In Asia and the Pacific, weekly attendance is highest in Indonesia (72%) and lowest in Uzbekistan, Azerbaijan and China, all of which have rates of weekly attendance in the single digits. ... Daily prayer is also very common in Hindu-majority India, where 75% pray daily, but it is much less..…

Obama’s “pivot to Asia” turned out to be a neo-containment policy toward China. ..…

Not simple are the responses of the peripheral peoples, whether inspired by radical socialist ideals—at first, anyway (Russia, China, Vietnam, and Cuba)—or by national liberation and social progress (in Latin America, in Asia and Africa during the Bandung period). ..…

This was the highest profile event since China launched this initiative to build a new economic belt connecting Asia, Africa, and Europe. . ..…

This was supposed to stabilize the region by balancing between the various antagonists so the U.S. could turn its eyes to containing China through the 'Pivot to Asia.' . ... Even more ominous is the administration's determination to confront China, not only over trade, but also its..…

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GT In Western there's lot of talk about China challenging the US. but much more interesting question about what kind of accommodation can be made for China in Asia-Pacific at time when the US is not going anywhere.. ..…

By and large, Asia and the Pacific. . To be fair, though, China is huge and that massive number of Nones represents a lot of people who believe in supernatural ideas. ..…

September 27, 2018 As the trade war between the U.S. and China deepens, political spats between the world’s two…  More . . . . What is China preparing for Tibet? . . September 28, 2018 .   . . . Tenzin Tseten, The Asia Dialogue, Read original news here The 2008 protests in..…

About third of international migrants in 1990 were born in countries in Asia-Pacific region, including many in Indian subcontinent and high-emigration countries such as China and Philippines.. number of migrants born in Asia-Pacific region left for employment opportunities in..…

A distinct bias of “boy preference” can be found in countries extending from North Africa and West Asia to South Asia, including India, and East Asia, including China. ..…

China’s territorial claims to islands and waters in East Asia are long-standing but they have turned insistent, bellicose, and even provocative, causing a sharp rift between China and many of its neighbors. ... While China’s actions in Southeast Asia cause..…

Now two Chinese-built pipelines, one originating Atyrau on Kazakh shores of Caspian Sea and Turkmenistan, carry oil and gas across the length of Central Asia to Xinjiang from. Established in 1996 as Shanghai Five, SCO now includes four Central Asian states, Russia, and China, while..…

Two are in Europe (Russia and Germany), two are in the Asia-Pacific region (the Philippines and China), and three are in sub-Saharan Africa (Nigeria, Democratic Republic of the Congo and Ethiopia), reflecting Christianity’s global reach. . . ... And five of the top 10 countries with the..…

The in Asia-Pacific region, however, is mixed such as China and Burma. ..…

The two hundred and forty mosques and one hundred and thirteen madrasahs of medieval Bukhara produced scholars who spread their faith throughout Russia, China, South Asia, and the Middle East. . ..…

Withal, America only has itself to blame for the rapprochement between Russia and China. ... The largest country in the world is the bridge between Europe and Asia. ..…

KABUL - Second Vice President Sarwar Danish says Afghanistan and China will become connecting point for Europe, Africa and Asia through Belt and Road. BEIJING - China and United States can compete and should not view each other with Cold War mentality and should avoid thinking..…

The nations of Europe and East Asia, including China, were suddenly able to focus their energies and resources on domestic and economic matters rather than on the strategic concerns that had always consumed them—the fear of an aggressive, powerful neighbor with designs on their territory...…

India's Bhutan goes for its third election on Oct 18, its voters having ousted People's Democratic Party in Sept primary, along with it pro- India Prime Minister Tshering Tobgay. ..…

The likelihood of a substantial and lasting revival of the US economy is being significantly reduced by the worsening downturn in Europe and Asia. The simultaneous cut in interest rates on Thursday by China’s central bank and the European Central Bank, combined with the decision of the..…

They are very, very upset not about Putin in Ukraine, as they say, but about Putin in Syria where he exposed the fact that the West was allied with the Saudis in funding and arming terrorists and Putin demonstrated you could defeat terrorism if you cut off the supply line from Obama’s friends in Saudi..…

South Asia and the Indian Ocean region have been sucked into the maelstrom. ... Politics and class relations in every state in South Asia, from Sri Lanka and tiny Maldives to India and its arch-rival Pakistan, are being convulsed by the region’s emergence as a central arena of imperialist..…