Asia worries, hedges as US-Iran War reshapes the world order

More than 1,400 people have been killed across Indonesia, Sri Lanka, Thailand and Malaysia after days of heavy rain triggered severe flooding and landslides. Th...

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Roughly 4,000 Myanmar nationals in the U.S. face deportation to a war-torn homeland after the Trump administration ended their temporary protected status (TPS)...

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South Korea plans to impose financial sanctions on Cambodia-based criminal organizations involved in online scams and human trafficking, a move that follows the...

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The month of August saw international student arrivals from Asia fall by 24%, while overall global entries declined 19%, the steepest recorded drop outside pand...

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South Korea’s tense thriller “No Other Choice,” Thailand’s surreal “A Useful Ghost” and Taiwan’s “Left-Handed Girl” headline Asia’s submissions to the 98th Acad...

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A black flag bearing a cartoon skull in a straw hat, once known only to fans of the Japanese manga and anime series “One Piece,” recently became a striking embl...

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Nepal has appointed former chief justice Sushila Karki as its first female prime minister following weeks of anti-corruption protests that killed at least 72 pe...

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Days before his death, conservative activist Charlie Kirk brought his polarizing brand of American politics to Asia, delivering speeches in Seoul and Tokyo that...

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Nepal’s Prime Minister K. P. Sharma Oli resigned on Wednesday, two days after security forces fired on protesters in Kathmandu. The crackdown left at least 30 p...

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Plastic pollution represents a grave crisis costing the world at least $1.5 trillion annually in health-related economic losses, a landmark report reveals. Key...

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