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#Peace & Community #European #Middle East #Asia #UN #North America #Oceanian #AfricanInside Japanโs Hidden Sex Market
Despite being illegal, the transactional sex trade in Japan is disturbingly mainstream, hidden beneath the thinnest possible veneer.
Published on: June 17, 2025 | Source:
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How Kazakhstan Can Build a Non-Resource-Based Growth Model
A non-resource-based growth path, anchored in clean energy, logistics, agriculture, and industrial upgrading, is a strategic necessity for Kazakhstan.
Published on: June 17, 2025 | Source:Tariffs Put Extra Pressure on Workers in Both China and the US
Revitalizing U.S. manufacturing and improving ordinary Americansโ lives requires a structural solution. Raising global labor standards โ including in China โ is the answer.
Published on: June 17, 2025 | Source:In Japan, Rice Is a Security Issue
Japanโs furor over rising rice prices is a reminder that state security is built on food.
Published on: June 17, 2025 | Source:Cutting International Exchange Programs: America First or a Gift to China?
As we close doors on educational and cultural exchange programs from our historical top ranking, we will open doors to rivals and competitors like China.
Published on: June 17, 2025 | Source:The Iran-Israel Conflict Drives Home the Importance of Gwadar for China
With traditional shipping lanes from the Gulf in jeopardy, Gwadar Port in Pakistan is once again in focus.
Published on: June 17, 2025 | Source:Australiaโs Albanese at the G7
A meeting with Trump was cancelled when the U.S. president left the summit early, but that may have been the best outcome for Australia.
Published on: June 17, 2025 | Source:The teen who filmed the Air India crash video the world saw
Aryan Asari just wanted to film planes flying in the sky - but he ended up capturing one of the country's biggest air crashes.
Published on: June 17, 2025 | Source:Two people arrested over fatal shooting in Bali
Zivan Radmanovic's wife said she was awakened by her husband's screams before finding his body in the bathroom.
Published on: June 17, 2025 | Source:The Pacific Islands: Americaโs Power Vacuum and Chinaโs Offensive
Time for other countries in the region to step up.
Published on: June 17, 2025 | Source:Huawei chief hasnโt a chip worry in the world
In a recent interview with Chinaโs state-run Peopleโs Daily, Huawei founder and CEO Ren Zhengfei provided an assessment of the Chinese semiconductor industry that many might find surprising. An English version of the interview was published by the Communist Party-run Global Times. โThereโs actually no need to worry about the chip issue,โ Huaweiโs chief said. [โฆ] The post Huawei chief hasnโt a chip worry in the world...
Published on: June 17, 2025 | Source:Iron Dome plus: How Israelโs famous air defense works
Late last week, Israel began a wave of attacks on Iran under the banner of Operation Rising Lion, with the stated goal of crippling the Islamic republicโs nuclear program and long-range strike capabilities. At the outset, Israel claimed Iran would soon be able to build nine nuclear weapons, a situation Israel regarded as completely unacceptable. [โฆ] The post Iron Dome plus: How Israelโs famous air defense works...
Published on: June 17, 2025 | Source:Thai Government Confident of Good Outcome in US Tariff Talks, Minister Says
The country's commerce minister says the 36 percent tariff imposed in April could be reduced to as low as 10 percent.
Published on: June 17, 2025 | Source:Cambodia, Kyrgyzstan Among 36 Nations in Line for US Travel Bans: Report
A State Department memo suggests that a new group of nations, most of them in Africa, could be soon subjected to full or partial bans.
Published on: June 17, 2025 | Source:Philippine naval upgrade more spectacle than strategy
As tensions rise with China in the South China Sea, the Philippines may be advancing a naval modernization strategy centered more on signaling and alignment than actual deterrence. This month, USNI News reported that the Philippine Navy (PN) launched its first Rajah Solayman-class offshore patrol vessel (OPV) in Ulsan, South Korea, marking a significant step [โฆ] The post Philippine naval upgrade more spectacle than...
Published on: June 17, 2025 | Source:New captain, new blood: Will Gill's India shock England?
A young Indian side led by debutant captain Shubman Gill is set to begin a tough five-Test series in England.
Published on: June 17, 2025 | Source:Inside Asiaโs โMilk Tea Allianceโ
Historian Jeff Wasserstrom explains the origins of an online political movement that has shaped Asia's youth protest culture.
Published on: June 17, 2025 | Source:America and rare earths: a little urgency, please
America usually has other countries over a barrel. Not the other way around โ unless youโre old enough to remember when the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) cracked the whip and Washington and the West usually fell in line. But last week China forced President Trump to back down on tough tariffs that were [โฆ] The post America and rare earths: a little urgency, please appeared first on Asia Times.
Published on: June 16, 2025 | Source:What the capsizing and relaunching of a warship tells us about North Korea's regime
The intrigue has less to do with the failure itself and more with how Kim Jong Un reacted.
Published on: June 16, 2025 | Source:Chinaโs fast-growing high-speed railway network faces realityย
The financial situation of Chinaโs high-speed railway network has raisedconcerns among Chinese commentators as the facility is facing growing debt and weakening passenger spending power. In February this year, a group of Chinese commentators said a report by the National Audit Office (NAO) had found that Chinaโs high-speed railway saw an โabout 100 billion yuan [โฆ] The post Chinaโs fast-growing high-speed railway...
Published on: June 16, 2025 | Source:How a Secret Tobacco Deal in Laos Enriched a Political Insider
The 2001 deal delivered millions to an in-law of the former president, Bounnhang Vorachit, while blocking tobacco tax hikes for 25 years.
Published on: June 16, 2025 | Source:What Does South Koreaโs New Progressive Administration Portend for Northeast Asia?
Will Lee Jae-myung succeed in implementing a pragmatic foreign policy?
Published on: June 16, 2025 | Source:Amid US Trade War, China and the EU Explore Economic Cooperation
The European Central Bank president's visit to China is the latest sign that Brussels and Beijing are seeking to mend ties.
Published on: June 16, 2025 | Source:Why Israelโs Attack on Iran Is a Geopolitical Blow for India
A weakened Iran will jeopardize India's foothold in the region, while benefitting archrival Pakistan.
Published on: June 16, 2025 | Source:The Battle for TikTok Is at the Forefront of a Deeper Geopolitical Trend
What started as a China-U.S. controversy over data privacy now has global implications for the future of the internet.
Published on: June 16, 2025 | Source:Russiaโs Rosatom Selected to Take Lead on Kazakhstanโs 1st Nuclear Power Plant
A deal with China is reportedly in the works to construct a second nuclear power plant.
Published on: June 16, 2025 | Source:Bihar Yearning for Change But the Election Is Wide Open
The Bharatiya Janata Party has successfully positioned itself as the chief custodian of Indian nationalism, but that is unlikely to help it electorally in Bihar.
Published on: June 16, 2025 | Source:South Koreaโs Emerging AI Gap
While South Koreaโs powerful professionals are busy erecting barriers to protect their turf, another group is being left behind entirely: the socially and economically marginalized.
Published on: June 16, 2025 | Source:How Exiled Academics Are Strengthening Myanmarโs Revolutionย
In exile, Myanmarโs scholars have continued to engage in teaching, research, and collaborative initiatives to exchange knowledge, while building solidarity and resistance.
Published on: June 16, 2025 | Source:O Kashmir: A Primer on South Asiaโs Forever War
Ishtiaq Ahmed and Siddharthya Roy discuss the conflict's origins, its importance to India and Pakistan, and the evolution of the Kashmir insurgency.
Published on: June 16, 2025 | Source:National Elections in April 2026, Says Bangladeshโs Interim Chief Adviser Yunus
Previously, he had said that elections would be held in June next year.
Published on: June 16, 2025 | Source:In Thailand, Recreational Cannabis Use Is Set to Go Up In Smoke
Three years after becoming the first Asian nation to decriminalize cannabis, Thailand is readying new legislation that will restrict the drug to medical use.
Published on: June 16, 2025 | Source:Australian police officer shot dead at rural property
The officer was undertaking "routine duties" when he was fired at by "a member of the public", police say.
Published on: June 16, 2025 | Source:Could CPEC Become South Asiaโs Peace Corridor?
The recent decision to extend CPEC into Afghanistan is a boost to regional cooperation. But geopolitical rivalries cloud hopes.
Published on: June 16, 2025 | Source:Investigators find cockpit voice recorder from crashed Air India flight
The recovery of the recorder is a key step in uncovering what caused last week's deadly plane crash.
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