Water, the Great Regional Threat
Asia meets in Thailand to discuss water, as the threat to water security mounts.
Asia meets in Thailand to discuss water, as the threat to water security mounts.
For ambitious young Cambodians, Chinese is becoming the obvious second language to master.
Our correspondent votes for the first time in her life, and senses real change in her country.
Unchallenged for decades, and facing budget cuts, the U.S. Navy risks losing its capability to challenge the PLA in its near seas.

It may not dominate the headlines, but the spat is potentially damaging. Now, a glimpse of progress.
The recent weakening of the yen is sparking responses across the region.

By tackling water scarcity head on, Beijing is improving social equality and fostering sustainable development.
The best of China this week. Chinese students demand Biden apologize. Li travels to India.

Soviet leaders once almost mistook an exercise for an attack. Could China have similar misperceptions?
If nuclear weapon states truly want to abolish atomic weapons, a no-first-use doctrine is a good place to start.

ASEAN will need to deal with regional disparities if integration is to succeed.
The Philippine Coast Guard must do some soul searching after the shooting of a Taiwanese fisherman.

Constant meddling threatens to drag the Supreme Leader into the political mud.
A recent video apparently shows a Chinese rebel training camp in Pakistan. That could complicate ties.

On its 100th anniversary, it's a good time to set the record straight about Bollywood's place in Indian cinema.
While the Buddha's message is alive in the East, in the West some say it has been scrambled.

Japan’s refusal to subsidize pro-North Korean schools in Japan “constitutes discrimination” a UN committee claims.
The fragile nation states of the South West Pacific have geostrategic significance, and not just for Australia.