Copper, Gold, and Independence: Bougainville Pledges To Be World’s Newest Country
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Samoans Go to the Polls After Tumultuous Campaign
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New Kid on the Block: The Far-right Sanseito Party Is Making Waves in Japan
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Kazakhstan Rethinks Its Past As It Becomes Part of the ‘New Silk Road’
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China Advances in ‘Silent War’ Against US Dollar
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Coup Politics: In Thailand, There is Just No Pleasing the Military
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Build it and They Will Come, Hopes North Korea, As It Opens New Beach Resort
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Letting Go to Grow: Armenian Leaders Make Peace Abroad, War at Home
NEED TO KNOW Letting Go to Grow: Armenian Leaders Make Peace Abroad, War at Home ARMENIA Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan sacrificed […]
A ‘Simple Buddhist Monk’ Defies China: The Dalai Lama Says His Successor Will Be Born in a ‘Free Country’
NEED TO KNOW A ‘Simple Buddhist Monk’ Defies China: The Dalai Lama Says His Successor Will Be Born in a ‘Free Country’ […]
Scam, Inc.: China Cracks Down on Booming Industry In Southeast Asia
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The Protest Addiction: After the Revolution, Bangladeshis Stumble Forward
NEED TO KNOW The Protest Addiction: After the Revolution, Bangladeshis Stumble Forward BANGLADESH Last summer, tens of thousands of students and other […]
By the Numbers: India To Include Caste in Census Setting Off Identity Politics Fight
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Nepal Overthrew Its King Years Ago. Now, Some Want Him Back.
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The Purse and the Fury: A Dior Bag Brings Down Mongolia’s Government
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Fixing the Cracks: South Koreans Go to the Polls Hoping to Move On
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The Grain of Truth: In Japan, Political Fortunes Go With Rice
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Rocks and Hard Places: Caught Between Pakistan and India, Kashmiris Hope for Peace
NEED TO KNOW Rocks and Hard Places: Caught Between Pakistan and India, Kashmiris Hope for Peace KASHMIR On April 22, gunfire broke […]
Rough Seas: A Family Feud Divides Philippines as Voters Head to the Polls
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What’s Old Is New: Malaysia Moves Forward and Brings Old Habits With It
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The Trump Effect: Anger at the US Fuels Leftist Advantage in Australian Elections
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In Singapore, an Election Brings Choices, Change and – Tingles
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The Long Arm of the Law: In the Philippines, the Rules Remain an Afterthought
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Going a Courting: China Woos Neighbors to Beat US Trade War
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A Shot in the Dark: Indonesia’s President Want’s ‘Polite Democracy.’ Good Luck With That.
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