Must-reads from across Asia - directly to your inbox . . . A landmark achievement for the United States, it marked the start of the so-called “American Era in the Middle East.” ..…

U.S officials viewed China's into Korean War late 1950 and it would shape how they perceived China and the potential spread of communism to other parts of Asia for the subsequent two decades.. ... One indicator of this was Vice President Mike Pence's Japan, delivered April 2017, United States..…

There is no reason United States should continue to cede this crucial military advantage to revisionist powers like China, in particular when these weapons being used to threaten and coerce United States and its allies Asia.. ..…

What type of dialogue can one have with those who want a woman, such as Asia Bibi dead — her crime offering a cup of water to other Muslim women? ..…

Chinese President Xi Jinping's whirlwind state visit to Philippines has left the country with massive traffic jam, agreement for exploration of the oil and gas resources in South China Sea and renewed wave of anti- Chinese amongst Filipino public.. ..…

We have to acknowledge that the hard point has not been reached, otherwise Putin would not have taken this path, Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer said, Channel News Asia, while saying cancellation of the pipeline is too radical move.. ..…

Paul, who, like his father, is a skeptic regarding foreign aid in general, did not cite any specific issues connected to the aid package, but critics have long noted that Israel is in fact ineligible for any foreign aid from the United States because it has an undeclared nuclear arsenal consisting of at least..…

“If this were to become a trend, and nobody offers critical views, the end result will be terrible” (Radio Free Asia, September 28; Hong Kong Economic Journal, September 28). Taking the cue from Hu, the nation’s private entrepreneurs have expressed dissatisfaction with more powerful state-owned..…

Police officials also believe that local illegal immigrants—likely from the Philippines—supplied the kidnappers with information on the targets (Channel News Asia, September 18). . ... During operations between October 30 and November 12, Malaysia arrested eight militants, the majority of which..…

Nature Clinical Practice Rheumatology is endorsed by the Asia Pacific League of Associations for Rheumatology (APLAR) [PDF Document, 28.3 KB] . 04 October . ... Nature Publishing Group expands STM Publishing in Asia-Pacific region [MS Word Document, 34 KB] . . 2005 . 9 December . ..…

The government that said Phil Robertson, Asia director.. The government that so took office promising commitment to human rights should not return to the draconian laws used by Malaysian administration to stifle dissent.. ..…

This strategic maritime transit corridor linking Europe and Asia winds past 50 ports in the Russian High North. ..…

At the peak of immigration, from 1910-1912, Greek immigrants came in record numbers  from Aegean islands, Asia Minor, and Greek mainland.. ..…

Muslims Central Asia with six-in-ten or more taking this position in all the countries surveyed in the regions except Kyrgyzstan, Russia and Tajikistan. In all countries surveyed Southern and Eastern Europe, Central Asia and Southeast Asia, roughly half or more of Muslims say..…

Talk Asia . Thursday 20th December at 0530 ET/ 1030 GMT and 1230 ET/ 1730 GMT . ... Talk Asia meets Copeland in Hong Kong, where she headlined Asia’s first production of the ballet “Whipped Cream”. ..…

The biggest risks of Chinese project Myanmar are taking on unsustainable amount of debt and that Beijing expects degree of political influence in exchange for these large investments, Gregory Poling, director of Asia Maritime Transparency Initiative and fellow of Southeast Asia Program at..…

Wealthy people —especially from Asia — now commonly store vast financial holdings in real estate investments in places like Downtown Los Angeles, Pastor explains, because investing in a condo and letting it sit empty is expected to be “better than the return on a T-bill.” . ..…

The government had always promoted freedom of the press and speech, and there had been complaints that those freedoms were being restricted, regarding the issues of the newspaper Cambodia Daily and radio stations Radio Free Asia and Voice of America complaints it wished to address.. ..…

According to South Asia Country Brief report on Maldives prepared by The World Bank April 2018, the deficit widened from 3.2 percent in 2004 to estimated 21.4 percent of GDP in 2017 due to the in investment related-imports. ..…

Asia Duterte, Whose War on Drugs Has Killed Thousands of Filipinos, 'Jokes About Marijuana Use.. ..…