India’s first Prime Minister, Jawaharlal Nehru, delivers the Tryst with Destiny speech inside the Indian Parliament building at midnight on August 14-15 to mark Indian independence. Singing the ...

Over the past few years, China Plus One has reshaped global production, helping Vietnam emerge as an important manufacturing base. China Plus One involves companies reducing their excessive dependence ...

Civil defense trainees attend a graduation ceremony for a capacity building program run by the Defense Ministry of Myanmar’s National Unity Government in Sagaing Region, Myanmar, Apr. 19, 2026. Credit ...

Plans are firmly underway to ensure that South Korea’s chipmaking strength can help to facilitate a stronger global position when it comes to the AI buildout. Much has been made of the artificial ...

Seoul, Tokyo, and Washington condemned two ballistic missile launches ahead of allied military drills, but Pyongyang’s failure to report either test has left analysts guessing at the cause. This file ...

A U.S. Air Force F-35A Lightning II aircraft receives fuel from a U.S. Air Force KC-135 Stratotanker aircraft in the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility Aug. 8, 2026. The problem for the U.S.

Vietnamese President To Lam’s visit to Australia this week highlighted the burgeoning relationship between the two countries. Given that much of Australia’s large Vietnamese diaspora remains ...

A rare visit to the Horonobe Underground Research Laboratory, where Japanese researchers are testing options for storing radioactive waste.

“Heart Full of Light,” Kalbinur Sidik’s memoir, provides a first-hand account of the atrocities against the Uyghur people in Xinjiang. Kalbinur Sidik addressing the 15th Annual Geneva Summit for Human ...

For Japan, the most immediate question is not whether to pursue nuclear weapons itself, but whether to allow its ally’s nuclear-capable assets on Japanese soil.

On August 9, Taliban officials claimed to have captured 74 light and heavy weapons that were allegedly being smuggled in from Pakistan to support what they termed “subversive and destabilizing ...

(From left) Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan, Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif holding copies of the Mecca Pact after they signed the joint defense ...