Southeast Asia

The CIVICUS Monitor has cited the “rapid decline in civic freedoms" as the country moves toward national elections in July.

In both China and Vietnam, the governments have deliberately tried to bury memories of their 1979 war.

An official told parliament this week that the project's final overrun was $1.2 billion, down from more than $2 billion previously predicted.

Amid rapid economic and technological changes, Southeast Asian governments need to offer generous subsidies for digital upskilling.

The opening of the office marks a deepening of official U.S. engagement with the NUG, but diplomatic recognition remains unlikely.

"They view themselves as the only ones capable of keeping the country together – something that goes back to the military's foundation as an anti-colonial fighting force."

This year's iteration of the annual exercise will feature more than 6,000 U.S. personnel, the largest number in a decade.

What German interests have prompted Frank-Walter Steinmeier's visits to Cambodia and Malaysia, and what can the two countries expect?

At the turn of its second century, the Indonesian Islamic organization, one of the world's largest, faces a number of challenging headwinds.

As relations between Manila and Washington rapidly improve, Beijing is upping the intensity in disputed parts of the South China Sea.

The pilot was taken after landing a small plane with five passengers, intent on evacuating 15 workers building a health center that had earlier been threatened by separatist rebels.

The closure of Voice of Democracy has prompted a wave of condemnations from Western governments. Will actions follow?