Asia

Leaders from China and the European Union have just concluded the China-EU Summit in Beijing, aiming to strengthen bilateral cooperation while addressing key areas of disagreement. How important is the China-EU relationship for both sides and the world? What divisions…

The attraction to the News is seen as comparatively less in the younger generation now. Especially the Nepali traditional style prints have not become the choice of today’s youth for the News medium. This day, the young generation started to…

“They came to celebrate fifty years of relations. But they left through the side door with their spirits in pieces. There was no toast. There were warnings.” This is not a good time to step into Beijing without knowing where…

Exhibit has been extended through August 4, 2025 MANILA, Philippines — Brainstorm 3, the third chapter in the ongoing abstract art series curated by visual artist Janddie Castillo, brought together more than 40 artists from across the Philippines and beyond…

by George Banez “NO.” I politely told one of the participating housewives. She suggested adding sugar to the Filipino “Chicken Adobo” recipe I prepared for them to cook.  Back in Fukuoka, Japan, in the 90s, I said “YES” to every opportunity…

The indigenous population in Assam of northeast India continues getting shocking revelations every alternate day from none other than State chief minister, Himanta Biswa Sarma. Pursuing a series of eviction drives to reclaim hundreds of thousands of bighas of government…

In an age where innocence often defines childhood, three young boys—Arman, Nafi, and Proloy—demonstrated a level of courage that belied their years. All students of Class Six, they found themselves in the middle of an unimaginable tragedy—yet responded with extraordinary…

When Descartes said, “I think, therefore I am,” he placed human consciousness at the center of existence. His assertion implies that without awareness, the world loses its meaning—a sentiment echoed by a Brazilian community member who responded to an educator,…

Some wars are being justified by maps, others by dogmas, and others by oil. But the most dangerous are fueled by symbols. And there is no symbol more flammable than an ancestral temple disputed by two wounded peoples. In the…

POEM   Sleep well, my child Dream well, my little one Dream of a world where all strife will end.   Feel well, my child Feel what’s in your heart Feel that all good things will surely come to pass.…