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War With North Korea: Korean Tensions Really Just Part Of Larger Arms Race

War With North Korea: Korean Tensions Really Just Part Of Larger Arms Race

Federico Schiavio in Asia 1 month ago

Kim Jong-un might think the ongoing Korean crisis is all about him ... but no one else does. Current tensions are the result of a regional race for supremacy between the U.S., Russia, and China.

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40% Of Chinese Emigrants Want to Live in the U.S. — and China Wants to Stop Them

40% Of Chinese Emigrants Want to Live in the U.S. — and China Wants to Stop Them

Jonathan Booth in Asia 1 month ago

With a population of over 1.3 billion and a current growth rate of 7.8%, China is often viewed as a major emerging market. Then why do some want to leave?

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China Wants to Be Pakistan's New Best Friend — But Will It Backfire?

China Wants to Be Pakistan's New Best Friend — But Will It Backfire?

Ashutosha Kumara in Asia 2 months ago

China is making serious strides to be a Pakistan's biggest and most valuable strategic partner. But will China tire of regional instability, like Russia and the U.S. before it?

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Will Political Reform Help Burma Rise From the Ashes?

Will Political Reform Help Burma Rise From the Ashes?

Jonathan Booth in Asia 2 months ago

Once one of the continent's leaders in health care and education, Burma – formally known as Myanmar – is now one of the world's least developed nations.

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War With North Korea: What Would Really Happen?

War With North Korea: What Would Really Happen?

John Ford in Asia 2 months ago

Though total war is unlikely, how would it play out if the worst case were to happen?

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3 Ways Dennis Rodman Might Have Started the North Korean Crisis

3 Ways Dennis Rodman Might Have Started the North Korean Crisis

Jessica Huseman in Asia 2 months ago

Despite coming back as his BFF, infamous tattooed basketball star Dennis Rodman had zero impact on Kim Jong Un’s plans to blow America to smithereens.

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Myanmar Press Freedom a Step in the Right Direction, But Still Many More to Go

Myanmar Press Freedom a Step in the Right Direction, But Still Many More to Go

Lindsay Funk in Asia 2 months ago

Recent advances in press freedom in Myanmar should not obscure the country’s continuing human rights issues, including violence against Muslims.

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Anonymous Hacks North Korea Twitter and Flickr Accounts and Issues List of Demands

Anonymous Hacks North Korea Twitter and Flickr Accounts and Issues List of Demands

Andrea Ayres-Deets in Asia 2 months ago

Hactivist collective Anonymous responds to the rising tensions on the Korean peninsula the only way they know how: by disrupting North Korean Twitter and Flickr accounts.

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