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Asian Insider

So near, yet so far: China eyes Taiwanese island as reunification model

After border clashes with Thailand, Cambodia’s economic time bomb ticks louder

Mr Sim Srong surveys the damage of his shop in Samraong district, near the Thai border in Cambodia’s Oddar Meanchey province. His shop was damaged during the outbreak of hostilities between Cambodia and Thailand.
Mr Sim Srong surveys the damage of his shop in Samraong district, near the Thai border in Cambodia’s Oddar Meanchey province. His shop was damaged during the outbreak of hostilities between Cambodia and Thailand.

For kinship, not gifts: China’s rise redefines ties with relatives abroad

Thailand is wracked by floods and quakes. But what’s holding it back is far harder to tackle

A drone view shows people walking in a flooded area in Hat Yai district, Songkhla, Thailand, November 23, 2025. REUTERS/Roylee Suriyaworakul     TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY
A drone view shows people walking in a flooded area in Hat Yai district, Songkhla, Thailand, November 23, 2025. REUTERS/Roylee Suriyaworakul     TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY

How the Chinese minority navigates identity and politics in PAS’ Kelantan

Fewer scallops but more pinot noir: Hokkaido is changing in a warmer world

In Hokkaido, Japan's winter playground, climate change is offering opportunities to grow new crops, such as grapes, and the drive to tap green energy to power new industries.
In Hokkaido, Japan's winter playground, climate change is offering opportunities to grow new crops, such as grapes, and the drive to tap green energy to power new industries.

Asian Insider

10 questions on what 2026 holds for Asia

America’s waning appetite for global leadership is spawning levels of uncertainty and unreliability that many countries are unaccustomed to navigating.
America’s waning appetite for global leadership is spawning levels of uncertainty and unreliability that many countries are unaccustomed to navigating.

The tariffs that stole Christmas: How Trump’s trade war is remaking America’s toy aisles

Floods, storms upended their lives in Bangladesh; work in Singapore gives them chance to rebuild

Debt and diplomacy: China’s growing influence in Laos

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