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COP30 in Belem: Mixed Bag for Asia
Oil producers block fossil fuel roadmap
12 hrs ago • 
Our Correspondent
Indonesia as a Player in the Global Carbon Trade
But questions about credibility continue to cast a long shadow
12 hrs ago
BOOK REVIEW: The Wondrous Elixir of the Two Chinese Lovers
By Tim McGirk. Plum Rain Press, Taiwan, soft cover 348 pages, US$17.95
Nov 22
China’s Sahel Gamble Falters as Insurgencies Rage
China’s Belt and Road projects have become prime targets
Nov 21
Philippines’ Pig Butchering Poster Girl Gets Life in Prison
Onetime small town mayor Alice Guo sentenced under anti-trafficking laws
Nov 20 • 
John Berthelsen
Asia’s Gas Reality Check After the IEA’s New Outlook
Global oil and natural gas demand isn’t going anywhere
Nov 20
Bangladesh Deals With Aftermath of Hasina Death Sentence
February elections in jeopardy from possible violence, analysts say
Nov 19
China’s Demographics Problem Grows
Male-female imbalance a factor
Nov 19 • 
Philip Bowring
Australian Blogger Charged in Thai Court for Defaming Malaysian Government
Case awakens fears of transnational repression
Nov 18 • 
John Berthelsen
Marcos Cashiers Aides in Attempt to Contain Scandal
Political foe Sarah Duterte seeks to capitalize as crowds take to the streets
Nov 17
Trump’s Trade-Centric Indo-Pacific Realignment
Vietnam seeks to fit in
Nov 17
Modi wins big election victory amid terror tensions with Pakistan
Authorities investigating Kashmiri bomb attack in Delhi
Nov 16
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