Jakarta Becomes the World’s Largest City
JAKARTA – Jakarta has reached a demographic milestone — and a moment of reckoning. According to World Urbanization Prospects 2025 from the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Indonesia’s capital has overtaken Tokyo as the world’s most populous … Continue reading Jakarta Becomes the World’s Largest City
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New Year Address: Xi Jinping Reaffirms Taiwan Claim
BEIJING – In a nationally broadcast New Year’s address, Xi Jinping, China’s top leader, underscored the country’s technological advances while forcefully reiterating Beijing’s claim over Taiwan, describing reunification as “a trend of the times that cannot be stopped.” The remarks … Continue reading New Year Address: Xi Jinping Reaffirms Taiwan Claim
Myanmar Holds Phased Election Amid Conflict
YANGON – The first phase of a tightly controlled, military-run election concluded in Myanmar over the weekend, an exercise widely dismissed by domestic critics and foreign governments as an attempt to legitimize nearly five years of army rule amid a … Continue reading Myanmar Holds Phased Election Amid Conflict
Tourism Trends Diverge in Southeast Asia
BANGKOK – Thailand is entering 2026 with cautious confidence. Tourism officials there, echoing counterparts across Southeast Asia, say the region is well positioned to draw more American travelers, even as unrest and political uncertainty dampen arrivals from India, long one … Continue reading Tourism Trends Diverge in Southeast Asia