El Niño is a recurring climate event with impacts across the globe. It has three phases: one cold (known as La Niña), one ...

Trump moved a planned Camp David cabinet meeting on Iran war talks to the White House due to bad weather, as negotiations ...

The United States’ anti-communist containment strategy dates back to its occupation of Japan and shortly after its decolonisation of the Philippines. This strategy is today more active than ever.

For two decades, Vietnam’s Pu Hoat Nature Reserve in Nghe An province suffered from “empty forest syndrome,” an ecological ...

The South-east Asian superapp has long invested in technology, believing it to be essential for growth Read more at The ...

They also happen to have the most press freedom on the planet. Reporters Without Borders (or RSF, to use the initialism for its French name, Reporters Sans Frontières) today released the 2026 version ...

The US has negotiated a fragile ceasefire that could reopen the Strait of Hormuz, but Asian allies that depend on the waterway are already being forced to rely on others for energy security– to the ...

Russia is seeking to leverage a global natural gas supply crunch to lure energy-starved South Asia into purchasing shipments from its US-sanctioned facilities, according to people familiar with the ...

WASHINGTON, April 8, 2026—Growth in South Asia is expected to slow to 6.3% in 2026—from 7% in 2025—due to disruptions in global energy markets, says the World Bank Group in its twice-a-year regional ...

NEW DELHI, April 7 (Reuters) - Markets and shopping malls in Pakistan will close at 8 p.m. from Tuesday and weddings will need to wrap up by 10 p.m. as the country looks to curb fuel use amid ‌the ...

The Iran war’s energy fallout is speeding up a debate in Japan and South Korea about expanding nuclear power capabilities, while the Trump administration’s recent shift away from Asian allies has ...