Region
Southeast Asia
Is ASEAN Really Worthy of a Nobel Peace Prize?
By Luke Hunt
Public faith in government and institutions are at a very low ebb.
China’s Myanmar Dam Hypocrisy
By Tom Fawthrop
China is preserving the ecology of the Nu River within its borders. Downstream in Myanmar, it's a different story.
Finding Cambodia's Ancient Cave Paintings
By Peter Ford
A visit to the mysterious cave paintings requires a six-hour journey by motorbike and a ferry ride.
The Resurgence of China-Vietnam Ties
By Nguyen Minh Quang
A visit to Beijing by Vietnam's Communist Party chief underscored a major shift in Sino-Vietnamese bilateral relations.
Is Myanmar on the Path to Genocide?
By Michael Hart
Decades of persecution have left the Rohingya on the brink of genocide.
The World of Cambodia's Construction Site Children
By Alex Consiglio
The children who live, play, and sometimes work at construction sites in Phnom Penh.
Vietnam's Religious Law: Testing the Faithful
By Luke Hunt
Vietnam's new Law on Belief and Religion sparks worry about freedom of religion in the communist country.
Vietnam's Next Environmental Hotspot
By Nguyen Minh Quang
Less than a year after a major pollution crisis, trouble is brewing in the Mekong Delta.
Debunking the Rohingya-Taliban Link
By Austin Bodetti
Getting to the bottom of the Rohingya insurgency's alleged links to transnational terrorism.
Cambodia's Experiment With Responsible Tourism
By Afore Hsieh
In Cambodia, local communities open their homes to visitors as part of community-based tourism.
Duterte, One Step Closer to ‘The Punisher’
By Eduard Merigo
Duterte’s Presidential Office is using a comic book to back his war on drugs in the Philippines.
Five Decades of ASEAN: The History of a Political Miracle
By Termsak Chalermpalanupap
Fifty years after its founding, ASEAN remains central to prosperity in Southeast Asia.