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Missionaries, Wars, and Rebuilding in Southeast Asia
By Luke Hunt
A conversation with Michael Parer, a former cleric who bucked the Catholic system.
North Korean Soldiers Fire at South Korean Guardpost
By Ankit Panda
Seoul assessed the incident as a violation of a 2018 military agreement.
Kim Jong Un Reappears to Open Fertilizer Plant After Rumor-Heavy Absence
By Ankit Panda
Kim opened the Sunchon Phosphate Fertilizer Plant — a facility he had drawn attention to months earlier.
Play The Diplomat’s Quiz: May 3, 2020, Edition
By Ankit Panda
Test your knowledge of the Asia-Pacific region with The Diplomat's weekly news quiz!
8 Chinese Arguments Against Western ‘Hubris’ and Why They Fail
By Denny Roy
It may be premature to assess a decline of the West.
Did Vietnamese Hackers Target the Chinese Government to Get Information on COVID-19?
By Carl Thayer
What links does APT32 have to the Vietnamese state?
COVID–19 Is No Excuse to Abandon Basic Principles Protecting Refugees and Asylum Seekers
By Pierfilippo M. Natta†
Have governments issued international law a Leave of Absence?
Kim Jong Un’s Quiet April: Exceptional, or Par for the Course?
By Ankit Panda
Plus: China-Australia tensions; U.S. export controls; offensive cyber from Vietnam
US Approves Two Possible Attack Helicopter Sales for Philippines
By Ankit Panda
The Philippines armed forces will consider the AH-64E or the AH-1Z.
UN Human Rights Expert Accuses Myanmar Army of Fresh Abuses
By Associated Press
A UN special rapporteur took aim at the Myanmar military for targeting ethnic minorities in Rakhine and Chin states.
US Commerce Department Tightens China Export Controls on Military Use Concerns
By Ankit Panda
The new rule expands the scope of existing export restrictions to cover all military end-users in China.
New US Navy Carrier Inquiry Suggests Tough Scrutiny of Admirals
By Associated Press
The U.S. Navy is widening its investigation into the coronavirus crisis aboard the USS Theodore Roosevelt.