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Iraq’s prime minister announced plans for a $17 billion regional transportation project intended to facilitate the flow of goods from Asia to Europe

Twenty-two archival maps from the Great Trigonometrical Survey and the Bombay Revenue Survey of the 19th century reveal India’s advanced map-making methodologies

Few sites anywhere in Asia can match the charm and cultural importance of Luang Prabang, the old royal capital of Laos situated on the Mekong River. With a legacy dating back some 800 years, the town and its verdant riverside surroundings were inscribed as a Unesco World Heritage Site in…

Asian markets have turned mostly higher as a deadline looms for Congress to reach a deal on the U.S. government debt or face a potentially damaging default

May 19-25, 2023

In countries across the Global South, the launch of IMF programs often sparks considerable concern. This is because of the IMF’s reputation: during the 1980s, many nations in Africa, Asia and Latin America turned to the IMF seeking loans to mitigate economic challenges. These loans were accompanied by stringent conditions,…

In 2019, Daniel Wu survived a near-death experience. He now returns to play a role he kind of played before, as the star of 'American Born Chinese' on Disney+.

The likely aim is to "disrupt critical communications infrastructure" between U.S. and Asia in a crises, Microsoft says.

There are fresh warnings about the soaring heat across south and south-east Asia as a UN report warns global temperatures are very likely to hit records in the next five years.

The hawker-inspired eateries offer signature pan-Asian flavours from Japan to South Korea, China and Southeast Asia.

Microsoft says state-backed Chinese hackers have been targeting U.S. critical infrastructure and could be laying the technical groundwork for the potential disruption of communications between the U.S. and Asia in future crises