In the rugged terrain along the Durand Line, the contested border between Afghanistan and Pakistan, a fresh...
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Selfies de rigueur as Balen takes charge. Photo by Umesh Karki/AP Former Kathmandu Mayor Balendra Shah and...
Every few years, Washington’s foreign policy establishment rediscovers its favorite bogeyman: a grand, coordinated coalition of adversaries...
Balanced meals, rather than focusing on one nutrient such as protein, are more closely linked to healthier...
Lower-wage employees in Singapore earning up to S$2,700 a month should receive a pay increase between 5.5%...
In what was described as a “major escalation” of an attack already denounced as an illegal war...
Beer consumption increased a marginal 0.5% globally, narrowly avoiding decline thanks to sharp gains in key emerging...
The just-published Anthropic paper by Massenkoff and McCrory is a genuinely careful, well-intentioned and much-needed piece of...
In this edition, we explore Kirin’s R&D strategies, Japan’s move to tighten food allergen controls, Okinawan ginger...
US President Donald Trump targeted Iran, expecting a short, decisive military operation reminiscent of the US recent...
Employers in Singapore are entering 2026 with cautious optimism as economic uncertainty continues to shape hiring strategies,...
After-work drinks and team dinners are often seen as ways to build stronger teams—but new research suggests...
A report that US President Donald Trump is more bullish in private about putting American soldiers on the ground...
For much of the post–Cold War period, Central Asia operated as a “managed condominium”—a geopolitical arrangement where...
Sanctions evasion has traditionally been viewed as a game of financial shell companies and hidden bank accounts....
The Washington Post, AP and others have reported that Russia is providing Iran with intelligence to target US forces,...
By: Majid Maqbool Jonathan Cheng, the Wall Street Journal’s China bureau chief and former Korea bureau chief,...
Japan is considering a significant expansion of its military presence on remote Iwo Jima as growing Chinese...
To develop surveillance and defense systems that could be deployed in the Taiwan Strait, the Taiwanese government...
China has perfected the role of concerned onlooker as the Middle East conflict spreads across the region....