All major powers—the U.S., China, Japan, the European Union, and India—saw an increase in trust from Southeast Asia this year ...

The upcoming summit in Samarkand will be truly historic as it will bring together for the first time the leaders of the five ...

Despite centuries of efforts to map our planet precisely, our view of the world will always be political and imperfect. Donald Trump’s shocking renaming of the ‘Gulf of America’ is just the latest rem ...

Following Bangladesh's July 2024 revolution and the fall of Sheikh Hasina's government, minority communities faced complex challenges amidst political chaos. While Indian media portrayed systematic ...

After having sunk more than a quarter-billion dollars into the 2024 election and then taken a central role in President Donald Trump’s administration, billionaire Elon Musk is demonstrating that ...

Unlike many countries where the gender gap in political participation began narrowing in the 1990s, India saw this shift only in the 2010s. While discussions on women’s participation often ...

Three years ago, the most powerful political families in the Philippines ... Now they are locked in a feud that threatens to derail one of Asia’s economic growth stars. In dramatic events ...

Singapore's next parliament will also have 97 seats, up from the current 93. On the electoral map changes, Dr Janil said: "What we do know and what we can see, it's about the population growth.

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From his perch high above the Thai capital, the 42-year old not only enjoys a panoramic view of the city skyline, but of a booming luxury property market he believes is Southeast Asia's next big ...

All but one of the world’s top 20 most polluted cities last year were in Asia, a new study shows. The majority of these cities – 13 – are in the world’s most populous country, India ...