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Laos’ Dam Disaster May Not Be Its Last
By Tom Fawthrop
The cost-cutting and lack of oversight that led to the dam's collapse plague other hydropower projects across the country.
Mongolia Wrestles With Violence Against Women
By Peter Bittner
In Mongolia, a pivotal national report on violence against women and a call for men to be allies.
The World’s Last Whale Hunters
By Claudio Sieber
The Lamalerans still hunt whales the traditional way -- in a wooden boat, with a harpoon.
Facing the Future: Voices From the Rohingya Refugee Camps
By Margarite Clarey
Rohingya refugees are weighing an impossible choice: wait in limbo or risk violence in the hope of a better future.
Saving North Korea's Wetlands
By Bryan Betts
An economic development push could spell doom for some of Northeast Asia's last relatively pristine wetlands.
RIMPAC Makes Its Mark in Hawaii
By Jon Letman
For some the international military exercises are a highlight; for others they’re a stain on the islands.
Geopolitics and New Zealand’s Antarctic Presence
By Patrick Flamm
New Zealand is increasingly mobilizing resources to secure a share of the Southern continent.
Vietnam: Dawn of the SEZs
By Nguyen Minh Quang
A look back at the past failures, and challenging present, of Vietnam’s huge economic gamble.
Where Are the Chinese People's Liberation Army's Guided Bombs?
By Rick Joe
Why the PLA still lacks widespread deployment of guided direct attack munitions.
The Taj Mahal: Monumental Neglect
By Neeta Lal
India's top court threatens to “shut down” India's most iconic monument unless action is taken to restore it.
The Case of the Khrapunovs
By Stephen M. Bland
International institutions fail to measure up to the task of tackling globalized financial crime.
Taiwan's Silent Forest Wars
By Nick Aspinwall
The fight to save Taiwan's endangered trees is ensnaring migrant workers – but at the expense of the real criminals?