Typhoon Usagi Slams Into the Philippines
The storm made landfall on the island of Luzon. Forecasters warned of torrential rain and landslides in the north of the ...
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Maps abound, disputed boundaries and nationalist posturing in South Asia’s ‘ring of fire’
In this partial wrap about the region’s borders – call it South ... central bank, approved by the cabinet back in May, has ...
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South Asia in a time of the breaking of nations
Early on Christmas morning in 1962, the Indian diplomat S.S. Banerjee heard a mysterious knock on his door in Dacca, East ...
How a drab Soviet metropolis became Central Asia’s capital of cool
Since the collapse of the USSR, Kazakhstan’s largest city (population 2.2 million and growing) has evolved to become the star ...
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What Underlies China’s Rise in South Asia?
China’s efforts to contain India may be less important than smaller countries’ desire to counterbalance Indian influence.
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China maps out baseline claims over a contested South China Sea shoal with the Philippines
China stakes claim to almost the entirety of the South China Sea. It has a series of disputes with several Southeast Asian ...
Indonesia says it has no overlapping South China Sea claims with China, despite deal
Indonesia said on Monday it does not recognise China's claims over the South China Sea, despite signing a maritime ...
Building Frenzy In The South China Sea - Who Is Fortifying Islands?
Countries surrounding the South China Sea have built more than 90 outposts on around 70 islands, rocks and reefs in the ...
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Grab built its own map in Southeast Asia, and is now going after Google
Across Southeast Asia, drivers for super-app Grab navigate similar alleyways and streets everyday. Searching for a location ...
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China maps out baseline claims over a contested South China Sea shoal with the Philippines
China has published baselines for a contested shoal in the South China Sea it had seized ... which are part of a key shipping route in Asia.
Declassified US Spy Satellite Images Reveal Ancient Battle Site
As part of their survey, researchers examined declassified U.S. spy satellite imagery from the 1970s, which is now in the public domain, and compared the visual data to modern-day photography and ...