However, some central Asian countries have been able to reduce their dependence on Russia over the past decade or so. China ...

Central Asia and the Caucasus are racing to position themselves as vital transit hubs as global trade routes shift. Since the ...

The standoff over Sandy Cay, which lies close to military outposts built by both Beijing and Manila, was the latest between ...

In his new book Fortune Seekers, economic historian Raman Mahadevan maps the rise of the Chettiars — and why their vast ...

Ahead of Trump’s tariff announcement, China’s east Asian neighbors South Korea and Japan had promised ... Ishak Institute’s State of Southeast Asia 2025 Survey Report, the “intensifying ...

Chinese President Xi Jinping will kick off a five-day, three-nation South-east Asia tour on Monday (Apr 14) as Beijing seeks to tighten regional trade ties and offset the impact of huge tariffs ...

Mr Donald Trump’s return to the White House is reshaping America and the world. The swift reimposition of tariffs, including on key Asian economies, signals that the United States has radically ...

the only captured member of a team of 31 North Korean commandos who came within striking distance of the South Korean presidential palace in central Seoul in 1968 before they were repelled ...

Economic analysts in Central Asia and the Caucasus widely believe that the immediate impact of the US tariff policy on their respective countries’ exports will be limited. Even so, some worry about ...

Yet these wider geopolitical currents have, in many ways, cleared Europe’s path to Central Asia. Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, coupled with a more transactional U.S. foreign policy ...

Praising Central Asia’s geographic role as a global gateway, von der Leyen also announced major EU investments in the region. This article is part of our special report EU-Kazakhstan relations ...

the United States and even the likes of South Korea and Japan are interested in the resources. “Europe’s offer is different,” von der Leyen pledged, promising to help develop local industries. She ...