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Vietnam–Japan 2050: From Strategic Trust to a Shared Indo-Pacific Future 
Malaysian Indians: A Diminishing Voice in a Changing Nation Who Do You Serve
Declaring, “I believe in America, I believe in us,” an active duty Air Force major was arrested Wednesday for a non-violent act of civil disobedience…
Samantha Johnson
Chinese wife sucks venom from husband’s hand after cobra bite, ending up poisoning herself
When a farmer in southwestern China was bitten by a cobra, his panicked wife instantly sucked out the venom as she mimicked what she had…
Constructions, Concoctions, Conjurations: A Reading List on the Curious World of Conlangs
Making stuff up is harder, stranger, and occasionally more dangerous than it looks. Seven stories that explore the world of constructed languages. …
In heatwave-baked France, ‘madness’ and chaos grip air-conditioner shoppers
Hundreds of people were besieging Lidl supermarkets in and around Paris on Thursday, with scuffles and shouting matches breaking out as residents scrambled to get…
Woman accused of money laundering in Wang Fuk Court fire case granted HK$300,000 bail
A Hong Kong court has granted bail to an assistant manager of the project consultant behind a HK$336 million (US$42.8 million) renovation project at the…
Children Pay the Heaviest Price as Conflicts Intensify
Increased killings, recruitment, and sexual violence on the rise …