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March 13, 2024

Mo Yan, China’s Only Nobel-winning Author, Targeted in Patriotic Lawsuit

By Simina Mistreanu
Patriotic campaigns have become more common in recent years in China, as online nationalists attack journalists, writers, or other public figures they say have offended the country's dignity.
March 12, 2024

India Announces Rules to Implement a Citizenship Law That Excludes Muslims

By Associated Press
Muslims fear that the Citizenship Amendment Act and the proposed National Register of Citizens will be used to marginalize them.

March 12, 2024

South Korean Detained Earlier This Year Is Accused of Espionage in Russia

By Associated Press
The Russian state-run news agency TASS reported that a South Korean arrested in Vladivostok earlier this year has been taken to Moscow and charged with espionage.

March 09, 2024

What’s in Hong Kong’s New National Security Bill?

By Kanis Leung and Zen Soo
The proposed law, which is expected to pass easily, includes stiff penalties and more power to suppress dissent, building on the 2020 National Security Law imposed by Beijing.

March 08, 2024

India Looks to Step Up Security and Economic Cooperation With Japan, South Korea

By Mari Yamaguchi
Jaishankar’s trip to East Asia touched on similar themes in both Seoul and Tokyo.
March 07, 2024

Modi Visits Kashmir for the First Time Since Revoking Region’s Autonomy

By Associated Press
In his speech in Srinagar, the Indian prime minister made no mention of plans to hold elections.

March 07, 2024

10 Years After It Vanished, Will Malaysia Restart the Search for MH370?

By Eileen Ng
The Malaysian Airlines flight disappeared a decade ago and was never found. Here's what we know about one of aviation's biggest mysteries.
March 05, 2024

Gang Rape of a Tourist in India Highlights Culture of Downplaying Sexual Violence

By Sheikh Saaliq
Police recorded 31,516 rape cases in 2022, a 20 percent increase from 2021, according to the National Crime Records Bureau.

March 05, 2024

Singapore’s PM Defends Taylor Swift Exclusivity Arrangement

By Rod McGuirk
Lee Hsien Loong did not reveal the cost of the deal, which was paid for from a government fund established to rebuild tourism after the COVID-19 pandemic.

March 05, 2024

China Looks to Revive Slowing Economy and Salvage Property Market as Annual Congress Convenes

By Dake Kang and Elaine Kurtenbach
Now is Beijing’s chance to keep short-term economic issues from turning into a long-term slowdown, experts say. But it’s not clear what steps the government is willing to take.

March 04, 2024

Shehbaz Sharif Returns as Pakistan’s New Premier

By Munir Ahmed
Sharif secured 201 votes, defeating Omar Ayub, who was backed by Imran Khan’s Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf
March 04, 2024

Philippine FM Urges Regional Unity on South China Sea Disputes

By Rod McGuirk
Enrique Manalo's comments were delivered on the first day of the ASEAN-Australia Special Summit in Melbourne.

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