Greater economic engagement with South-East Asia is needed not only for Australia’s sustained prosperity but also for its ...

The United States has announced the launch of a South Asia Leaders Initiative aimed at networking and training opportunities ...

Sri Lanka’s election fits a pattern in the region as more voters expect honesty in leaders and equality in their rule.

Closing this digital gender divide – the gap between men and women's access to and use of technology – is not just a matter ...

The interventions of these agents have had a significant and enduring impact on the political and social fabric of South Asia. The spectre of a 'foreign hand', or external intelligence activity, real ...

As China pushes to dominate the South China Sea, it is increasingly willing to use force to drive out the Philippines. In ...

Dindo Manhit, president of Manila-based think tank Stratbase ADR Institute, told This Week in Asia that mini-lateral partnerships with like-minded countries ... such as the South China Sea ...

HANOI - Millions of people across South-east Asia struggled on Sept 12 with flooded ... Myanmar’s national fire service confirmed the country’s first Yagi-related deaths after 17 bodies ...

Gladys Boss, Deputy Speaker for the National Assembly, speaks to the rationale for introducing the petition: “The issue of carcinogenic pesticides and Round-Up herbicides is of significant concern to ...

The top 10 poorest countries in the world by GDP per capita, as of 2024, are: 3. What is the largest economy in Asia? The largest economy in Asia is China, with a nominal GDP of over $18,536 ...

Today, it accounts for 1.28% of annual global emissions and ranks as the fifth-largest greenhouse gas (GHG) emitter in Asia. Yet South Korea was also one of the first countries to commit to ...

They found that while undernutrition remains a significant public health problem in lower-middle income countries like those in South Asia, there is also an increasing shift towards overnutrition.