NEED TO KNOW LAOS Moving On Laos is straggling into the 21st century. But it has demons from the distant and not-so-distant […]

NEED TO KNOW JAPAN Unforgiving Machinery A trade war is threatening the peace and prosperity of Asia. This time, however, neither China […]

Good morning, today is Monday August 12th, 2019, and this is your “World In 2 Minutes” from DailyChatter. NEED TO KNOW KASHMIR […]

NEED TO KNOW HONG KONG Umbrellas and Eggs Protesters shut down Hong Kong’s commuter rail system in late July. They blocked trains […]

NEED TO KNOW INDIA No Help, Please Prosecutors in India recently ordered a local legal aid and human rights organization to shut […]

NEED TO KNOW AFGHANISTAN Begging for Peace Taliban fighters recently attacked the Afghan Ministry of Defense, sparking an eight-hour gun battle that […]

NEED TO KNOW INDONESIA Islands in the Stream When the longtime dictator of Indonesia, Suharto, lost power in 1998 after three decades […]

NEED TO KNOW TAIWAN Across the South China Sea The Taiwanese are closely watching Hong Kong as pro-democracy activists and Chinese security […]