Amid Soviet Central Asia's boogie nights, the rhythms of a region's future
A Soviet-era Central Asian pop music anthology shines a light on the region's ethnic diversity and music that transcends genres from Korean brass bands to Uyghur garage rock to Crimean jazz.
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Trump Puts Alaska Back on the Oil Map
The U.S. Department of Interior has announced plans to reopen 82% of the National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska for leasing and ...
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A Roadmap for South-South Cooperation
Greater Global South solidarity is the only viable solution in the face of the seismic political shifts in the West.
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China’s pre-emptive diplomacy in South Asia
In South Asia’s turbulent political landscape, where regime changes often reshape regional dynamics, China has nearly perfected a strategy of proactive engagement. By cultivating ties with both ...
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Trump’s Abrupt Turn to Russia—and Whether a U.S.-Russia Team Could Gain Any Sway in South and Southeast Asia
Perhaps the added Russia links could bolster stronger resistance to China in parts of South and Southeast Asia, where some countries fear China’s security aggressiveness even as they build ...
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South Korea Has a Small Baby Bump After Years of Decline
Jin Yu Young reports on South Korea, the Asia Pacific region and global breaking news from Seoul. More about Jin Yu Young South Korea’s Martial Law: President Yoon Suk Yeol came close to ...
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South Korea's policy push springs to life as world's lowest birthrate rises
SEOUL, Feb 26 (Reuters) - South Korea's birthrate ... as the demographic crisis has become the biggest risk to growth in Asia's fourth-largest economy and its social welfare system, with the ...
The New York Times25d
4 Workers Killed in Highway Bridge Collapse in South Korea
Jin Yu Young reports on South Korea, the Asia Pacific region and global breaking news from Seoul. More about Jin Yu Young ...
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South Korea political turmoil pushes companies to take tariff matters into their own hands
SEOUL, Feb 25 (Reuters) - South Korea's business leaders are taking ... reorder global trade norms in favor of the U.S. stepped up. Asia Pacificcategory Pakistan insurgents take dozens of hostages ...
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First detailed map of moon’s south pole area made from Chandrayaan data
Astronomers are excited to be poring over the first ever detailed geological map of the moon’s south polar region, where India’s Chandrayaan-3 lunar module, Vikram, touched down on August 23 ...
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South Korea's impeachment trial in final stages: 5 things to know
SEOUL -- South Korea's Constitutional Court has become a fierce political battleground as it prepares to rule in early March on President Yoon Suk Yeol's impeachment. The court has had 10 hearings ...