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US President Donald Trump’s pause on most “reciprocal” tariffs is due to expire on August 1. For China, the suspension runs until at least August 12. Exactly what happens after these dates is hard to ...
After months of political tumult and democratic uncertainty, South Korea’s new president has begun dispatching special envoys across the globe, seeking to both redefine Seoul’s foreign policy and rest...
The leaders of Thailand and Cambodia agreed to end their bloody border conflict at midnight on Monday, after talks in Kuala Lumpur that followed mounting pressure from China and the United States, whi...
As border clashes erupt between Thailand and Cambodia, with soldiers exchanging fire and casualties confirmed on both sides, Southeast Asia is witnessing one of its most dangerous interstate confronta...
Indian think tank NITI Aayog recently made a striking recommendation to ease the near-total restrictions on Chinese investment imposed during the 2020 border crisis. It suggested that Chinese companie...
The Wat Xieng Thong Buddhist temple in Luang Prabang, Laos, stands both as a spiritual sanctuary and a historical artefact. From 2011 to 2014, the US State Department helped fund the temple’s restorat...
Despite weeks of high-stakes negotiations, the US offered only a symbolic concession in the trade deal clinched by Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jnr as he wrapped up his Washington visit on Tu...
US President Donald Trump’s return to tariff diplomacy is on full display in Southeast Asia as he boasts of trade deals with first Vietnam, then Indonesia. The region faces some of the world’s steepes...
In a quiet but potentially defining moment for South Asia, the foreign ministers of Pakistan, China and Bangladesh convened in the Chinese city of Kunming last month. It may have looked like just anot...
The Israel-Iran war, from June 13 to June 24, marks a watershed moment in modern conflict. Precision-strike technology, multi-domain operations and social media diplomacy converged in the direct comba...