On July 12, nine years ago, the Permanent Court of Arbitration delivered its final ruling on the case filed by the Philippines against China over territorial disputes in the South China Sea. The court ...

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The asset, the Philippine Associated Smelting and Refining (Pasar), has long served as a key logistics hub for Glencore.

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Just days after the conclusion of this year’s Asean (Association of Southeast Asian Nations) Summit, two of the bloc’s ...

Also in today’s newsletter, Jane Street to fight India manipulation charges, and Iran’s president says Israel tried to kill ...

A fairytale-like castle, a sunken port city in the Caribbean, and mysterious cave paintings: Which of these places will be ...

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New industrial starts in 2025 may sink to their lowest level this decade, having totaled just 86.9 million square feet this ...

The influence of ancient Tai culture in India and Thailand is evident in their language. People from Assam, a state in the northeast of India, for example call themselves "axomiya", with roots from ...