Spotlight on East Asia, a region steeped in history and now helping to write the future of our world. We'll break down the ...

Prime Minister Xanana Gusmao called Dili’s inclusion ‘a powerful affirmation of our journey, marked by resilience and hope’.

Sunken finds in the South China Sea testify to rich trade networks used over hundreds of years. The sea routes brought ...

More than a million years ago, early human relatives crossed an enormous sea to reach the Indonesian island of Sulawesi. The ...

The Composite Map of the Ming Empire (Da Ming Hunyi Tu) reflects the political situation in AD 1389 but was likely painted much later. Original Chinese labels were later covered with Manchu on paper ...

The East Asian summer monsoon (EASM) plays a crucial role in shaping the regional climate and ecosystem. It is a key driver of seasonal precipitation patterns that sustain agricultural productivity ...

Timor-Leste has officially joined ASEAN as its 11th member state – an achievement more than a decade in the making. The ...

One of Trump’s stops during his Asia visit is Japan. Here is what you need to know about his visit to the country.

President Donald Trump's approval rating is low but stable. The government has been shut down for three weeks and the East ...

The geopolitical impact of the Arab states on the trajectory of Asian history was enormous: it swept away old states and tribes, and brought to power new ones. This piece is part of a series of ...