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Foreign governments need to make good on their pledges to intervene in the Rohingya genocide case at the International Court of Justice. buff.ly/3kBkMZJ
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After more than six years, China has partially removed its ban on South Korean cultural content, but hallyu in China may never return to its glory days. buff.ly/40cEBqz
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Malnutrition rates in Afghanistan are at record highs with half the country enduring severe hunger throughout the year, a spokesman for the World Food Program said Thursday. buff.ly/3DkEaRq
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Japan’s population decline is following the worst-case scenario, prompting the government to devise urgent policies to incentivize more births. buff.ly/3HxN3JL
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Shenzhen is a prime example of China’s Sponge City Program, which aims to both prevent flooding and increase water supply in urban areas. buff.ly/3WKMukd
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South Korea and India increasingly share a common vision on the Indo-Pacific that goes beyond great power politics. buff.ly/3WGhcuU
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Shares in India’s Adani Group plunged up to 20 percent on Friday, prompting the company to announce that it was considering legal action against U.S.-based short-selling firm Hindenburg Research. buff.ly/3kIvk9z
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A same-sex love triangle involving a handsome flight attendant and pilot attracted public attention. The resulting legal case highlights the challenges China’s LGBTQ community face in the workplace. buff.ly/3H2DbX9
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A changing geopolitical landscape requires the U.S. to re-evaluate its South Asia policy and how it positions the region within its larger strategic calculus. buff.ly/3WGnQRC
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Many assume that China has had a strict, top-down COVID-19 policy, but local variation is what really shaped the outcome, from beginning to end. buff.ly/3Jh7Our
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The black market flow of U.S. dollars across the Afghanistan-Pakistan border is unifying the two countries’ economic crises. buff.ly/3WGzwnA
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Xi Jinping’s eventual successor will face the problem of major revisions to the Chinese Communist Party's constitution – meaning a complicated transition period. buff.ly/3HwFfYQ
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As China-U.S. competition securitizes more and more economic transactions, Seoul’s old balancing act between the rivals is becoming trickier to sustain. buff.ly/3wtgTc8
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The eastern Tibetan plateau, once largely untouched by industrial development, has been overtaken by dams, mining, and security forces. buff.ly/3jcL6cg
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This Week in Asia: January 27, 2023: Catch up on all you missed this week.
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According to a post published by the Russian Embassy in Pyongyang, North Korea imposed a five-day lockdown on Pyongyang to contain infectious diseases.
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Seoul’s Indo-Pacific strategy converges with India’s outlook of the region, while sharing a common vision that goes beyond great power politics.
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A U.S. short-selling firm published a damning report airing concerns about the Adani group’s debt levels, activities of its top executives, use of offshore shell companies, and past investigations into fraud.
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Biden and Modi have a robust engagement calendar. The U.S. should leverage these opportunities to develop an ambitious roadmap for deepening defense ties with India.
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A demand from the Kyrgyz government for RFE/RL’s Kyrgyz language service to remove a video has escalated into a legal battle that could end Azattyk’s operations in the country altogether.
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“Half of Afghanistan endures severe hunger throughout the year,” said a World Food Program spokesperson, while Taliban restrictions on women have seriously impacted aid delivery.
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After more than six years, China has partially removed its ban on South Korean cultural content, but hallyu in China may never return to its glory days.
Although both sides have kept it low key, Chinese coast guard activities are continuing in areas claimed by Manila.
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The eastern Tibetan plateau, once largely untouched by industrial development, has been overtaken by dams, mining, and security forces.
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A same-sex love triangle involving a handsome flight attendant and pilot attracted public attention. The resulting legal case highlights the challenges China’s LGBTQ community face in the workplace.
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As China-U.S. competition securitizes more and more economic transactions, Seoul’s old balancing act between the rivals is becoming trickier to sustain.
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Xi’s eventual successor will face the problem of major revisions to the party constitution – meaning a complicated transition period, no matter how it happens.
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President Nguyen Xuan Phuc's resignation marks an inflection point in party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong’s “blazing furnace” anti-corruption campaign.
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Paraguay’s upcoming election in late April could see the country establish ties with China at long last. Taipei is predictably worried.
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Have 2 minutes? Use it to catch up on this week's biggest Asia-Pacific news. buff.ly/3WCpvru
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“Half of Afghanistan endures severe hunger throughout the year,” said a World Food Program spokesperson, while Taliban restrictions on women have seriously impacted aid delivery.
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The black market flow of U.S. dollars across the Afghanistan-Pakistan border is unifying the two countries’ economic crises.
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Solemn remembrance of the Holocaust is important for all humanity. And for Uyghurs, “Never Forget” and “Never Again” have a direct and profound meaning, writes
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An Australian citizen has returned nine wooden Buddha statues to Thailand after more than a century in his family’s possession.
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Biden and Modi have a robust engagement calendar coming up. The U.S. should leverage these opportunities to develop an ambitious roadmap for deepening defense ties with India.
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Opium cultivation in Myanmar jumped by a third last year due to the country’s deepening economic and political turmoil.
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Australia Day has become a day of national self-scrutiny. It is a day to question what Australia’s national symbols are and to discuss ways to improve them.
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Shares in India’s Adani Group plunged up to 20 percent on Friday after allegations of stock market manipulation and accounting fraud.
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