemistry defence failed in husband's murder trial

While the accused mounted a self-argued defence using science, the court found her guilty of murder.

Published on: August 13, 2025 | Source: BBC Asia favicon BBC Asia

80 Years After WW2, Japan Again Finds Itself in Uncharted Waters

The country's postwar history was a remarkable story of national rebirth. Now the assumptions that underpinned the last 80 years of policy are being stressed to the limit.

Published on: August 13, 2025 | Source: The Diplomat favicon The Diplomat

How South Korea’s β€˜MASGA’ Proposal Could Reshape US Shipbuilding

South Korea offered in trade negotiations to β€œMake American Shipbuilding Great Again.” It could mark a new phase for the alliance.

Published on: August 13, 2025 | Source: The Diplomat favicon The Diplomat

Taiwan’s Path to True Energy ResilienceΒ 

Decentralized microgrids and renewable energy sources could be an effective strategic shield for Taiwan.

Published on: August 13, 2025 | Source: The Diplomat favicon The Diplomat