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May 31, 2023
Beijing Says Chinese, US Defense Chiefs Won’t Meet at Shangri-La Dialogue
By Associated Press
The baby steps toward re-engagement will not extend to military dialogue.
May 30, 2023
India’s Northeast Remains on Edge After Ethnic Clashes
By Associated Press
The Manipur government claims that those killed in firing by troops were Kuki insurgents, not civilians.
May 29, 2023
PM Modi Inaugurates New Parliament Building Amid Opposition Boycott
By Sheikh Saaliq
The unveiling of the new building comes amid claims that the Indian leader is destroying the country’s parliamentary democracy.
May 27, 2023
Rights Group: Uyghur Student Missing in Hong Kong, Feared Detained
By Kanis Leung
Abuduwaili Abudureheman was reported missing after texting that he was interrogated by police at Hong Kong’s airport.
May 25, 2023
South Korea Launches First Commercial-Grade Satellite as North Korea Plans First Spy Satellite
By Hyung-jin Kim
The two Koreas, technically in a state of war, have no military reconnaissance satellites of their own and both are eager to possess them.
May 25, 2023
Pakistan’s Ex-PM Imran Khan Softens Demand for Snap Vote
By Munir Ahmed
Amid a crackdown on his party, the former cricketer turned Islamist politician is on the back foot.
May 25, 2023
Suicide Car Bomber Hits Checkpoint in Northwest Pakistan, Second Attack in 2 Days
By Siraj Dawar
Ten people were killed in two separate attacks in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, a traditional stronghold of the Pakistani Taliban.
May 24, 2023
With India’s Electrical Grid Under Strain, Rural Hospitals and Clinics Find Reliable Power in Rooftop Solar
By Sibi Arasu
The reliability that solar has brought has been a revelation.
May 24, 2023
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi Cheered by 20,000 Fans at Sydney Stadium
By Rick Rycroft and Rod McGuirk
Modi is the only leader of the Quad nations to continue with his visit to Australia after U.S. President Joe Biden pulled out of a planned meeting in Sydney.
May 24, 2023
Timor-Leste’s Opposition Party Wins Most Seats in Parliamentary Election
By Gantry Meilana
The CNRT won 31 out of 65 seats in the National Parliament, putting leader Xanana Gusmao in strong position to form a governing coalition.
May 24, 2023
Hong Kong Leader Condemns Unusual Uptick in Registration Withdrawals From Organ Donation System
By Kanis Leung
Since raising the possibility of establishing an organ transplant mutual assistance program with mainland China in December, Hong Kong has received nearly 5,800 withdrawal applications.
May 23, 2023
China’s Sinopec to Enter Retail Fuel Market in Crisis-hit Sri Lanka
By Bharatha Mallawarachi
The 25-year contract with the petroleum giant is expected to ease the fuel shortage in the country.